CHAPTER EIGHT: Revelations, An extraordinary outing and nightmares.

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Albus Dumbledore was not a happy man Saturday morning. His plans for the Dursleys to keep Harry down were crushed and had been for years, Minerva had allowed Harry and Cedric with a few 'friends' to go to Edinbrough instead of Hogsmede next weekend and on top of that he couldn't find Harry or his supposed 'friends' anywhere. As Saturday breakfast happened around him Albus' mind was pulled back to last night as he had a rather confusing yet hopeful meeting with Molly Weasley, an annoying meeting the Dursleys for the first time in almost fourteen years, the disastrous meeting in Gringotts with Burchoke.

FLASHBACK:

"Molly?" Albus called out hopefully from the fireplace of the Weasley home an ache beginning to set into his knees as Molly came into view.

"Headmaster" Molly squeaked dropping the basket of clothing she held "What can I do you for?"

"May I come through and speak with you privately?" He asked politely

"Yes, Yes of course Arthurs at work still he won't be back for another hour" Molly replied picking up her basket of washing and setting it on a chair out of the way allowing Albus to come through with ease.

"I have a few questions Molly that I hope won't take too long" Albus said taking the seat Molly offered gratefully

"What kind of questions?" Molly asked nervously sitting opposite the headmaster and flicking her wand to the kettle so it could boil and make the tea.

"This is about Harry Potter Molly" Albus said after a moment deciding to be frank with his accomplice "and what he says about his childhood and what he does during his summers?"

"He doesn't speak much about his childhood whenever he's with us" Molly awncered with thoughtful honesty "Though he has had mentioned spending time with his relatives which has ended badly before coming to see us and mentioning spending time with a Slytherin"

Albus mentally smiled at this as Molly spat out the word Slytherin. Molly was the epitomite Gryffindor with a healthy dose of Prejudice against Slytherin and against the natural order of things. So Harry at least spent part of his summer with Elphaba Hardbroom. He recalled Elphaba having a common primary school with Harry so she would naturally live within the area Harry did.

"The Slytherin in question is Elphaba Hardbroom, a muggle raised Half-blood just like Harry" Albus informed her "I have a feeling they recognised each other during the summer after first year and at least had someone to talk to of our world"

"At least she's a half-blood" Molly said nodding with grudging acceptance, placing a cup of tea in front of the headmaster. At least when she and her family weren't around a witch with partially pure magical blood was. "She still isn't my Ginny though"

"No she isn't Molly, Thank you for the tea" Albus said mentally grinning further taking a sip of the tea "Are you still conditioning Miss Genevra with the love, loyalty and lust potions?, and feeding Harry them whenever he's here"

"Yes of course" Molly replied with a demented look in her eyes "I make sure to not over do it, we want Ginny alive as well as Harry for long enough to conceive a baby and live to raise as a proper Lord Potter, Harry is no longer needed after that"

Albus grinned and clinked his cup of tea against Molly's cup, before draining the full cup.

"I thank you Molly for the tea but now I must go" Albus informed her "I have to meet with Petunia Dursley"

"Of course headmaster" Molly said collecting the cups and putting them in the sink "Do you still want me to continue brewing loyalty and lust potions for harry?"

"Please Molly" Albus replied changing his robes to muggle attire "Although wait until nearer to May to brew them and administer them, I have Severus brewing Loyalty potions to tune Sirius Black and Harry to me"

"Of course Headmaster" Molly replied happily "I will see you near Christmas"

"Of course" Albus said bowing slightly and leaving through the back door to apperate to little Whinging.

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Albus walked down the street of Privet drive little whinging dressed in an outlandish muggle suit. Women from number twelve and number six peered out at him from front room windows and the Lady at number two frowned at him from her front garden as he walked up the driveway to Number four. He knocked on the door politely and calmly waited. Petunia Dursley opened the door frowned then tried to slam the door in his face. Dumbledore placed a hand on the door and held his wand in the other an angry look on his face.

"We could do this the hard way or the easy way Petunia your choice" Dumbledore warned quietly.

Petunia caught the women of the street looking at her from their houses before deciding to let the abomination of a headmaster in.

"Fine" she hissed opening the door to let him in "It must be quick though, Dudley is out and Vernon is due home any moment"

Dumbledore entered number four before Petunia closed the front door and lead him to the living room.

"What is this about?" Petunia asked gesturing to sit down before perching on the armchair nervously

"This is about your nephew Harry Potter" Dumbledore began

"What about him?" Petunia spat angrily "I haven't seen the freak in nearly two years, since he blew up my sister-in-law"

"You haven't seen him...In two years" Dumbledore stumbled beginning to get angry "When I placed him with you it was to be until he was seventeen...Where has he been living if not with you?"

