Chapter 10: Confrontation
Well it was the middle of August, and Harry was finally starting to feel more at home there. They were all outside having breakfast except Percy, who had gone to work early, as always, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were inside. All of them were all chatting away when a barn owl came over and gave them some letters. They were their Hogwarts letters. They all opened them, except for Harry who knew that there would be the usual list of supplies. Ron looked at the list of books and supplies he needed and there weren't too many just a few books and the regular stuff.
Harry just looked around at them all setting his letter aside. He looked at Hermione watching her open the letter and read down it looking like a child before Christmas morning waiting to get up. He smiled at his thoughts when he noticed her look in the envelope and grab something. But what else could be in there, she already has the list set on the table. Well, she then looked like a she was about explode from happiness like a child who just got everything that they've ever wished for. As Ron was asking her what was so exciting when, she pulled a silver badge out of the envelope. It had the letter P on it.
"That's great Hermione." Bill said. "Congratulations."
"Who else would it be, I mean really you're top of our year. I always knew you would get it." Harry said
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Brandy was in her room in the leaky cauldron packing. She was going to go to Patricia and Dominic's house for a couple of nights. This was after about a week from meeting them. They were really kind people and very sincere. Her homework was finished so she thought that she might apariate to Australia to take them back before she goes. She was almost finished when there was a knock on her door it was Patricia.
"Did you need any help?"
"Umm. . . no, thanks. I'm almost done. I was thinking of popping in to Australia to take my homework before we go."
"All right. Do Sam and Katelin know why you're here?"
"Well partly. They knew I was coming to learn about Hogwarts."
"Oh so it may be a slight delay in your return . . . that is if you tell them that you know about us. Would you like us to come with you, either both or just one to help explain. We had received a letter from them a day after you arrived here."
"Oh really?"
"Yes they had wanted to know if it was safe to tell you any of what you now know."
"Oh, did they write often?"
"Oh, no just this once."
"Oh."
Well if you wanted to come, you can, but I can easily go by myself to."
"Well it might be good if we explained it to them, but either way. It's up to you."
"Well if you can help explain this that by all means come."
"All right so give me a place to go."
"13 Derby Bowen, Darwin, Australia. That Good?"
"Perfect"
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They arrived in Australia with a pop. They stood in the drive of a very nice house on the coast.
"Is this were you grew up?"
"Yup."
"Wow, it's really beautiful."
"Yea, it is."
They walked up to the door, where Brandy stopped. "Is everything alright?"
"Umm. yea. I was just thinking that maybe it was wrong for you to come here. I mean have you ever met them?"
"Well, just on the day that you were born." She paused and looked sad. "When they took you."
"Oh, that's what I mean. They haven't seen you since . well.. for a very long time now. And I think that they might go postal if they see you. You may be my biological mother, and yea, that's cool, but they raised me and I'm thankful for that. I owe them this much to go in there and explain . . . by myself. Don't get me wrong it's great that you came with me but I think, now that I'm here I have to do this alone, they deserve that much."
"I understand. If you need any help explaining I'll be at the Leaky Cauldron."
"Thank you."
"No problem. Take your time."
"Ok, see you then"
"Bye"
Leaving Brandy standing on the doorstep, Patricia apariated back to London.
"Hey Brandy! You're back."
"Hey Sean. Umm... not really."
"What do you mean not really?"
"Umm. Well... it's a long story but I really have to go talk to them."
"Them, your parents?
"Umm. yea. like I said it's a long story and I really have to talk to them." Then we can hang for a while .you and Joe and maybe I can explain some."
"Alright. I understand... I think. Well I'll let you get to it so we can hang. Later."
"Thanks, later"
Sean walked away, leaving her on her front step. Slowly she turns the doorknob and walks in. It is very quiet, which is not normal even when she's not there. She ventured into the hall and looked around, it seemed like her parents weren't there until she heard things moving upstairs. She headed towards the noise. She could hear her parents talking, and walked into her room.
"Hey mom, hey dad."
"Oh hi Brandy. When did you get back?"
"Umm. just now. We need to talk."
"Sure honey, about what?"
"Umm. Patricia and Dominic Zomba."
Her parent's faces went pale and shock covered them. "Oh . . . what about them?"
"Well like why did you never tell me about them? And why you never told me that I was adopted?"
"Brandy you have to understand that you were in danger it they kept you."
