A/N: Sorry about the late update. I had a little trouble with this chapter and junior year is catching up to me lol. But, hopefully you guys will like it. Please review! I hopefully will be able to reply to all the review next week. But, anyways here it is…

Chapter 17

Dumbledore sat down in his chair, as Harry walked over to his wife put one arm around her and held her other hand in his. Though this was meant as a gesture of comfort it made Ginny more nervous. Snape was sitting next to Hermione he had a feeling that their daughter had been pulled into some scheme "no doubt planned by Potter's offspring." Ron was sitting next to Gabby hoping to God that this wasn't like Dumbledore planning to inform him of his son, while Hermione, Harry, Ginny, Gabby, and worst of all Snape. Gabby was thinking along the same lines as Ron she had almost thought about just not coming and taking RJ out of school. But, she didn't want to have to answer RJ's question about why she had taken him out of school.

"I have some-" Dumbledore said

"Dumbledore, no disrespect but no dilly dally. I want to know what is going on." Ginny said.

"I agree wizth her" Gabby said.

"I do too" Hermione nodded

"Me too" Ron squeaked.

Can't even make his own mind can he? Snape thought to himself as he nodded in agreement.

"Very well there has been a prophecy made about your children and one of their parents. The prophecy is 'Three children in birth. One from a Savior and his love. One from a Brain and her love. One from a Fire and his mistake. All in equal age. Together with the help of the three friends will protect the world from mortal peril'. Now I beli-"

Ginny gasped as did Hermione Ron was not looking very pleased. Gabby was trying to figure out why this was such big deal about some prophecy. What did it have to do with her son? Snape was going crazy inside, he didn't want to show any emotion right now. Ginny was studying her husband now. Why was he not looking surprised? Had he already known? Ginny quickly quashed the thought; Harry would have told her if he had known. Would he?

"I believe the best thing for the children is to stay in school. If we can keep them together I think it will be easier to keep them safe. Do not worry I have-"

"No" Snape spoke up at this point "I want my daughter out of Gryffindor house. I want my kid away from Potters kid! My daughter is not going to have any part in any battle or prophecy!"

"Severus calm down" Hermione tried to pull him down into his seat.

"You think I wanted my kid to have to go through this? I didn't want this anymore than you did Snape!" Harry retorted back.

"Wait just a minute here!" Ron said "I only just found out about having a son. And now I have to help him save the world from mortal peril? What the hell? I have a one night stand with my brothers' sister-in-law and now I have to fight another battle? That was so not worth this!"

"You have a son and didn't tell me!" Hermione had whipped around from Snape to Ron.

"What do you mean that was so not worth this? Men would die to sleep with me!" Gabby said standing and glaring at Ron.

With one woman on each side of him yelling at him Ron gulped "Oh bugger"

Ron started switching back and forth between a fight between the two women. Snape and Harry were arguing about their children.

"I've had to carry around this information for weeks now! Knowing about my best mate having a kid and not being able to say anything to him. Knowing about this prophecy and not being able to change it! What have you been doing Snivillius? Snogging and shagging my best friend?"

"Yes, Potter that's all I've been doing for weeks now. Nothing else, I have a few more important things to do than do your 'best mate'."

Hermione heard the last words that had come out of Severus's mouth but, she was still yelling at Ron so she could yell at him just yet.

Ginny whirled around from where she had been staring at Ron, Gabby, and Hermione.

"What do you mean 'Knowing about the prophecy' huh?"

"Ginny I couldn't tell anyone Dumbledore told me not to"

"You know you're not his student anymore Harry! You don't have to do everything he tells you to do!" Ginny snapped back at him.

Dumbledore rolled his eyes at his once former students, and now some employees fighting over this "SILENCE!"

Dumbledore's voice rang out through the room. Everyone was in shock Dumbledore was not a man to yell they all sat down and looked at him.

"Now, I will continue hopefully with no more interruptions?" Dumbledore paused for an answer.

