Chapter 18: The Potter Reveal

Tuesday, Dec 11th, 1979

After breakfast at Black Manor Harry asks Binks if he would contact Lord and Lady Potter, James and Lily Potter and Sirius Black to please come to Black Manor. He pops away to Potter Castle to ask for them to come for a meeting with Lord Peverell. Harry sends Claymore to get the Tonk's, Harry feels this is everyone that needs to know the whole truth at the present time.

Arcturus asks Harry if he is prepared for the possibility of James and Lily not believing him. Harry says, I am, but I will save them never the less. It was about 15 minutes later that Binks returned with the Potter's and Sirius, while Claymore arrived with the Tonk's. Harry has the portraits of Lord and Lady Black as well as Lord and Lady Potter set up in the parlor with covers over them and also has his penseive ready to show memories. Harry has the wills of James and Lily that they hadn't even wrote yet as well as Sirius's will that named Harry Heir Black. Harry, Arcturus and Melania all greet the new arrivals and escort them into the parlor, Dorea sits on a couch with Charlus right behind her, as Melania sits beside her with Arcturus behind her. The Tonks take a seat to the right of them, while Harry asks James, Lily and Sirius to sit across from the others where all could see him and the portraits that he was gonna display.

Dorea says Lord Peverell, Harry, Lily is 2 months pregnant and that what he is about to share could upset her so be very careful and explain everything just as he had explained it to them.

James looks at his mother and says you know what this is about? You know who this Lord Peverell really is and his connection to our family?

Charlus speaks and says yes son, your mother, myself and Lord and Lady Black know who Harry is and it is going to shock all three of you but it is his story to tell. I just ask you all to be patient, let him finish and then ask your questions, he can back up everything he is about to tell you and we had Gringott's verify it.

Harry takes over and says first, my name, while you know me as Lord Harry James Peverell, I am actually Harry James Potter, son of James and Lily Potter, Godson to Sirius Black and Alice Longbottom. I am from the future, I will be born July 31, 1980 and will be orphaned 15-months later on October 31,1981. I was given the opportunity to return to this time to save my family and right some terrible evils that are about to take place, the first two being Uncle Arcturus and Aunt Melania's murder and the murders of my Grandparents.

Lily ever the brilliant one she is say's say I believe what you are saying because it is too unbelievable to not be true, James and Sirius yell WHAT? You can't be serious; you think any of that can be true? Lily looks at them like they are stupid and says have you overlooked the elephant in the room, and Sirius says 'what elephant"? And Lily says that is a muggle term that means there is something you are overlooking. Sirius says oh, well what is it? James starts to look at Lily and she smiles at him and he says, think Sirius, if there wasn't some truth to this then Mum, Dad and Uncle Arcturus and Aunt Melania wouldn't be sitting here so calm. Sirius looks around and says so there is truth in this and they all nod.

Harry then tells them that what he is about to tell them all has to stay between them for now and that he will have some hard truths for them and it is going to be hard for them to accept them but he will show them his memories in the pensieive. But first here is a copy of the blood and lineage tests from Gringott's that I did in front of Lord Potter and Lord Black. Harry hands them to James and Lily with Sirius coming to stand over their shoulder to read it:

Name: Harry James Potter-Black

Father: James Charlus Potter

Mother: Lily Jade Potter: Nee Evans

Grandfather: Charlus James Potter

Grandmother: Dorothea Astra Potter: Nee Black

Godfather: Sirius Orion Black thru Godfather ritual

Godmother: Alice Marie Longbottom, Nee: Davis thru Godmother ritual

Official titles:

Lord Peverell of Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Peverell by mother's line

Lord to be of Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Potter by father

Heir to be of Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Black chosen by Godfather

Lord Slytherin by Right of Conquest

Future Lord of Unnamed Houses by Right of Conquest to be determined

James and Lily look at one another while Sirius mouths gapes like a fish out of water. Lily looks up at Harry and says how and why? Harry kneels down and takes her shaking hand and says let me tell you my story, then I will show you the same memories I have shown the others already, and then tell you where we go from here. The baby you now carry in your womb is me, well me before I was born.

I was born July 31, 1980, you and dad were great parents, I was loved beyond words, we had a great time and Padfoot was always there playing with me. Sirius interrupts and asks you know my Animagus form? Harry says of course, you are a grim, dad is a stag, Moony is a werewolf and the reason you died is a rat. Mum patronus is a doe.