"I know that, but you could've at least told me that I was adopted and that I had to keep it a secrete.'
"Brandy please understand, that we never meant to hurt you, we didn't tell you because there was an evil wizard after Patricia and Dominic."
"I know that, but he fell when I was five."
"What?! We never knew.. Brandy please believe that if we knew that you were out of danger we would've told you."
"Well I know that you didn't know... so don't worry about that."
"By the way, who told you?"
"Umm. Albus Dumbledore . the headmaster at Hogwarts
"What does he have to do with it?"
"Well he is friends with Patricia and Dominic, they wanted to find me. They wanted to meet me and for me to know the whole truth. They had thought that I would've known some of the situation by now, along with Dumbledore. And well, after I heard about it I thought that you guys would've told me a bit about it too, after I told you about the letters that I got . . . the ones addressed to Brandy Zomba."
"Well after we found about them, we wrote Patricia and Dominic to see if it was safe for you to know. We didn't want you to be in danger because of us."
"Oh."
'So, . . . what's going to happen now are you going to move in with them?"
"Umm. well I'm not to sure but I'm not moving in with them. I am going to spend a few weeks with them to get to know them. I might transfer to Hogwarts, but I'm not sure. And after that I don't know." For a moment they were all silent till Brandy broke the silence "Really, I can't believe that you never told me that I was adopted!!! Who are you to keep this for me? Sure you raised me but if you truly loved me than you would've told me at lease by the time I turned 11." By now she was full out yelling at them. "I wouldn't have told anyone as long as you told me not to. And really Lord Olscamp kidnapped me when I was five, only five. He tried to kill me so by adopting me you didn't save me, I could've done it on my own"
"He -he was the one who kidnapped you?"
"Yes he kidnapped me and tried to kill me but I have powers that protected me from the curse. They are powers that run in my family but haven't shown up in a long time."
"Oh my god."
"Yea well I told Sean that we'd hang for a bit before I went back and I have to get back to London soon, so if you want information on what people believe that happened then ask Sean. I'll tell him about some books. Bye."
"Do you really have to leave now?"
"Yes, I do."
"Well please write us. Bye"
"Bye."
Brandy got up and walked downstairs, and out of the door. She walked on to the beach. "Hey Sean, hey Joe."
Well it was the middle of August, and Harry was finally starting to feel more at home there. They were all outside having breakfast except Percy, who had gone to work early, as always, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were inside. All of them were all chatting away when a barn owl came over and gave them some letters. They were their Hogwarts letters. They all opened them, except for Harry who knew that there would be the usual list of supplies. Ron looked at the list of books and supplies he needed and there weren't too many just a few books and the regular stuff.
Harry just looked around at them all setting his letter aside. He looked at Hermione watching her open the letter and read down it looking like a child before Christmas morning waiting to get up. He smiled at his thoughts when he noticed her look in the envelope and grab something. But what else could be in there, she already has the list set on the table. Well, she then looked like a she was about explode from happiness like a child who just got everything that they've ever wished for. As Ron was asking her what was so exciting when, she pulled a silver badge out of the envelope. It had the letter P on it.
"That's great Hermione." Bill said. "Congratulations."
"Who else would it be, I mean really you're top of our year. I always knew you would get it." Harry said
**********
Brandy was in her room in the leaky cauldron packing. She was going to go to Patricia and Dominic's house for a couple of nights. This was after about a week from meeting them. They were really kind people and very sincere. Her homework was finished so she thought that she might apariate to Australia to take them back before she goes. She was almost finished when there was a knock on her door it was Patricia.
"Did you need any help?"
"Umm. . . no, thanks. I'm almost done. I was thinking of popping in to Australia to take my homework before we go."
"All right. Do Sam and Katelin know why you're here?"
"Well partly. They knew I was coming to learn about Hogwarts."
"Oh so it may be a slight delay in your return . . . that is if you tell them that you know about us. Would you like us to come with you, either both or just one to help explain. We had received a letter from them a day after you arrived here."
"Oh really?"
"Yes they had wanted to know if it was safe to tell you any of what you now know."
"Oh, did they write often?"
"Oh, no just this once."
"Oh."
Well if you wanted to come, you can, but I can easily go by myself to."
"Well it might be good if we explained it to them, but either way. It's up to you."
"Well if you can help explain this that by all means come."
"All right so give me a place to go."
"13 Derby Bowen, Darwin, Australia. That Good?"
