Chapter Nine
It was the best day Harry could ever remember, of course it hadn`t started too well as he`d been woken by his cousin thumping on the cupboard door demanding that Harry should make him breakfast. The rest of the morning had been spent with Mrs. Figg who gave him cake, and let him watch TV. This however was by now his favourite part… "You locked your nephew in a cupboard and treated him like a slave!" roared a weird looking old man at his aunt and uncle. Harry had never before seen them cower, but they were scared now.
Despite the fact that he was roaring mad, Harry didn`t think the man looked dangerous though. The eccentric clothes were in incredibly loud colours, and full of moons and stars plus that the man looked like he was in his nineties or something like that. In the end after shouting at the Dursleys some more, the old man bundled Harry out of the house and down to Mrs Figg`s place without saying another word until they were safely there. Hoping mightily that this meant he would never have to go back to the Dursleys, Harry managed to keep his burning curiosity in check.
"I`m sure that you are wondering why you are here, and who I am Harry" said the old man before proceeding to explain at some length.
"I`m not an orphan" Harry stated when he`d finally been able to pull his chin up from the floor.
"No, sadly Lily had never told anyone who was your father and we only learned about this today. Your godfather was under the impression that Lily had informed someone, but sadly she had neglected to do so." Harry scowled and felt a tad uncharitable towards his mum, to think that he might have grown up with a dad and not with the Dursleys.
"We confirmed the story your godfather told us before I came here and your father wanted to be here to meet you, but I felt that I should explain matters to you first, since I was the one to place you here. I am sorry for that, an old man`s mistake to believe that your aunt could see past her envy. This was however the safest place for you until now, but your father will be eminently capable of keeping you safe."
"I understand sir " said Harry, the old an looked sad and clapped Harry lightly on the hand saying "you are entirely too forgiving". Shortly afterwards they flooed as the old man called it to a place called Hogwarts, and as they arrived Harry felt that he was almost bursting with questions. He desperately tried not to ask any, having learned a long time ago that questions weren`t allowed. But as they left the big office they had arrived in he did wonder what was really going on when professor Dumbledore didn`t take him directly to meet his father, but lead him through meandering hallways to meet quite a lot of other people.
In the end after walking through what seemed like miles of hallways, the latest person he met finally took matters in hand and as she sent a flash off somewhere she said "I know for a fact that Severus has been waiting for you to bring Harry to him, I think you have been a bit irresponsible Headmaster. This young man look dead on his feet, have you even fed him?"
Professor Dumbledore seemed to squirm under her gaze, saying "I`m sure Harry would have said if he was hungry professor Reiks."
The woman shook her head reprovingly and after Harry had indicated that he was indeed a bil hungry she conjured up a sandwich which seemed very tempting. The woman then gave this to Harry and introduced herself politely "I am as you heard the Headmaster say Professor Reiks, you may call me Jen as long as you don`t have classes. When we come to the point where you`ll start classes, you must call me professor or Miss Reiks."
"Yes Professor Reiks" Harry answered politely as a tall man strode rapidly into view. As he arrived she took Professor Dumbledore`s arm saying "here is Severus now, we will leave you two to get acquainted in private." As she led the other professor away she just stopped long enough to say to the tall dark man that was obviously his father, "I have some medical training, and I think a full check-up would be a good idea I could administer one later if you wish, I can also make a nutrient potion for him presently unless you have it stocked."
The man nodded graciously and waited until the other two was out of earshot before greeting Harry. "I`m sure this day is as strange and full of surprises for you as it is for me; I never expected to be introduced to my long lost son today. And you surely didn`t expect to be introduced to a new father and all his colleagues either."
"No but I dreamed of this all my life" Harry burst out; thinking that his father looked quite intimidating. He was tall, dark haired with dark piercing eyes and a hooked nose. "I`m sure you didn`t dream of having a father such as me, I have much to talk to you about but professor Reiks is right you do look tired. I`d like to take you up to the hospital wing for that check-up the professor called for if you don`t mind. Then we can talk later, getting to know each other will take some time, we need not go through everything this moment" his father answered.
Feeling daring Harry asked "could we please not go to the hospital sir"? And his newfound father nodded in an understanding manner "We`ll go to my rooms and I`ll ask someone to come there instead.