Sirius shook his head and says why would Peter be the cause of their deaths? Harry says I will get to that but there is another that betrayed all of us just as much and I know dad believes everything Dumbledore says but he plays games and doesn't tell all he knows. As you know the Divination Professor at Hogwarts retired, two months from now Dumbledore is going to interview Sybil Trelawney for the position, but instead of doing it at Hogwarts he chooses to do it at the Hogs Heade in a private room. While doing the interview the soon to be Professor Trelawney gives the first of two prophecies that involve our family and Voldemort, James and Sirius wince at the name, and Harry says don't do that, it is just a name and he is no lord, he is a half-blood born from a squib and a muggle, by the name of Tom Riddle. Dumbledore knew he had been followed but he didn't even set silencing charms or privacy wards and a deatheater, Severus Snape heard the first 3 lines of the prophecy and was caught by Dumbledore's brother and threw out of the inn. The prophecy read.

"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives... the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies..."

Snape then runs to his master and that puts him after the two potential children it could be, me and Neville Longbottom. Voldemort attacks our home in Godric's Hollow on October 31, 1981 and kills both of you. Mum has found a blood-based spell that somehow transfers her love for me and when Voldemort casts the killing curse at me it rebounds against him and destroys his body. He has made horcruxes to keep him tied to this plane so he isn't killed just turned into a wraith. Sirius arrives after and finds me in my playpen and is so distraught and angry that he hands me to Hagrid and goes after Pettigrew and gets tricked and thrown into Azkaban for 13 years.

James asked what the hell were we doing in Godric's Hollow when no one can penetrate Potter Castle?

Harry says Dumbledore convinces you to go there even though Mum was against it, you pulled Lord of Family over her to get her to follow Dumbledore's advice, I believe he memory charmed you dad or confounded you, if my Grandparents would have still been here that would have never happened as Grandfather would have never let you follow Dumbledore's advice.

Charlus says you got that right, I haven't trusted that charlatan ever, and James, you have really admired him for no good reason. Peter Pettigrew was made secret keeper of the Fidelius Charm that Dumbledore cast over our home, so he knew Sirius didn't betray you but he let Sirius rot in prison for 13 years just so he could control me, the Potter seat on the Wizengamot as he had himself named as my guardian in spite of your will specifically saying otherwise. Mum to make it worse, he placed me with the worst people possible, Lily shakes her head and has tears flowing and asks "did he put you with Vernon and Petunia?"

Harry says yes and I was abused and starved for 11 years. I will show you the memories. I know you haven't made a will yet, but here is a copy that I brought back with me.

August 1, 1981

Last will and Testament of James Charlus Potter and Lily Jade Potter; nee Evans. Being of sound mind and body and under no compulsions or potions do hereby declare:

I, James Charlus Potter, do hereby leave to my wife Lily Jade Potter nee Evans control of all Potter assets until our son and Heir, Harry James Potter reaches the age of maturity.

To my brother in all but blood, Sirius Orion Black, I leave 500,000 galleons just because, but please grow up and make an honest woman of Amy! Please take care of Harry and Lily if something happens to me, you are his Godfather and I know you will honor that vow.

To Remus Lupin, I leave 500,00 galleons, buy some new clothes and place to live. You are a good man and don't let your furry little problem dictate your life. Also look after Lily and Harry.

To Peter I leave 300,000 galleons to use as you need unless you have turned traitor and sold us out to Voldemort as our secret keeper.

To Minerva McGonagall, I leave 100,000 galleons and as Harry's GodGranmother please watch over him as he comes to Hogwarts!

To my son Harry, I love you and if you are reading this then Peter betrayed us and I didn't get to see you grow to the fine man I know you will become.

To Lily, the love of my life, I am sorry if something has happened. Raise Harry to be the best Lord Potter he can be.

I, Lily Jade Potter nee Evans, leave all my earthly possessions to my husband and son, James and Harry. I leave my love and heart to you both. James, please make sure Harry gets all my journals he will need them.

If something has happened to me and James, then know that Peter Pettigrew was our secret keeper. Not Sirius Black!

Custody of Harry should go to in order:

Sirius Orion Black, Godfather by ritual.

Alice Longbottom, Godmother by ritual.

Amelia Bones, friend and trusted ally to House Potter

Minerva McGonagall, GodGranmother.

By no means is Harry to be given to my sister, Petunia Dursley nee Evans or ever be near her husband, Vernon.

Signed;

James Charlus Potter

Lily Jade Potter nee Evans

Witnessed by;

Albus Wulfric Brian Dumbledore

James, Lily and Sirius stare at the paper and then at Harry.