"Perfect"
**********
They arrived in Australia with a pop. They stood in the drive of a very nice house on the coast.
"Is this were you grew up?"
"Yup."
"Wow, it's really beautiful."
"Yea, it is."
They walked up to the door, where Brandy stopped. "Is everything alright?"
"Umm. yea. I was just thinking that maybe it was wrong for you to come here. I mean have you ever met them?"
"Well, just on the day that you were born." She paused and looked sad. "When they took you."
"Oh, that's what I mean. They haven't seen you since . well.. for a very long time now. And I think that they might go postal if they see you. You may be my biological mother, and yea, that's cool, but they raised me and I'm thankful for that. I owe them this much to go in there and explain . . . by myself. Don't get me wrong it's great that you came with me but I think, now that I'm here I have to do this alone, they deserve that much."
"I understand. If you need any help explaining I'll be at the Leaky Cauldron."
"Thank you."
"No problem. Take your time."
"Ok, see you then"
"Bye"
Leaving Brandy standing on the doorstep, Patricia apariated back to London.
"Hey Brandy! You're back."
"Hey Sean. Umm... not really."
"What do you mean not really?"
"Umm. Well... it's a long story but I really have to go talk to them."
"Them, your parents?
"Umm. yea. like I said it's a long story and I really have to talk to them." Then we can hang for a while .you and Joe and maybe I can explain some."
"Alright. I understand... I think. Well I'll let you get to it so we can hang. Later."
"Thanks, later"
Sean walked away, leaving her on her front step. Slowly she turns the doorknob and walks in. It is very quiet, which is not normal even when she's not there. She ventured into the hall and looked around, it seemed like her parents weren't there until she heard things moving upstairs. She headed towards the noise. She could hear her parents talking, and walked into her room.
"Hey mom, hey dad."
"Oh hi Brandy. When did you get back?"
"Umm. just now. We need to talk."
"Sure honey, about what?"
"Umm. Patricia and Dominic Zomba."
Her parent's faces went pale and shock covered them. "Oh . . . what about them?"
"Well like why did you never tell me about them? And why you never told me that I was adopted?"
"Brandy you have to understand that you were in danger it they kept you."
"I know that, but you could've at least told me that I was adopted and that I had to keep it a secrete.'
"Brandy please understand, that we never meant to hurt you, we didn't tell you because there was an evil wizard after Patricia and Dominic."
"I know that, but he fell when I was five."
"What?! We never knew.. Brandy please believe that if we knew that you were out of danger we would've told you."
"Well I know that you didn't know... so don't worry about that."
"By the way, who told you?"
"Umm. Albus Dumbledore . the headmaster at Hogwarts
"What does he have to do with it?"
"Well he is friends with Patricia and Dominic, they wanted to find me. They wanted to meet me and for me to know the whole truth. They had thought that I would've known some of the situation by now, along with Dumbledore. And well, after I heard about it I thought that you guys would've told me a bit about it too, after I told you about the letters that I got . . . the ones addressed to Brandy Zomba."
"Well after we found about them, we wrote Patricia and Dominic to see if it was safe for you to know. We didn't want you to be in danger because of us."
"Oh."
'So, . . . what's going to happen now are you going to move in with them?"
"Umm. well I'm not to sure but I'm not moving in with them. I am going to spend a few weeks with them to get to know them. I might transfer to Hogwarts, but I'm not sure. And after that I don't know." For a moment they were all silent till Brandy broke the silence "Really, I can't believe that you never told me that I was adopted!!! Who are you to keep this for me? Sure you raised me but if you truly loved me than you would've told me at lease by the time I turned 11." By now she was full out yelling at them. "I wouldn't have told anyone as long as you told me not to. And really Lord Olscamp kidnapped me when I was five, only five. He tried to kill me so by adopting me you didn't save me, I could've done it on my own"
"He -he was the one who kidnapped you?"
"Yes he kidnapped me and tried to kill me but I have powers that protected me from the curse. They are powers that run in my family but haven't shown up in a long time."
"Oh my god."
"Yea well I told Sean that we'd hang for a bit before I went back and I have to get back to London soon, so if you want information on what people believe that happened then ask Sean. I'll tell him about some books. Bye."
"Do you really have to leave now?"
"Yes, I do."
"Well please write us. Bye"
"Bye."
Brandy got up and walked downstairs, and out of the door. She walked on to the beach. "Hey Sean, hey Joe."