"He's been emancipated for years his minder now is Gabrielle Cilantro, by law I have to see him for two weeks every summer" Petunia informed him a small glint of glee in her eyes as all his plans for Harry fell apart. "But when he was seven he had been adopted from us by Josie Hardbroom-Warren after two years of costly court battles, even more money we had to spend on the freak"

Dumbledore stood up anger filling his every fibre abusing the air to cackle and Petunia to shrink back in fear. He angrily pulled out his wand and shooting an imobulus and viewing all her memories of the event with legimencey.

"You stupid woman you've ruined everything for the greater good" He stormed unfreezing her and storming out of number four and back up Privet drive before apperating away from Little Whinging, leaving a crying Petunia Dursley sitting in her living room wondering over her life.

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Albus stormed through Diagon Alley seriously annoyed enough to be beyond angry, for years Albus Dumbledore thought his Pawn was where he was supposed to be during the summer. But he wasn't, Elphaba Hardbroom and her family were becoming more and more threatening to his plans for Harry Potter and the greater good. Albus mounted the steps to Gringotts and entered the large Bank.

Storming up to the nearest empty goblin who happened to be Griphook he coughed loudly and tried to look impressive and kind.

"I wish to see Account master Burchoke Teller" He said a little more forcefully than he meant to

"On what goal, Mr Dumbledore?" Griphook asked laying down his quill and looking up at the Headmaster.

"I wish to talk to him about Mr Potters accounts due to being his magical guardian"

"I am afraid I cannot do that due to Mr Potter not being here" Griphook informed him "Due to several frauds committed to a couple of accounts due to Magical Guardians the law has been changed to Protect our clients...Especially Lord Potter"

"Mr Potter informed me himself to come to Gringotts to get some money for him" Albus lied smoothly "I wish to speak to Burchoke to give him a full bank balance as well"

"I'm afraid we cannot allow that Mr Dumbledore" Burchoke said announcing his arrival "I have met with Lord Potter and since both the Ministry, yourself and his previous physical guardians in the mundane world have granted him his Emancipation he has closed off his accounts to any and all Magical guardians he has, and since Lord Black is his Magical guardian and not you Mr Dumbledore he was all for it"

Albus felt his anger level rise as he processed what Griphook and Burchoke had said...then it hit him from the oath Elphaba Hardbroom had said to Harrys Announcement and what he had learned this evening. Harry knew Albus was cheating him out of money...but how Harry had a Mail re-direct around him and had done so for years.

"Leave Mr Dumbledore before we either throw you out of arrest you for causing trouble" Burchoke ordered angrily "Don't come back until you need money from your own account"

Albus Dumbledore Headmaster of Hogwarts, Chief Wizard of the Wizgenmort and Supreme Mugwump of the ICW was then promptly thrown out of Gringotts. Albus apparated back to Hogwarts and sulked in his rooms for the rest of the night. Not noticing the small Potter house elf Maeve following him back to Hogwarts and apperating to her Master.

END FLASHBACK.

Dumbledore was brought back to the present by Karkeroff asking about the hostages he would be using for Diggory and Harry, He mentally sighed and turned to his fellow headmaster so he could awncer him.

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Harry Potter the bane of The Headmaster stood in the room of requirement waiting for Hermione. Thanks to Neville, the champions and their allies now had enough Gillyweed to scope out the mermaid village in the black lake and to test their swimming prowess. They planned to have full use of the black lake and warming charms right up until a week before the second task. Fleur informed her parents to be wary of any request of Madame Maxine's to use her sister as Hostage. Daphne, Susan Luna, Neville and Padma had agreed to be hostages when the time came. Elphaba hung back looking a bit green at the thought of being underwater for more than an hour. Dance lessons had continued as Cedric paired up with Padma, Daphne was with Harry and Neville asked Luna. Fleur was asked by Rodger Davis from Ravenclaw and accepted. After being asked by a few boys from sixth year they didn't know Susan was asked by Victor and Elphaba called on Lee Jordan to be dance partners. They could at least predict what was generally happening over the next three months.

The door to the room of requirement opened and Hermione entered the room with an excited Luna behind her. Harry half expected the little lunge of love for Hermione to rise up...but it didn't as a longing for Daphne to be there reared its head instead. Harry knew at once it was merely platonic friendship he wanted from the brainy Gryffindor.

"Welcome to the room of requirement Hermione" Harry called out attracting Hermione's attention as Luna bounded up to him for a hug.

"This is incredible" Hermione whispered wondrously staring around the room again.

"Isn't it" Luna replied grinning wishing for a few chairs next to the fireplace and sitting down in her favourite.