Everyone nodded.

"Good, now as I was saying. Harry has been helping me with trying to figure out what the 'mortal peril' is. All we know for now is that we need to keep the children safe and together. Is that okay with all of you?"

Everyone nodded again.

"Now are there any questions?" Dumbledore asked

"Are you sure that zhiz prophecy is about my son, or any of zees kids?" Gabby asked

"Yes, I am sorry to say that it is indeed about them" Dumbledore nodded "Anything else?"

"When will we be telling the children?" Snape asked

"Telling the children what?" Harry snapped

"About the prophecy O great and chosen one" Snape mocked.

Harry had just about jumped out of his seat planning on smashing Snapes face in. Ginny grabbed his arm to pull him down and Dumbledore requested him to sit down as well.

"I'm not telling my kid about the prophecy" Harry announced as if the decision had been made.

"Harry we have to tell them" Hermione said leaning over Snape to look at Harry.

"My kid doesn't even know I exist I'd like to get to know him before we spring this on them."

"Well obviously we can't tell one and not tell the others. They'll leak it out to each other soon enough if we did." Snape input.

"Quite true Severus" Dumbledore added

"Then what are we gonna do?" Ginny asked

"Ahem" Dumbledore cleared his throat "Might I make a suggestion? I had planned an answer out for this question; for I was sure it would come up. We feel that we need not worry the children about this till their third year. That is when Harry learned the truth about Sirius and I feel that there can be no better time then that year. If we tell them too soon we take their chance away at having a few more carefree years. If we wait too long they will resent us for not telling them sooner. Is that in agreement? Can you live with that? In the mean time I want the three here as much as is possible. Harry I understand has to work and see his wife but other than that I should like him to be here. Is that alright with you Ginny?"

Ginny nodded.

"Now as for you three who are on staff I should like you to keep and extra close eye on all the children. Not so close that they suspect something but, close enough to watch them. Are we in agreement so far?" Dumbledore asked. He sounded more like a drill sergeant giving orders but, given the circumstances they needed a drill sergeant.

Everyone nodded.

"Good, Miss Delacour I understand that you live in a flat in London; however circumstances being what they are I don't mind helping you financially so you can move to Hogsmeade. Unless you wish to remain where you are." Dumbledore nodded at her.

"I vill move to Hogsmeade but I can pay for it myself" she said in a tone that said 'I don't take charity'.

Dumbledore nodded "Very well but, if you need any assistance of any kind let me know please"

Gabby merely nodded her head.

"Now, is there anything else you want to talk about?" Dumbledore asked

No one said anything.

"Alright, you may leave now if you wish."

Everyone got up slowly left each one taking the news they had just received in their own way.

Ron leaned forward and whispered into Gabby's ear "I need to talk to you."

Gabby nodded and with that Ron took her hang pulled her out of Dumbledore's office into the hallway he then lead her into his office.

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Harry and Ginny walked in silence off the Hogwarts grounds onto the designated apparition spot, they apparated home.

"Ginny I'm sorry but, I had to keep this secret. This was a huge thing Dumbledore didn't want anyone else to know. Ginny I've been dying to tell you since I heard about this. I wish I could have told you." Harry said he knew that she was not very pleased with him.

"Yeah, I understand" Ginny look depressed, tired, and confused "look I need to go to bed. I am very tired I'll see you in the morning."

"Yeah, sure alright" Harry said hurt that she didn't want to talk about this with him.

Ginny started walking up stairs when she turned around "You know if it would've been me that heard the prophecy I would have told you."

With that Ginny slowly walked up stairs, changed her clothes, and cried herself to sleep.

Harry stood at the bottom of the stairs he wished he could have reached out and held her. To be able to kiss her and hold her close they had not done anything of the sort in long time. It seemed with more time passing they had grown apart. With all these thoughts were wandering through his head Harry sighed and walked into the kitchen and poured himself a glass of Firewhiskey.

