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Chapter 11: Always Been There

Albus P.O.V.

I knew we had been here for at least 12 hours. No one had come and my dad was still studying some thrown away notes. I was pacing the floor and trying to connect the dots. All we knew is that our whole family was a target, Kingsley Shacklebolt was a target, and so was Horace Slughorn. We knew Lytle's history and some of his family background, but that was about it. I heard my stomach rumble and turned to my dad, "We need to get out, Barry obviously is helping his brother or he is under the Imperius Curse; we need to get home and share the information we've gathered! I want to see my wife, my best friend and cousin Rose, and Scorpius! I know you want to see mom! They are probably really worried about us! And we haven't done anything to help ourselves! We need to come up with a plan, Dad!"

"Albus, I know that we need to get out, but calm down and buckle down! Start reading the journals some more! Think harder about the plan this guys has! Even try to listen for Barry's voice! Anything!" My dad grabbed my shoulders and said to me.

"It is hard to think when your family is worried and your best friend's son is kidnapped somewhere." I sighed.

"Well, you have me, and there is no way that I can leave right now, so, there." My dad looked at me.

"They didn't say that your family would be brought into this in training." I paced the room.

"They didn't say they wouldn't either. Albus, it's hard, it's really hard. My family is the most important thing to me. I know you're safe and that gives me some peace. But, James, Lily, your mother, Ron and Hermione; I have no idea! We need to worry about what Barry's plan for us is before we do anything drastic. That and we need to learn more." He turned back to the web.

"Have you ever thought about stopping?" I whispered.

"What?" My dad turned his body slightly towards me while still staring intently at the web.

"Stopping. Quitting this auror thing. Have you ever thought about it?" I said, even quieter.

"I have, but- Albus, I feel like I need to. I feel a responsibility. A responsibility to my family, the Wizarding World, and all people in trouble. I feel responsible for many deaths during the war. I did feel responsible, but I know how many other lives I have now saved and that makes me feel a bit better." He turned all the way toward me.

"It's not your fault. You didn't kill those people in the war. They fought willingly to protect the world and destroy Voldemort and to protect their families. Teddy doesn't blame you, he loves you. He knows that you aren't the reason his parents are dead. Uncle George knows and Grandpa and Grandma Weasley. They know that you didn't kill Uncle Fred! It's not your fault, it never has been and I understand the whole 'serving your people' thing, but, Dad, really, you shouldn't feel responsible. Now or ever." I finished and hugged my dad.

"Al, if it were only that way." He said.

"It is that way. It isn't your fault. It never was. You really shouldn't feel guilty!" I leaned against the wall.

"I guess you are the smart one. You are wiser than you look." My dad laughed.

"Except in Potions, I suck at Potions." I chuckled.

"That's why your job doesn't involve mixing potions." He snickered.

"Yeah, that's pretty good I guess." I chortled.

"Yeah, it is!" He smiled.

"Rose was the smart one, Scorpius was the cunning one, and I, I was the funny one." I grinned.

"Well, all three of you were athletic so that wasn't really a category. But, you are for sure the wisest of the Potter kids!" He smirked lightly.

"Well, we better get some work done. We need to know what's going on." I nodded.

"Yeah, I'm gonna see if I can find any more info in the trash. You look at a journal." He walked forward to the trash.

I walked to a journal and started flipping through some pages. I didn't know how much I could find in those stupid things. I thought that they weren't that important. I was wrong; I leafed to the middle and found a stray Daily Prophet article. I picked it up and read it, the headline, out loud: "LEGENDARY HOGWARTS PROFESSOR, HORACE SLUGHORN, HELPS IN THE CAPTURE OF DEADLY KIDNAPPER." We now knew why Slughorn was targeted.

OOOOOOOOOOH, suspense! anyway, i really hope you enjoyed it!

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