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School started back up so I haven't been able to write any more of this just yet but these are the chapters that I already had written...hope they are okay.
Chapter 6 – Summer Term
Dear Harry
School's going good so far. All those extra lessons in Potions with Madeline really helped me. Professor Snape is still being greasy git but never mind. Some strange stuff keeps happening here though. You remember that three-headed dog I told you about? Well Hermione, Ron and I have finally found out what it's guarding. Hagrid, the man that took us to Diagon Ally, let it slip that the thing Fluffy was guarding was between Professor Dumbledore and Nicholas Flammel. Fluffy is the dog by the way – bloody stupid name for a dog like that though! Anyway, Hermione, Ron and I found that Nicholas Flamell is the only known maker of the Philosophers stone. The stone is used to make the elixir of life which makes the drinker immortal. Now we also think Snape is after the stone because of Halloween when Ron remembers he came back with a bad leg but Hermione keeps insisting that he's a Hogwarts teacher and wouldn't try to steal it. It does fit though. Snape seems like an evil guy. Greasy git.
How are you and Madeline and Dudley? How's Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon.
I'll send this letter back with Horus because Hedwig's resting.
Love Danny.
Harry,
You'll never believe what happened! Hagrid got hold of a Dragon Egg and it hatched into a real life dragon but we told Hagrid he couldn't keep it. I mean the man lives in a WOODEN house and dragons breathe FIRE! I mean duh, it doesn't take a Seer to know what was going to happen. Anyway, Ron and I took Norbert, the dragon, up one of the Hogwarts towers to give to Ron's brother Charlie who works with Dragons. Because of Malfoy though we got caught on our way back and given detention with Hermione and Malfoy.
For our detention we were taken by Hagrid and Fang (Hagrid's complete wuss of a dog) into the Firbidden Forest. When there we found a man in a cloak drinking Unicorn blood. Firenze, the Centaur I met later, told me that drinking Unicorn blood gives the drinker a cursed life but can keep them alive even if they are an inch from death. Anyway, the man in the cloak made my scar hurt and he came after me. Firenze saved me from him and scared him off. Hermione, Ron and I think the cloaked man was you-know-who. I alked Dumbledore about it who you-know-who really was and he told me to call him by his name, Voldemort. It was Voldemort that killed our parents Harry. It was Voldemort that I got rid of. Hagrid says that Voldemort would probably be back though and that he wasn't really dead. We all think that Voldemort is after the stone and is using Snape to get to it!
Have to go, I've got bloody tons of homework. Love you Har.
Danny.
To Harry.
I can't really write much now. Exams are here and Hermione and the teachers have been making us revise and study really hard. It's driving me crazy. I think I'm going to fail potions. Nothing much has happened though except my scar has been hurting a bit more recently. Hope everything's okay at home.
Love Danny.
Petunia, Vernon and Dudley waited anxiously on the train station for Danny's train to arrive. They'd received a letter from the Headmaster telling them the brave thing Danny did for the school and saving the stone from Voldemort and they couldn't be prouder. As Danny got off the train the family of three rushed over to him and hugged him for all they were worth. Vernon and Petunia told him how stupid and foolish he was to go after the stone by himself but they also told him how brave and proud of him they were. Dudley just made Danny retell the whole story in the car back but not before the group gave Danny some news.
"Where's Harry? Is he ill again?"
"Oh no honey, Harry's fine. He's just gone to France for the month with Madeline to practise his French and to practise his magic with Madeline's brother and sister." Danny frowned feeling jealous again.
"Why?" Petunia seemed to read what he was feeling and sent the boy a sympathetic gaze.
"Madeline got homesick and wanted to go home. Since Harry was getting on so well with his French recently anyway and that he couldn't go on any school trips because no-one would know how to take care of him we let him go with Madeline." Vernon then stepped in also seeming to understand the angry, upset and jealous frown on the eleven year olds face.
"Madeline's brother is also training to be a Medi-Wizard. She explained that he might also know what's going on with Harry's thing. Her father is a Professor at Beauxbatons too and would be able to help Harry with Ancient Runes or something like that."
"When's he coming back?" Danny growled to his uncle.
"Harry went three weeks ago so he'll be back by Saturday." Dudley answered. Danny nodded sharply and stalked to the car obviously rather mad. Harry had been away since the start of Danny's examinations so he probably didn't know about what had happened after then unless Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon had told him. Though if Vernon and Petunia had told Harry then Danny wouldn't be standing here knowing that Harry wasn't going to be back for a while.
Suddenly Danny felt angry. He forgot all about what Madeline had said over Christmas about not taking Harry away from him and that Harry would still love him always. Danny even forgot that he and Madeline had almost felt like brother and sister at one point. All Danny could think about was that Harry wasn't there and it was all Madeline's fault. Nothing the rest of his family told him could change his mind they all just had to wait for Saturday – it was going to be a rough couple of days.
Saturday rolled around and Harry wasn't there at breakfast, lunch or dinner. By dinnertime occasional objects were bursting in the lounge from Danny's anger. Danny stared at the floor with a nasty glare and waited for Harry and Madeline to come through the chimney and fireplace Vernon and Petunia had gotten put in a few years back.
