Tobias : Any better today?

Wulfric : Somewhat. Jordan beating up my director gave me laughs.

Tobias : Don't Snape glares work on that man?

Wulfric : Nope. Or else he'd been gone by now. You can give the disclaimer.. I'm too tired to.

(Wulfric heads off to nap a bit, leaving Tobias all alone)

Tobias : Okay. Wulfric owns NONE of this. Either her or myself tell you this at the beginning of each chapter, so ITS TRUE!

Harry winced as he watched his grandmother approach him and Albus. She looked to be anything but happy. Harry noticed her anger wasn't that of being ticked, but of worry and he knew she was more dangerous at this time than any other.

"Yes Gram? " said Harry in what he hoped was an innocent tone.

"Harry, do you know how worried I've been? Do you realize that I love you so much I've paced half the night since Albus informed me of what happened?" she said.

Harry looked at the bed. He knew she was only sounding like this because he had worried her. " Yes Gram. I'm sorry, I did not mean to, things just overcame me."

Minerva took one look at him and her anger left. She hadn't meant to get carried away like that. Grabbing him tight, she hugged him and spoke in a kinder, gentler tone.

"I'm sorry Harry. I shouldn't have yelled like that. I was just worried."

"I know Gram. I know. You don't have to be sorry, I'm the one who should be sorry. I did not mean to worry you and Granddad," said Harry.

"Harry," Albus started, "It's okay. Now why don't you rest, and if Poppy allows it, I'll pick you up before dinner."

"Okay."

Both Albus and Minerva watched as Harry fell asleep. They then made their way up to Albus' Office where they sat by the fireplace.

"Albus, what are we doing for the Christmas Holidays?" asked Minerva.

"I'm not sure yet, but if we do go somewhere, you know we'll be a family of four right?"

"We will be?"

"Oh yes, Harry wouldn't let Draco stay alone for anything. If I'm not mistaken, he finds Draco like a brother. Have you ever watched the two of them play chess together?"

Minerva thought back to all the games she had witnessed them playing. Usually they'd playfully taunt each other, and have discussions about non-important things. Yet, their talks were more than what Harry's and Ron's used to be. They were more like the ones the Twins had with each other.

"Well, what about Severus? He's Draco's guardian," asked Minerva.

"I've thought about that too, and it appears we might as well stay here at Hogwarts. There will be few other students staying here, and this way Draco can be with Harry and Severus. Since Harry and Severus haven't gotten on good terms yet with each other, this may be the safest option," answered Albus.

"Christmas plans out of the way, what about Harry, Albus. What all happened last night?"

Albus took a moment to himself before he answered her. "I overheard a conversation between Mr. Weasley and Harry before lunch yesterday, to which it ended with Weasley casting the cutting curse at Harry. He was wrapped up in something that young Ronald had said, so it hit him in the arm. When I entered, and spoke to them both then said we should all head down to lunch Harry left and didn't eat. He swears to me that he did not hurt himself then, and I believe him. The problem came when he went to sleep, for Tom visited him."

Albus paused here as Minerva digested everything he had said so far. She knew that when Albus said Tom visited, that 'You-Know-Who' showed Harry something bad enough that it caused him to lose all control.

"What did You-Know-Who show him Albus?"

"Minerva are you ever going to call him by his name? I mean it is a name after all."

"Fine. What did V-Vo .. Tom show Harry," she said.

"He showed him in a dream world my death of course, and you mourning me, yet hating Harry. If I'm not mistaken, Harry also mentioned different variations of this dream happening, which caused him to loose the little control he had gained before. It did not help the argument Mr. Weasley imposed upon him earlier in the day combined with the emotions of the dream. With Harry having no sense of control, he made the spell a tad more powerful than he intended," explained Albus.

"He's been using wandless magic hasn't he?" asked Minerva.

Albus sighed. "Yes, he has. I should have begun training him to control his power no matter what emotions he was experiencing when you mentioned to me about it. Yet, too many things with the Order came up, and I lost track of it."

"Albus it's okay. What can we do for him now?"

"Poppy said to be there for him, and to make sure he knows we're not angry but that we love him. I don't know what else we can do at this point. I'm going to ask him to come find me the next time this happens, but I'm not sure if he will," said Albus.

"Is there another way?"

"I do not know Min, I'll see if there is but I do not know. Christmas is in five days, the students leave tomorrow and we might want to get a move on with the last minute presents and decorations."

"You mean your last minute presents. I've been done since November," scolded Minerva. Albus looked like a sullen schoolboy at that, but his eyes twinkled like a hundred candles.

a/n: Thanks Jordan: ) that put such a wonderful smile on my face. Sorry about making you all wait, I had issues with school (ugh) and then writers block that would not go away.. But here it is chapter twenty eight. The fact that cuddlebearlove put out her chapter 42 is what pushed me to get this one done.. at one time we were ten chapters apart.. and then she sped ahead.. jeez.. anyways.. i love all you reviewers and just readers, and i'm gonna work on chapter twenty nine, and maybe i can get it finished. :)

Wulfric

Tobias : Wulfric, I've gotten the chapter up.

(Wulfric appears, looking refreshed.)

Wulfric : Thanks, now I need to work on Twenty Nine.

Tobias : Need any help?

Wulfric : Not with the chapter, but can you polish and sharpen my pitchforks?

Tobias : Sure, but why?

Wulfric : One of my few stories that keep me on the edge of my seat hasn't been updated in .. awhile.

Tobias : It's not the Unexpected Guardian is it?

Wufric : Nah, she's really good at updating now.