Harry Potter and the Unexpected Heir
Voldermort was angry, he was very angry. The Order was getting stronger. Damn that Merlin! He had no spies in the Order, the last one; Severus Snape; was hardly welcome after killing Dumbledore. The attack on Diagon Alley did not go well. He lost a hundred Death Eaters, he was furious when Bellatrix came back, like a wounded dog. He made her pay for her incompetence. Triple Crucio's made the trick. The hundred Death Eaters were mostly newbies anyway, so not much loss there. But he was still bothered with the simplicity yet greatness in which they were killed. He would have to watch out; everything would have to be planned out carefully. His army was getting larger and larger every day, but he still wanted more power, power to crush the Light side.
He was currently seating with his Inner Circle. They were awaiting more reinforcements, from India and China. He had promised their Ministers wealth and power. Fools, he planned on killing them and taking over their countries; the start of his Dark Empire. But now they were planning another grand attack. It would take months of preparation, but hopefully the Heir would be too busy to notice him, he would set out small insignificant attacks around the world to keep her occupied. At the corner of the room a man, his face half covered in shadow, smiled at the successful plans being made.
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The Trio woke up at 7 am. They got dressed, badges shining. They made their way towards the Hall, they met up with fellow Gryffindor's on the way, receiving greetings from them. Breakfast was calm; James came around the Gryffindor table. They noticed Sprout, Slughorn and Lily were doing the same with the other tables. When his dad came to them he landed them a note from the Headmistress to Harry and Hermione. The note said:
Dear Harry and Hermione,
Seeing you are Head Boy and Head Girl, for the first time in Hogwarts history the Head Pupils will be allowed to attend the weekly teacher's meeting. More will be explained to you. Please come to the staff room at 6 pm every Friday.
Yours Truly
Lillian Merlin
They went on to their first lesson. It was transfiguration with Professor Black. When they arrived at McGonagall's old class they noticed the change in surroundings. The room which used to be strict and completely about Transfiguration was now livelier. There were pictures of young Sirius, James, Lily and Remus, and much to Harry's embarrassment, some of him too. There were some which originally had Peter in them, but he seemed to have been burned out. A large black dog stood in front of the desk, watching the class come in. once everyone was seated and quiet, the dog gave a loud, joyful bark and transformed back into the Professor' shape. He greeted the class with a large smile. He clapped his hands together and started.
"Alright! So I'm Professor Black and this is NEWT Transfiguration a.k.a. Advanced Transfiguration. This term we will start with transfiguring objects into animals. But first I must ask you; do any of you have an interest becoming Animagi? This should have been offered to you last year but obviously last year was not a great one"
Several people put up their hands up, including Ron and Hermione. Harry didn't bother, he already had three.
"I tell you it is not all fun and games, it looked cool when I did it but trust me, it takes a lot of hard work and extra studying" many put down their hands, Ron was about to, but a clear look from Hermione stopped him. Only Ron and Hermione had their hands up in the end. Sirius wrote down their names and continued with the lesson.
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After a double lesson of transfiguration Ron, Hermione and the rest of the class came out smiling, all except one. Harry came out really bored, all the material that they covered in class he already new, thanks to his inheritance, but he knew that the rest of the school year would be totally useless and boring because he already new everything the teacher was saying. They went ahead with their normal lives for the rest of the day, Hermione and Ron were both enthusiastic about the new things they were learning but again Harry couldn't help but feel bored. The day went on, the afternoon went by, and the night went by. The next few days were a blur. Lots of homework, and lots of hours spent on those homeworks, except Harry of cause, he had a lot of free time, so he spent most of his time with his parents and some with Lillian too, but mostly she was busy, still Pena enjoyed when he visited so he didn't mind. But he had a feeling that since Lillian and him kissed; the young Merlin heir was trying to avoid him. Did she like him or not. You don't just kiss a person and then ignore them do you?
Before they knew it the end of the week was upon them. Hermione and Harry made their to the staff room, but they were a bit late, some student decided to throw a Stink Bomb in the corridors and them two were the ones who had to clean up. They got in and joined the circular table. The teachers were mostly talking about how their classes went well but some students were having problems, so ways in which they can be helped were discussed. Lillian got up and started talking:
"I wanted to discuss the possibility of a Winter Ball; the aim will be to perch up the mood and to celebrate the last Christmas that the seventh years spend at Hogwarts. I was thinking that the prefects and head pupils could organise everything. The Ball will be mostly for the seventh years but I think that the other years should be allowed in until lets say 10pm?" Lillian suggested
The rest of the teachers thought it was a great idea. Just before the meeting was over Mr. Filch came in.
"I'm sorry Headmistress, Stink Bombs. You wanted to see me? Is this about the whipping request I asked for?" Filch asked
Lillian ignored that question "I called you here to tell you that you will need to close the trophy room at around 5 pm and reinforce the protective charms in the library. Madam Sinistra can do that"
Mr. Filch was quite upset about the whipping order being denied. He would one day have his way about whipping "Why may I ask"
Lillian took a glance towards the Marauders "I just don't want to see the trophy room and the P section of the library blown up again. After all the Marauders are back at Hogwarts"
James, Sirius and Lupin gave a loud laugh "I must say the Weasley twins kept up a good job but no one is better than us"
"Just don't harm the students and don't destroy any school property" Lillian said very McGonagall like
"But what's the fun in that" Sirius said
The teachers left, Harry staid behind. Lillian was there too, looking over some papers. She seemed so into them that she didn't even notice Harry there. When she looked up and met his eyes she was startled.
"Harry! I thought you left"
"Nope still here. I wanted to talk to you. I can't help but to feel that since we …kissed that you have been avoiding me. I am not stupid, I can sense there is something you know and are not telling me"
"Harry… there is so much… others think my abilities are cool… but some are not… one should not know their destiny so easily."
"This is not the first time that I have heard you talking about the future. What do you see that is so horrible?"
"I see… things… sad things… deadly things" she said avoiding his gaze.
"I can't really talk to you about those things then; words from someone that does not know are more useless than not saying anything. But I wish you would talk to me. I am your friend Lillian… I care for you. This inheritance thing opened my mind, I am not naïve, I'm not afraid to express my feelings. I gave Ginny up; my heart was not with her. When I kissed you, I was not trying to cheer you up; I was trying to show you that I was there for you, that I will always be there for you. I believe that we should use up all our time the best way possible"
Even before she could answer he was out the door. 'His matured so much over the past few weeks' she thought 'Am I making a mistake?'
She picked up her papers and left, heading for her office, this conversation had steered things up in her; feelings, memories and predictions…