At about ten to eight the inactive fireplace roared into life with green flames crackling in the hearth. Danny rose to his feet and stared waiting rather impatiently for someone to come through the fire. The fire gave a large burst of life and Harry emerged from the flames with a large smile. As soon as Harry's bright emerald eyes looked on his brother he grinned and jumped towards Danny with his arms open wide.
"DANNY!" Harry jumped on his bigger twin and hugged him for all he was worth. Danny was stiff at first then he gripped Harry as though he were about to be ripped away from him. Danny clung so tightly to Harry that it could have hurt the younger, smaller boy had Harry not understood.
"Harry." Danny whispered into Harry's shoulder. Harry hummed into Danny's neck.
"Bonsoir!" Madeline's voice rang out from the fireplace. Danny immediately tensed and turned Harry around so he was between Madeline and Harry. Harry pulled away from Danny confused then once he saw the look on Danny's face he gasped.
"Danny…" Danny didn't give him time to speak as he turned to look at Madeline who, once she saw the look on Danny's face, stopped dead in her tracks and watched Danny back.
"You took Harry to France. He's MY brother, not yours. You had no right to take him away from here." Harry from his place behind Danny gasped once more before grabbing Danny's wrist and making the older twin turn around to face him.
"Danny. She knows I'm your brother! I always WILL be your brother. She wasn't taking me away from here forever, it was just a holiday. I really wanted to see France too. I learned a lot over there. I got to go skiing and play in the sea and I got to meet Madeline's family and they're all really nice. You were at school having fun with your friends there. I don't have any friends besides you, Dudley and Madeline so I couldn't have fun with anyone. You're my brother, you love me and I love you. You wouldn't really deny me the chance to have some fun would you? This was the first time I could go somewhere without my family but still know I was safe. Don't be angry Danny. Please, don't be angry."
Danny was all ready to argue back at Harry and to yell at Madeline but one look at Harry's wide emerald eyes that were so pleading had Danny caving to his brother's will. Danny sighed and his shoulders slumped and he looked almost defeated.
"You're my little brother Harry. If I can't be there to protect you and keep you safe then I…"
"You're only my big brother by three hours and besides, I was safe. Madeline and her family kept me safe." Harry noticed Danny tense at the mention of Madeline and her family. Smiling softly Harry slid his arms around Danny's neck and hugged him tightly again. "Besides Dan, you can't protect me all the time. I have to learn to protect myself. And I am Danny, I am learning and I'm getting good at it too."
"But what about…" Danny whispered still holding Harry tight. Danny could feel that Harry was still as thin as always and though Danny had grown since Christmas Harry hadn't and was still short with no hint of fat on his body.
"They're getting worse but Philip and Xavier said that it's because I'm getting older. They think they know what's wrong though Danny, they don't know for certain but they have an idea. I'm going to help them with it. I've already been invited to go to their house in September."
"In September? But what about school Harry?" Danny asked with a frown.
"Madeline, Philip, Aurora, Xavier and Julienne are going to be teaching my magic so I'll be at a sort of magic school like you."
"Who are all those people?" Danny said in a rather tired and helpless tone. His tone didn't deter Harry's enthusiasm though as he grinned widly and explained.
"Philip and Aurora are Madeline's mum and dad. Xavier is her brother. He's twenty and Julienne is her sister and she's fifteen. Philip is a professor at Beauxbatons and Aurora is a council member of the vela community. She helps veela's come into their inheritance on their sixteenth birthdays and helps explain to people who didn't know they were vela what it is to be a veela. Xavier is training to be a medi-wizard. He is married to this veela called Genevieve. They had to explain to me all about veelan marriage because apparently if you are a veela then you have a soul mate that you have to marry by the time you are twenty else you go mad. Julienne is at school at beauxbatons and she's really fun to be around. Though she's terrible when it comes to taking care of me. She's worse than Madeline. Julienne won't let me leave her side incase I get into any trouble. I mean it wasn't MY fault that I accidentally fell into the pond."
"Eet vas your fault 'Arry! You vere being stupide!" Madeline protested giving Harry a playful glare. Harry turned to look at her and grinned.
"Was not my fault! How was I to know that there was a giant squid in that pond. I was trying to skim the stones on the water and the squid grabbed me!"
"Hey!" Danny cried with a grin. "The squid at Hogwarts did the same thing to me earlier in the year!" The jealousy gone from Danny almost as quickly as it had come and they were all back to being one happy family. Madeline even managed to convince Danny that he should spend Christmas in France with her and that the rest of the Dursleys and Harry should come too so that they could all meet her fiancée.
"Pierre is really nice. He's really serious though but he's nice. He likes making sure I stay out of trouble." Harry said rolling his eyes as everyone else laughed and joked about how Harry managed to find trouble just like Danny did.
Danny explained his whole story to Harry. Danny told him all about the tasks and getting the stone. He even told him how his scar hurt when Quirrell and Voldemort were near and how Quirrell couldn't bare to touch him.
"But why? Why couldn't he touch you?"
"Dumbledore said it was because mum died to save me…us. When she died, Dumbledore told me, her love protected me and since Voldemort is so evil he can't bear to touch something so pure and wonderful as love." Dudley scrunched up his nose in disgust.
"That sounds really bad. It's like all that sappy stuff on the horrible romance films Madeline and Mum watch." That caused a round of indignant protests and laughter to go around the table.
