-Chapter Three – Answers? Nope!-
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Dedication to; Karma-k2 & shannon246, for being the first to review.
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Once they all returned to the Gryffindor tower it was dinner, so then they all had to go out of the tower all the way down to the Great Hall, John stopped dead (no pun indeed), he was staring at something on the wall Tiffin looked at him
"What are you looking at?" Tiffin said while walking over to him, everyone else followed John pointed at something, Steven, who was behind him started to laugh, he actually fell down. Andy just smiled
"What are you guys looking at?" Ron asked, not seeing what they were carrying on about
"It's just a mark I left in fourth year," Tiffin said
"Wasn't it in fifth year when you tried to hex me?"
"No-" Tiffin shook her head. "It was fourth year, I was trying to hex you, you jumped out the way and Wormtail got hit instead," Tiffin said, Harry felt like laughing, the fact that his mother hit Wormtail
"This school never changed, let that mark stay their forever!"
This made everyone laugh
"I don't get it, how did the mark get here?"
"I landed here, when I jumped out the way, and let me tell you, these things are solid,"
"You idiot," Tiffin said and with she started to walk again.
No one talked, not even when McGonagall announced them all, they just stood up then sat back down. No one knew why they didn't talk (besides Ron, Harry and Hermione), maybe they were hungry, (everyone only thought this is because Steven was eating it down as if their was no tomorrow for him, No pun intended) or that they were tired (everyone only thought this because Tiffin was yawning). They all looked frightened when McGonagall asked to speak with Harry, alone.
"Yes, professor?"
"You cannot tell anyone, about the new comer's identities, understood?"
"Yes, can I tell Ginny?"
"Fine."
McGonagall let Harry go back into the hall; they all smiled at him but didn't say anything.
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They went back to Gryffindor tower, besides the marauders, Tiffin, Harry, Ginny, Ron and Hermione everyone else went to bed, the ones who didn't stayed in the common room. Harry told Ginny about John, Steven, Andy and Tiffin, she took it really well, but everyone could see the shock in he eyes after being told.
"How can he be so calm about this?" Tiffin asked Ginny
"Oh, believe me, he's only acting calm, but on the side we rarely see, he's properly breaking down," Ginny said, Tiffin became confused
"How do you know this?" Tiffin asked and Ginny smiled
"I've only seen that side several times, all when one of his closest people died, or nearly died," Ginny replied
"He doesn't look like he's breaking down,"
"No…. How many times has he-? Oh, you wouldn't know. Hey! Harry!" Ginny called Harry turned to her he was at the table, trying to do his homework, it was pretty hard for him because he had John and Steven on each side of him, Andy was on the couch, he looked paler then usual, Hermione and Ron where by the window
"What?" He called back
"How many times have you faced Voldemort?" Ginny asked him; Harry raised his eye brow, then got up and came over then sat back down next to Ginny
"Well, once when I was a baby, in first year, second year-" At this Ginny grinned "in fourth year, fifth year, and seventh year. Um, that's six times?" Harry said Tiffin's mouth dropped
"Gee, I've only faced him twice, I couldn't do it for six," Tiffin said looking over to John, Steven and Andy
"They've been with me through and through you know? Even though I am mean to them they still stick to me like clue." Tiffin added sadly Harry smiled sadly, Ginny didn't know what to do
"I'm going to bed, night." A voice came over everyone; they all looked to where it came from. Hermione was wishing night, most people waved at her; Hermione was the first out of the people still awake to go to bed then followed by Ron sometime later. Andy, Steven and John all came over to Ginny, Tiffin and Harry
"No offence but I'm just curious, Your Weasley aren't you?" Steven said to Ginny, who nodded and mumbled which sounded like "no offence taken"
"She's in sixth year, Ron's sister." Harry tipped in
"No offence on this either, but since we're gonna be here for awhile mind cluing us in?" John asked Harry smiled slightly
"What do you want to be 'clued in' on?" they were all going to speak at once, but Steven held up his hand
"Ladies first," he said grinning, Ginny coughed under her breath, Harry looked at him apparently thought he didn't hear him right, Tiffin grinned, John shrugged and Andy yawned
"Aw, poor Moony is tired!" Steven said and John whacked him slightly over the head
"You would," Andy said darkly, John put one of his hands to his forehead, Tiffin looked between the three, Harry and Ginny didn't know what to do