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Snape and Hermione walked down the hallway next to each other. Snap tried to hold Hermione's hand a few times but, she had casually moved her hand away so that he couldn't reach it. After about ten minutes of Snape trying to get her hand, he sighed.

"Do you want to spend the night in my rooms tonight?" Snape whispered into her ear.

"No, I don't want to. I need to go to bed I have a lot of work to do" Hermione said a little harshly; she started walk away to her rooms without saying goodbye.

Snape had a confused look on his face "Hermione is there something the matter?"

Snape had to jog a little to keep up with her.

"Oh no nothings the matter" she said sarcastically "It's just that, well let me put it in your own words I have a few better things to do than do you."

Snape stood there in shock how could he have been so stupid as to think Hermione had not heard that? Hermione "hmphed" and walked off. Snape tried to chase her down but he knew this was pointless she knew as many secret passage ways as Potter did.

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Ron motioned for Gabby to sit down in a chair as she sat down he sat down opposite her.

Ron rubbed the back of his neck and looked at her "Um, Gabby I don't really know what to say or r-really do in this sort of situation-"

"As if I do. You think I have more than one child? Like I'm some slut?" Gabby shot at him, she had not been very please to be referred to as a "mistake" in the prophecy.

Ron's ears had turned red at this point "No, no I didn't mean to imply that you knew what to do in this situation. I w-was just wondering am I aloud to see him and tell him that I'm his dad?"

Gabby stiffened she had not thought through how she wanted to answer this question. RJ had expressed this summer the want of meeting his father. How much damage could Ron do? Certainly not more than growing up to being a child raised by one parent.

"Sure" Gabby said rolling her eyes "Did you want to ask me anything else?"

"Yeah" Ron rubbed the back of his neck again "Why didn't you tell me?"

Gabby sighed "Because Ron I knew what we had was a one night stand, I had had a crush on you back then but, I didn't except the fact that you liked Hermione so when we slept together I just decided to leave the next morning. A few weeks later I found out I was pregnant I did come back to your house but, you were gone. Your mohzer said you left to fight in the war. I didn't want to distract you from ze war."

"Then why didn't you find me after the war?"

"I just assumed that you wouldn't remember what had happened. I didn't want to bother you."

"Oh" was all Ron could say.

"When would you like to tell RJ?" Gabby asked she didn't like all the emotions she was having.

"Uh, … um how about this weekend? We could meet in Hogsmeade and have some lunch and talk to him. Sound good?" Gabby nodded

"Good. When are you moving into Hogsmeade?" Ron asked trying to sound casual.

"I am not sure. As soon as I get all my things in order"

"Oh, okay well if you want when you get ready to move I wouldn't mind helping you. If you'd like"

"Thank you, I would like that" Gabby said then she yawned "well I need to go it's getting sort of late."

"Oh, yeah right. Well I goodnight I guess." Ron said.

"Goodnight Ron" Gabby was about to leave when Ron stopped her.

"Gabby thanks"

"What for?"

"For letting me a part of RJ's life"

"Oh, uh you're welcome" with that Gabby left.

Ron sighed as he left his office and locked it.

You only offered to help her cause you like her. A voice in the back of Ron's head.

No, I didn't I offered to help her because she's my sons mother and it's the right thing to do. I'm in love with Hermione.

No you're not, she already turned you down she's in love with Snape. You are in love with Gabby.

This argument went on in Ron's head for the rest of the night.

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Dear Boss,

I have seen Potters child. She will be an easy target as will the mudbloods kid. The blood traitor's son seems like he will be the pest. He already seems to distrust me but no matter they soon will all be taken care of. I will await your reply.

Your Servant,

Sam Rowling

A/N: Have any of you guys figured out who the bad guy is yet? lol I hope you guys liked it! Please review! Please ,please review! lol Thanks for reading and thanks to all who did review!