"Sit down Hermione" Harry said gently "We want to hear everything about Greece"

"Everything?" Hermione asked wincing slightly at how harry said it as she sat down.

"Hermione we know you're a mutant" Luna said kindly with a soft friendly smile as Harry sat down

"You...You do?" Hermione sputtered in surprise turning pale as she did so

"Both Elphaba, Luna and I we not sure" Harry admitted sheepishly "Elphaba heard you projecting and Luna thought she overheard some conversations of yours with your father indicating it"

Hermione hung her head in shame as she began tearing up before it snapped up again

"Hardbroom heard me projecting?" She asked frowning slightly "But that means"

'That I'm a mutant' Elphaba projected into the conversation 'A Psychic Mutant to be in fact Granger so is Susan, I'm listening very carefully'

Hermione winced as she thought of the wheelchair psycic she'd met in her childhood and a vauge thought of Dumbledore sprang its head before she shook it away

"Susan can sense other mutants both magical and mundane" Harry informed hera faint smile on his lips "she was the one who confirmed it for us, I have empathic mutation and the mutation of tongues...I can communicate with people in their own language after three days of hearing it nonstop"

"Do...Do you have a mutation Luna?" Hermione asked the petit Ravenclaw managing to change the conversation, Luna merely smiled and faded through the chair and out of sight. Hermione began to wonder why she was looking at a chair before Luna re-appeared again, startling her.

"Phasing mutation" Luna added with a grin "I can phase through walls, furniture and from people's minds...I'm working to cover a whole group of people without thinking about it"

"We heard of your father Last year Hermione" Harry began attracting Hermiones attention again "Since there are several students in Hogwarts with mutations mainly Mundane-borns and half bloods, which for magical kicks in at least around fourteen to fifthteen instead of the mundane age of seventeen...a few mentioned talking to a Mr Granger and since you told me once of your parents separating when you were six we made the connection"

"There's the occasional Full-Blood who will need help" Luna continued "Like myself and Susan, who have mainly minor mutations or weird ones"

They let Hermione process the information for a moment and clear away her tears. Harry summoned Dobby with some drinks and a snack or two.

"Do you want to talk about Greece now?" Harry asked handing her a glass of chilled orange juice to help her composure.

"I...I can do that" Hermione said haltingly and began to tell them everything.

Twenty minuites after Hermione began Noise could be heard from the corridor outside as Elphaba and Susan came running in with Daphne, Neville and a small House elf on their heels.

"Sorry to interrupt granger but this can't wait" Elphaba said angrily letting everyone catch their breath

"What's wrong?" Harry asked noting the tenseness in Elphabas shoulders.

"Dumbledore knows of our childhood" She simply replied in a hard tone which reached her eyes. Harry tensed himself.

"How much?" He asked icily making Hermione wince again

"Everything" Elphaba replied turning towards Hermione with just about concealed anger "And it started with Granger and Weasley"

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It took them a week of dodging Dumbledore competently, Securing Harrys lordship and covering the rest of their tracks well enough to deny anything Dumbledore was going to blame them on for Harry to feel comfortably sure that whatever Dumbledore wanted to pull out of their heads was covered. Harry thought back to the previous Saturday and felt guilty when Hermione eventually broke down enough after Elphabas intense grilling to admit both she and Ron had been pulled into Dumbledore's office two days previously to be questioned, Hermione admitted they both took some lemon drops that were offered. Hermione remarked that her mind went fuzzy and she wasn't entirely sure what she had said or done, all she remembered afterwards was leaving the Headmasters office to go to the hospital wing for a headache. A Stony faced Harry let Hermione cry it off and for Susan and Maeve to take her to the hospital wing for a calming potion.

Since it was Friday morning the group wanted to make a statement to Dumbledore personally. The six of them waited for the majority of the students to be in the Great hall before walking in just like Harry and Elphaba did on the first of November. They swept up either side of the Slytherin table this time and sat down to eat. Harry tried to ignore the sad look Hermione was giving them and the look of Horror Ron was giving them. Dumbledore stared at the group as they ate in quiet conversation, the headmaster talked with Severus Snape for a moment before Snape walked down from the high table and over to the group.

"I hope you realise you're at the wrong table Potter" Snape drawled trying to look important

"I am well aware of this Professor Snape" Harry replied honestly "But we were invited by Miss Hardbroom and Miss Greengrass to sit for breakfast as payment for letting them sit with us"

"None the less Potter the Headmaster wishes to speak with you after breakfast" Snape continued with a frown on his face

"I will speak to the Headmaster when I need to and when I am ready to" Harry replied honestly finishing off his food "and if the headmaster wanted to talk he can come over himself and ask like an adult"

Snape huffed angrily and walked back up to the high table and the headmaster. Harry felt a small amount of joy as Dumbledore began looking angry. As they got up to leave, the other three champions and their friends joined them. Albus Dumbledore stopped them at the door out of the Great Hall.