"Okay, whatever, you guys are doing, do it later. I want to know how Dumbledore is dead," Tiffin said the boys stopped doing whatever they were doing, the fact that Ginny looked to Harry didn't help the question Harry looked like he was under strain, pressure,
"I have one word for it," They were all listening
"I'm not going to go into details, or anything just the word that's it," they all nodded
"Snivellus," the marauders mouths fell, Tiffin's as well
"Okay, first thing when I get home remind me to kill him," Steven said
"Wow that brings your total of killings to… Three?" Tiffin asked Steven looked confused
"Okay, you said you were going to kill, your cousin, Bella, Wormtail and now Snivellus, that's three, Brown,"
"Okay, okay, Eva-, Theirs no way I'm calling you 'Lochinvar' you win,"
"Oh, please don't do that, then you'll be put in Azkaban all over a-" Harry put a hand over Ginny's mouth and from what he could hear she muffled a sorry
"Whoa, say that again?" Steven asked, both Ginny and Harry put their heads to the nearest table
"Wormtail's fault, he said you betrayed them…. He blew up the street, cut his finger off, and speed down with the other rats like a coward he is, you were convicted and taken to Azkaban, for thirteen years, till you saw him on Ron's shoulder, you escaped by turning into a dog, found your way to Hogwarts as a stray, lived in the forest till you found him." Harry said this fast, his voice was muffled because he had his head on the table. Andy's head lifted up in shock, Steven and John had their mouths open
"You- you, what?" Andy stumbled, but sounded like a yelp, Harry lifted his head and smiled
"You got the nick name "Padfoot" because you're a dog. You go the nick name "Prongs" because you're a stag. Wormtail got the nick name "Wormtail" because he's a rat/coward. You got the nick name "Moony" because you're a werewolf." They all looked at him in outer amassment
"How, how do you know this?"
"When I was in third year, you were a teacher-" At this Andy goggled "you didn't even notice Wormtail, I some how got the map, which showed Peter on it, by then I was, well, not told, overheard that the mass murderer was my godfather, I didn't take it well, and that "supposedly" killed my parents, nope I didn't take it well at all-"
"Wait, wait, back up say that again?" Steven said
"Oops,"
"Say it again, please?" Tiffin said
"Oh, geez, you've done it now Harry, good luck,"
"Good luck? The world isn't made up of good luck!"
Everyone looked at him weirdly
"Anyway," Ginny said shrugging
"This is hard to explain, I don't know it all, Remus would know-" At this Andy's head shot up with an eye-questioning look which said; I do?
"Not you, the older one,"
"What time is it?" Before anyone could answer John jumped in
"I still have one question, once this one is done I'll go to bed," Steven, Andy and Tiffin had an eye brow raised
"Shot."
"What does Godric's Hollow look like now?" John asked, Harry remained quiet Ginny was also looking at him, Harry swallowed and said "ruins," he said slowly in a mere whisper
"How long has it been like that?"
"Seventeen years," Harry answered in the lowest voice, everyone strained to hear him. John looked like he was in his own little world, even when Tiffin waved her hand over his eyes he continued to stare at the table
"Anyone know how to get him out of that?" Tiffin asked pointed her thumb over her shoulder, towards John. Steven grinned. That always meant something, bad, he signalled everyone to get back with his hand, Tiffin went behind a sofa, Andy got something and retreated to the stairs, Harry and Ginny though the same not knowing what was going to happen, but it was going to be big.
Steven put his hands over his mouth like one of those big red things that make sound, sound bigger then it really is, Steven made a howling noise and jumped back, John apparently heard the noise, jumped backwards and pulled out his wand, but to discover Steven laughing
"Do not ever do that again!" John said as he put his wand back
"Okay, now I know where Harry gets his quickness from." Ginny said, Harry grinned, Tiffin came out from behind the sofa
"Well if that sounded more like Andy, that would have made me do more then what I just did then," Steven grinned
"You should not have said that now he well sound more like him!"
"Oh yeah, woops,"
"Woops, Woops, that's all you can say?" Tiffin yelled
"Well yeah, what else am I meant to say?"
"A lot more then you just did!"
"Okay then!"
"Both of you Shut Up!"
"Fine!" They both said at the same time. They both sat on the sofa at the same time
"That's not good," Steven whispered
"Block your ears! In about twenty seconds,"
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20….
Yeah, nothing happened all that did happen was Tiffin grinned evilly and Andy, Steven and John sighed….. Out of relief.
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(A/n: Okay any comments on this? Review please!)
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