A/N: I've decided to be nice and give you an update for the Heir of Gryffindor.
1. You've all voted and chose choice D.B. (For those who don't remember, from Harry and Ginny's wedding to Taran and Tara's graduation in one story)
2. You've all voted and decided to bring back Dumbledore and the older Potters.
3. I'm waiting to hear if you want me to bring back Ryder Brown from the Memories story: "McGonagall's Secret" (Posted today. Please respond via review in Memories II or P.M.)
4. I'm up to Taran and Tara's fourth or fifth year. I'm trying to figure out what happens when. Right now it's just plot purposes. Details will be squeezed in as it's being typed.
5. Only two chapters are typed. The others are handwritten in journals I carry with me to work on during breaks at work and school once I finish homework.
6. Title name had been changed to Heir of Hogwarts due to what you will learn in this chapter.
7. You WILL see Peter Conway again.
8. There are scenes and hints to the story in The Aftermath. Can you guess where they are as you read the story?
Chapter 11: Family History
In April,
"Easter break is coming." Hermione said as she walked into the common room to see Ginny reviewing her OWL notes and Harry and Ron playing chess.
"WHY AREN'T YOU TWO STUDYING FOR NEWTS?!" Hermione yelled.
"Those are NEXT year." Ron told his girlfriend.
"Here we go again." Ginny and Harry sighed as those two started to argue.
"Harry?" Ginny asked. "Can you quiz me?"
"Sure." Harry said. "It's either that or listen to those two."
He motioned the arguing Ron and Hermione.
"Want to go somewhere private?" Harry asked.
"Sure. Where?"
"I have JUST the place."
Harry motioned over to a tapestry that was protected by a suit of armor in the common room.
He leaned against the wall casually and whispered something to the suite of armor. To Ginny's surprise, it took a step forward.
"What did you do?" she asked.
"I just said the password." Harry told her as he moved the tapestry to reveal a door. He opened it and the two found themselves in a study.
There was a large portrait of two witches and a wizard that took up most of the left wall. On the right wall, there was a desk with a portrait of an empty frame. Ancient parchments with preserving charms were scattered around on the desk.
"How did you find this?" Ginny asked.
"The book Dad gave me last year. It had a map to this place. We were going to explore it, but we never got around to it. And because Professor Lupin was cured, Dad's not here as much."
"What IS the password?"
"Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus" Harry told her.
"This is so wicked." She said in amazement.
"Okay. OWLs."
Ginny sighed. She'd rather either explore or start a snog session, but she knew that her tests were important.
"How do you make an object fly?" Harry quizzed.
"First year material." A voice said
"Who said that?" Ginny asked.
"That was on MY exam, thank you." Harry told the voice.
"Is it just me, or tis the mid-examination becoming easier by the year?"
Ginny turned and saw a portrait of a group of three medieval people come to life.
"Harry?" She asked.
"Oh. Ginny. These are Godric Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Helga Hufflepuff. The portrait was made after Slytherin left. Do you three mind? I'm trying to help Ginny study."
"Of course. My apologies." Ravenclaw said.
"You can have conversations with the founders?" Ginny asked.
"I've had them. Ever since I found this place. "I've also had conversations with Julia and Proteus over there."
He pointed to an empty frame.
"What's behind that curtain?" she asked pointing to a curtain on the other side of the room.
"Just another door to another room." He told her.
"I want to explore." She said before he could get back to the quizzing.
"If you get the question right, we'll explore." He bribed.
"What was the question again?"
He repeated.
"Wingardium Leviosia."
"Wand movement?"
"Wait a minute…"
"It was a two part question."
"Swish and flick."
"Let's go."
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"This is too wicked." She said with Harry in the lead.
Instead of a room, it had been a LONG hallway.
"Here's the door." Harry said when they came across a closed door.
"Alohramora." He said
The door opened.
As the two walked into the dark, stone, room, torches lit.
"Where are we?" Ginny asked.
Harry took out the Marauders Map. He couldn't find himself and Ginny on it.
"In a place Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs knew nothing about." Harry told her.
"Harry. Look." Ginny said pointing to a wall.
There hung three tapestries. One was in gold and red, the second was in blue and black, and the third was in yellow and a bright, immaculate white.
"These are the families of the founders." Harry observed. "Well, three of them"
"Odd." Ginny said looking at Ravenclaw's. "Look here. James Cooper, youngest brother of John Cooper, great-great grandson of Rowena Ravenclaw, married Susan Smith, great-great granddaughter of Helga Hufflepuff."
"And look here." Harry added pointing underneath the couple she had been pointing to. "Their youngest married a Potter."
Harry went back over to Gryffindor's and looked near that time period. He then went back to Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff's and looked over them.
"Bloody hell." Harry swore fifteen minutes later.
"What?" she asked.
"I'm not just the Heir of Gryffindor. I'm also the Heir of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. The eldest children of the other two have all died out, so I'm next in line."
"So, why weren't you considered for either of those?"
"I guess because I'm related through the youngest children. Back then, those were just means of marriage." Harry guessed as Ginny turned to head for the door.
"Uh Harry?" Ginny asked with her back turned towards the tapestries.
"Yes?" Harry asked still looking at the tapestries.
"Which door did we use?" she asked.
Harry turned and saw six different doors.
All were closed and none were marked.
TBC
"Okay." Harry said looking at the four labeled doors and the two unmarked. "We have Doors Three and Five left."
"I bet Ron and Hermione are worried sick." Ginny said. "We've been gone three hours."