"Harry my boy a word if you please" Dumbledore said in a grandfatherly tone "Alone if possible"

"It's Lord Potter to you Headmaster Dumbledore" Harry replied hotly "and if you wish to talk you must tell me in what subject? If it's school worries I request Professors McGonagoll and Flitwick in the room, If it's the tournement I expect the other Headmasters and the other champions to be there...It this is due to my life outside this establishment, you have no say where I can or cannot go, or what time I can or cannot leave. If it's a threat to my life inside and/or outside I require Account Master Burchoke and Lord Black with me as well as Heiress' Hardbroom and Greengrass as well Professor McGonagoll, if it's none of those circumstances you have no need to speak with me"

Harry and his friends made to leave as Dumbledore tried to stop them

"This is about your housing outside of Hogwarts Harry My boy...You're in danger of..."

"Are you daft as well as stupid Headmaster Dumbledore?" Elphaba asked with an angry frown "The Lord Potter has laid out the means to talk to him on the three subjects you as Headmaster can talk to him about. If you wish to request to talk to him as Supreme Mugwump then another member of the ICW should be there. Or if you request to talk to him as Chief Wizard of the Wizgenmort then at least another Lord, Baron or seat holder must be there as well as their heirs as witnesses"

Dumbledore looked over the Great Hall and became aware of the students and teachers watching them with intent and interest, He looked to Harry and suddenly knew Harry wanted the attention

"If this is about your supposed Magical Guardianship over me Headmaster Dumbledore" Harry began with a smug yet knowing glint in his eyes "plus you're regular stealing money from my accounts for paying your lackeys and your own gain AND forbidding giving me the required information I need as Lord Potter. Then you owe me an apology and A LOT of money"

Dumbledore almost whimpered as he saw Harrys emerald green eyes flash dangerously as his allies seamed to bulk up in defence around him. Dumbledore saw an angry looking Minerva approaching them with Madame Maxine and Karkeroff on her heals. Harry seemed to relax as Minerva got to their side

"You know what to do if you wish to speak with me Headmaster" Harry almost spat turning to Minerva signalling the end to the conversation.

Dumbledore skulked away in shame as the Great Hall went back to talking to each other.

"Ready to go Mr Potter?" Minerva asked with a smile

"Of Course Professor McGonagoll" Harry replied with a smile "We have a date to keep after all"

The thirteen students and three teachers left the Halls of Hogwarts and took a carriage to Hogsmede before going through the fireplace at the Three Broomsticks for The Wand and Cauldron in Edinbrough.

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Harry and Elphaba shared many a knowing look as they walked through the streets of Edinbrough looking for the Dress Shops for Proms and Weddings. They almost Lost Padma and Parvati for two hours, when they came across a Dress shop for those of Indian Decent. By Lunchtime they had also had suits for Victor, his friend William, Cedric and Neville and Harry was sure Karkeroff had one for himself. They also had Dresses for Luna, Susan, Marie and surprisingly Professor McGonagoll. They still needed a tuxedo and dresses for Harry, Daphne, Fleur and Elphaba but for now they were having McDonalds for lunch.

"This is the best food I've had for ages" Cedric said loudly munching his third burger and earning a happy look from the staff behind the tills.

"Best not eat too much Cedric" Elphaba chuckled munching on her third helping of chips "Padma would like you pretty for the ball"

Both Padma and Cedric blushed slightly as everyone around them chuckled for a moment.

"Let us finish up here so we can get the last few dresses" Professor McGonagoll said to the group clearing up her rubbish and dropping it in the nearby bin. Everyone finished eating and cleared up behind them as they left.

"Where's the last place we need to go?" Pavarti asked Elphaba as the group left the McDonalds and walked down the high street.

"One particular place in question Pav" Elphaba replied leading the group into a smaller shop nearby "Macy McGonagolls"

Minerva stopped in the street to stare at her student and the store as everyone entered the front door Harry hung back letting Madame Maxine enter the shop.

"Are you coming Professor?" he asked with a small encouraging smile as he held out his hand. Minerva McGonagoll transfiguration Professor and Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts took hold of her favourite student and entered the dress shop owned by her own son and Daughter-in-law.

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Back at Hogwarts Albus Dumbledore sat in his office fuming over his ruined plans and trying his hardest to change the situation to fit his control. Perhaps he should bump um the marriage contract to Ginny Weasley and getting the Potter heir as of right now it seemed the best option.

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