Wulfric: Wow, I'm getting the first word in, so as you know I've just been manipulating what JK has given me up until before the 6th book, because, well I pretty much despise the 6th book..

Tobias: That's only because of the character death..

Wulfric : Yes that, and the fact it could have been written a heck of alot differently now why don't you go sulk somewhere else.

Tobias : And why would I be sulking!

Wulfric : Cause of this---

(Wulfric places a right hard slap to the back of Tobias' head)

Albus sat down at one of the chairs by the fireplace, and motioned for Harry to sit across from him. "Now Harry, I want to know, how long have you been having nightmares?"

Harry waited a moment before he looked up at his guardian and answered, " Almost every night since the fiasco at the Ministry, and when it's not nightmares, Voldie enjoys the break and makes visits as well. "

" I see, so you've been having them every night for almost a month. You know that you could have came to me at anytime. I do not care if it is in the middle of the night, I don't want you to go though these sorts of things alone. Harry, can you try and come to me next time, no matter how big or small the matter is ? Can you try for me ?"

Harry thought for a moment before he answered, " I'll try Albus, next time before I do anything, I'll come to you."

Nodding Albus thought a moment before he asked his next question. " Harry, when did you start injuring yourself? Was it after that night at the Ministry or what?"

Harry had to think a moment or two to chose the right words to answer with. " Well, I didn't start until about, maybe a week after, Sirius died." Albus just nodded to show he was listening, and before he could speak again Harry asked in a small voice, " Sir, what's happening to Umbridge?"

"Whatever do you mean Harry? What all happened with her, because I'm not privy to the details since she left the castle."

" Well, you know I spent a large amount of time in detention with her." Albus nodded. " Um, you were never told what her detentions were like were you?"

Dumbledore did not like were this was going at all, but he needed to know what happened so he shook his head. " Ah, well you see Albus, Umbridge kind of used a blood quill on us all, and well look for yourself the results of that." Harry lifted his right hand so he could clearly read the scar ' I Must Not Tell Lies'. Albus was slightly quaking in his anger that Umbridge abused her power and forced his students and his own, well he did think of Harry as his child, to use a blood quill and slightly hurt to the fact that he was never informed. Yet, Harry wasn't finished, "Also, she was going to use the Cruciatus curse on me, and said she was the one who sent the dementors during the summer."

"Harry, why didn't you tell either myself or Minerva? If you told us, we could have put a stop to it."

" Well, I didn't tell you because you hadn't even looked at me. As for Professor McGonagall, I was afraid had I went to her, Umbridge would find some way to have her sacked, and then I would really be in it deep. One of the most important professors not looking at me and if I spoke the other one at risk of getting sacked. What would you do?" , Harry asked as his voice started to crack.

Albus looked at Harry a moment and said, " Minerva and myself are the most important professors to you? " Neither of them saw Professor McGonagall lurking by the slightly open office door.

Nodding Harry replied, " Of course, you've always been there for me after each and everytime I break the rules and do something dangerous. Professor McGonagall has been there as well, not as much mind you because she hides her favortism better than you do, not that you really show it but everyone knows. After I kinda made you leave, I was afraid she was angry with me, and then Umbridge tried to sack Hagrid and she got hurt trying to save her friend."

Harry had to stop a moment to regain himself before he could continue. " I was taking my Astronomy OWL at that time, and I saw everything. I - I.. I was afraid that McGonagall was gone. The strict teacher who's caught me breaking the rules enough times, but still cared enough to stick up for me during my career appointment could have died, and I would have felt it was my fault."

McGonagall couldn't just stand there anymore, within five long strides she had made it to where Harry and Albus were sitting. Albus watched as Minerva pulled Harry into a hug and Harry began to sob onto her shoulder. " Hush Harry, hush. It's okay", Professor McGonagall said but her own voice was breaking as tears rolled down her cheeks. She had never heard a student speak of her like that and it meant the world to her.

Albus then got off his chair and kneeled on the floor by them and hugged them both tightly. It took alot of time for them to calm down enough to look at each other and speak. " Harry, " Minerva began. " Thank you, I do care about you as you can see, and you are right I do hide it better than Albus but that doesn't mean anything. Harry, if you ever need to talk to someone besides this old coot, my door is open to you. You know where you can find me, and if you don't shame on you." She finished saying this with a small smile which made Harry wonder why she didn't smile more often.

" I take it then Minerva, that you heard a great deal of what Harry was saying." Albus stated.

" I came up around the time he mentioned Umbridge, and then well, I just wanted to know what he wasn't telling us and then.. " she trailed off. "Sorry for eavesdropping, I didn't expect to, but I was curious Albus!"

Chuckling he replied, " It's quite alright Minerva, we all had been curious about what Umbridge did here to the students, and now thanks to Harry, we know. It'll take sometime but, something will have to be done about her. Now, beyond that what did you come up here for anyways Minerva?"

" Oh! Yes, that well, I have something here for Harry." With that she pulled out a shrunken Firebolt, and returned it to it's normal size before handing it to Harry. " Harry, your ban has been lifted and if you want, I'd like you to be Gryffindor's Captain."

Harry looked at his broom lovingly for a moment before he answered. " Y-you want m-me to be Q-q-quidditch C-captain!" After seeing both Albus and his head of house nod he accepted. Professor McGonagall took Harry's hand and pressed two badges into it, one of course was his captain's badge and the other was a prefect's badge.

"Harry," Albus began. " I'd like you to accept the prefect's badge, you should have had it last year but I did feel as though it would be too much."

"Of course I'll be a prefect sir, but won't this mean there are three sixth year prefects for Gryffindor?"

McGonagall took it upon herself to answer this, " No Harry, there will still be two prefects. It seems Mr. Weasley has lost his position. In the role of a prefect they cannot fail any core subjects on their OWLs, and sadly he did, but I'm sure you'll find out about that when the results come out to you all. Now I really must go, I have to get the first year's letters started."

After McGonagall left, Albus turned to Harry, " Why don't you spend some time in the library? I have some things I need to do, so we could just meet up for lunch in the Hall."

"Okay sir, I think I'm going to write some letters anyways, is it okay to tell Ron and Hermione that we're a family basically now?."

"Yes, of course. I forgot to tell you but I informed the Order about it beforehand, so the guardduty on the Dursley's could come to a halt."

"See you at lunch Albus"

"Yes, and behave yourself," Albus said to his charge's retreating back.

a/n : Another rewritten chapter finished.. WOOT.. Go me.. go me.. Okay I'm done. If some of you who've read this a million and one times, and enjoy the Wulfric/Tobias banter that starts and ends each chapter.. you'll notice I've not done anything with that.. I happen to like it a lot.. it's fun to add within my fic.. gives me the laughs I desperately need sometimes after finishing a chapter. I remember a review when I first started adding Tobias, and they mentioned like it was getting 2 fics at once. I guess one could say that.. but it's also showing what's going on with dear old Wulfric too at times.. so it's a double thing for me.

Wulfric.

Tobias : OUCH! You hurt me!

Wulfric : Serves you right, I need to start my next chapter.

Tobias : You haven't started it yet!

Wulfric : Well I can't with you annoying me each time I try. So Shut it.

Tobias : Make me.

( Wulfric hits Tobias with a well placed silencing charm.)

Wulfric : Ahh.. MUCH better.