Tobias : Great, now you've made Ron into a prat.
Wulfric : Can you be quiet! I have a headache from band practice.
Tobias : Aww.. is the little band geek tired and grouchy?
( Tobias gets hit upside the head with a trumpet, then bashed with it)
Wulfric : Little band geek eh? You're lucky my flute is being sent out here soon during the marching season.
"WHAT? He said that?" Minerva screeched. Albus just nodded his head. He was correct in saying that she would be seething when he told her what all had been said earlier. At the moment though, he was thankful he cast a silencing charm on the room from the way she started to rant.
"Minerva, please calm down. Could you do me a favor and get Harry's things from the dorm rooms? It appears that he has no interest in staying there, at least for now."
"Of course Albus, I'll get his things. I'll be up in a moment."
While Albus was in his office Harry was wanting more and more to cut himself. Thinking now that his guardian was around maybe he could help. Harry stood up, and walked out of his room and into the office. Dumbledore was sitting on a chair in front of the fire rubbing his temples. He looked up though when Harry sat beside him. "Albus, I , uh, want to.." but here Harry trailed off and seemed to loose all steam.
"Harry, you have hurt yourself already and that urge is coming back, is it not?"
"H-how did you know I already did?" Harry asked, almost horror-stricken.
"My dear boy, your body language and the fact you held your one sleeve down was what told me everything. I am not angry, you know that. If I had been anyone but the Headmaster, I would have followed you straight of the Hall. I know Miss Granger was about too, had Minerva not shown up with the first years. But, may I see your arm Harry?"
"Y-yes sir, " Harry said rolling his one sleeve up.
"Is that all Harry?". Harry didn't speak, but nodded instead. "Would you like me to heal them maybe?" Harry thought a moment on this. Did he really want them there? He decided he didn't want them, so nodded for Albus to heal them. After they were healed and Harry had rolled down his sleeve, a very pissed off Professor McGonagall walked into the room. She was muttering under her breath until she saw both of them sitting by the fire.
Walking over she pulled Harry up and into a hug. He loved her hugs, so warm and gentle, and they made him feel safe just like Albus did. She murmured soft words into his ear that made him calm down, and made all urges run away.
"Harry, " she started. " What do you use to lock your trunk?"
"My trunk?" he asked slightly confused. "Oh, I charmed it to only open for others with my permission."
" It's a very good thing you did that Harry. Seems Mr. Weasley was going to be searching your trunk looking for something, he has two weeks detention by the way for that and the language I heard from him all throughout the tower, but he wouldn't say anything about trying to open your trunk. I have a feeling he was looking for your badges.."
" Maybe."
Albus looked at his basically grandson, " What do you mean maybe, Harry?"
"My father's cloak is in there."
"Ah"
"Albus, you haven't given him James's cloak have you?" Minerva asked.
"Actually, I've had my father's cloak since Christmas of my first year. Albus sent it to me, though he didn't sign it and made me wonder who the heck gave it to me until the end of the year after everything happened with the Stone." On Minerva's face dawned realization. She now realized how Harry had gotten into so much trouble, and yet how he was never caught for half of it. "Yea used it to get into the restricted section, ended up finding that mirror, took Norbert to the Astronomy tower, got to the third floor, snuck into Hagrid's the night he was arrested, which you know about sir, to follow those damn spiders, sneak out the night Sirius escaped, see the dragons, get to the prefect's bath to work on that egg, and wow, many more times."
" You did all of that with that cloak of your father's?" Harry nodded. "Albus, why did you ever give it to him?"
" Well Minerva, I had a feeling that no matter what he was going to sneak out and do dangerous things. This way, he was less likely to get caught, and well Gryffindor never lost points. With the stone and Sirius, it's a very good thing that Harry had that cloak. Plus, it's not like we can punish him for that or anything now that it's all in the past."
" Ah, Albus can we just get off my many dangerous adventures that somehow I didn't get killed doing."
"Of course Harry. Now, you must be tired with how busy the teachers kept you today, so why don't you just head off to bed?"
"Yea, Goodnight Minerva," Harry said hugging the woman. He then turned to Albus and hugged him as well saying, " Goodnight Alby. I love you."
Albus smiled, hearing Harry's little nickname for him, and kissed the top of his head replying, " I love you too. Now off to bed with you."
Harry went back and into his room, levitating his trunk back there, as Albus motioned for Minerva to take a seat by the fire. " What is going on with Mr. Weasley Albus? I would have never expected something like that from him."
" Ah Minerva, it's simple. He's jealous of the fame and everything Harry has, even though Harry has never wanted that. Harry himself told me that before the adoption he would have given it all up just to have a family like Ron. He's happy he's found family not only in me, but you as well Min. Yes, Mr. Weasley lost a brother this summer, but what he's forgetting is that Harry has lost his parents, his godfather, and his Aunt, Uncle and cousin. There are also the deaths that he has seen in the visions Voldemort has sent him in the past. He feels guilty for all the deaths that have happened at the hands of Tom."
"What can we do about it?"
" I'm not sure yet if there is anything we can really do, other than to be there for Harry. It seems Miss Granger will also be helping us, because had you not appeared with the first years, she would have followed Harry out of the Hall and up here. Now you have classes to prepare for Min, you should head off to bed as well."
Sighing Minerva said, " Of course I do, and I have Harry second class of the day, sadly though I have him after Severus. That's going to be a treat."
" Yes, that it will be." With that Minerva left the office. Albus checked to make sure Harry was asleep and then headed to his own room to await the morning.
a/n : There ya go yet another chapter up and running. Next one is where Snape pays a visit, seeing as Harry's got Potions first thing... I think I changed a bit of it.. I don't remember.
Tobias : Someone isn't happy. And that hurt!
Wulfric : Good. It wasn't supposed to feel good. And you wouldn't be happy either.
Tobias : But why'd you have to take it out on me and Ron!
Wulfric : I told you last night, Ron is that way for a reason. As for you, that's been coming to you for awhile.