Lily asks Harry how...how is this possible? Harry tells them of all that happened, his life, his battles, his wins, his losses, oh his so many losses! He tells them of winning the war and of his defeat of Voldemort, his marrying five of the most special women in the world and how each was taken from him, Luna being the last and after the war was over. He tells them of tracking down their murderers and killing all of them. Then of meeting Lora, the Goddess of Death and the opportunity she gave him to come back and balance the scales, to right the wrongs that an evil person who cheated her caused. Harry tells them of the ritual, the preparations, and of all the help his grandparents, Aunt and Uncle have been. Harry tells them that he will stop the war sooner than last time and he will save his family. I have already started taking apart his inner circle and cutting his financial support. I will have no mercy on any of his followers, starting with Pettigrew, he dies as soon as I see him, then Lucius Malfoy is next, then I will work down the list of the rest of them. Voldemort has no idea of what is coming and neither does the great manipulator Dumbledore.

Lily looks at her son from the future and says Harry you can't become an emotionless machine; you have to live for more than killing! Harry looks at his mum, kneels and says, Mum, I am what life has made me, but there is something you haven't thought of yet. I am who I am because of all I have told you, the baby, your Harry will not have to live through what I did so I will be better because I will eventually have been raised by you! Raise me to be strong, teach me all you can before I am eleven, on my eleventh birthday our split souls will reunite and your Harry will inherit all my skills, all my memories, all my pain, all my loves, but he will also be who you have raised him to be, the best of both worlds, a loving son and a deadly foe, and a future Lord Potter-Black-Peverell! Harry asks his parents is there anything they wish to know?

Sirius chortles and says this could be the greatest prank of all time and he was glad that he and James would be together in it with Prongslet! James asks Harry is it truly necessary to leave Remus out of everything as he has been their friend for years, but Harry says Remus may be your friend but he will keep no secrets from Dumbledore and will always hesitate to do what is needed!

Lily spoke up and said if Harry doesn't trust him and he has reason to from what he has told us then we keep this to ourselves. She then asks Harry if they could see some of his memories thru the family penseive, Harry agrees and the rest of the day is one memory after another. Lily goes from one extreme to the next, crying, laughing, screaming, cursing, almost going after Dumbledore and Snape before being restrained by James and Sirius, but she really lost it after seeing what Petunia and Vernon had done to her little boy! James just smoldered, his Potter rage seething just below the surface, but knowing that he was going to avenge everything that happened to not only his son, but his wife, himself, Sirius and the rest of their family and friends.

Sirius for once looked like a Lord and he says, James, Harry, Lily, Andi and Uncle Charlus and Aunt Dorea, And Grandpa and Grand Mum, whatever we have to do, I will see it thru and may everyone that has harmed our family burn in hell. It was at this point that Arcturus speaks and says "we can't wait for others to strike and then react, Harry has given us an advantage and cut their numbers but we need to continue to cut Voldemort's support and that of his followers off at the knees". Charlus asks Harry if he has a plan for the next strike at Voldemort and Harry says he would like Lord Black to set up a meeting with Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy under the pretense of strengthening House Black. Then Harry as Lord Peverell will lead the conversation to DeathEaters and how they could benefit House Black's political future since it has now aligned with House Potter and Peverell. Harry says I want him under House Black Property and under guest rights where Lucius is Magic bound to tell the truth. Sirius starts laughing and says damn Harry you like to play rough; Lucius will have a bloody coronary trying to keep from answering those questions and someone better keep a wand on Narcissa as she will defend her husband, Harry says don't be so sure after she hears some of the answers, he gives to questions I have. She may be back in House Black shortly along with her dowry and interest!

Arcturus tells them he will send an owl that night and have a meeting set up in 2 days. Harry agrees to this and states that this will give him, James, Lily, and Sirius time to set somethings up for Pettigrew, Dumbledore and in a small way Remus. They retire to the dining room for supper and Binks once again outdoes himself. After supper, Lord and Lady Potter return to Potter Castle as Charlus wanted to reset the wards and check on some things, he also had a letter to send to Gringott's regarding their wills and the wills of any future Lord Potter. No one would ever be able to stop the reading and execution of a Potter will!

Dorea tells Charlus that she wants the jewelry from the Potter Family vault that prevents compulsion charms and can detect potions and poisons for themselves, Harry, James, Lily and Sirius and she then calls Claymore and asks him to go tell Melania to do the same from the Black Family vaults. They will not be caught unawares and unprepared again.

A/N: The Potter's and Black's all know the facts and they are determined to help Harry finish what he has started. Woe be unto any that