Harry Potter and the Unexpected Heir
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The warning feeling that Harry was experiencing came toward the ends of October. The cold was beginning to settle over Hogwarts. Harry was just back from visiting the library at Merlin Hall, he had a bag filled with hundreds of shrunken books and scrolls. He came down the tower and entered his room, he heard voices coming from Lillian's Office, he got his Invisibility Cloak and hid himself, if it was a student how would he explain him coming from the Headmistress' bedroom? But who he saw was no student, and it didn't please him. In his lover's office sat Draco and Narcissia Malfoy. He made his way down the stairs, preparing to launch at Malfoy. He was going to pay for what he had tried to do to Dumbledore. He tried to move but found his body paralysed. Unable to move or talk he was finally forced to listen to what the three people were talking about.
"Are you sure you can protect us?" Narcissia asked, doubtingly.
"Of course, the protection that Dumbledore offered is still available and I am happy that you decided to take it. It was very brave of you to come here" Lillian said, reassuringly. Making sure Harry was listening she continued.
"But please explain in more detail to me why you have changed your mind and decided to betray the Dark Lord?"
This time Draco answered "We already told you, father was always talking so highly of the Death Eaters and Voldermort, even mum followed his ideals because she thought he was right. But the Dark Lord has become more ruthless than ever, I regret my decision to join; I wish I wouldn't have to be plagued by the mark in my arm for the rest of my life. The Dark Lord is an evil creature, he doesn't care about anyone but his damn self, he always tortures them for no reason, but I have to warn you, there is a Death Eater, he joined a few years ago but remained a secret until a few months ago. He is as evil as the Dark Lord, if not more. No one knows his name except You-Know-Who, others simply refer to him as 'him' or 'he'. He has already been chosen as the Dark Lord's right-hand and possible successor. Please Professor, you are supposed to be the most powerful witch to ever exist, you have to stop them. He will destroy everything, my mother and father will be first to go, he was furious at father for getting locked up at Azkaban" Draco finished; he did not seem to be the same Draco as last year.
Harry listened to what Malfoy was saying. He regret joining, he was afraid for his family. He actually felt sorry for him.
"He tortured you too hasn't he Draco?" Lillian asked "That is why you have changed so much, you have been forced into a world of war and conflict since you were born, you have been forced to grow up too fast" she sighed "That seems to be happening a lot lately. I believe in second chances and I will help you. I will get your father from prison and he will join you in hiding. You shall be placed in one of the Order's safe houses. You cannot leave, you have no meanings of communication whatsoever to the outside world and the house is under the Fidelius of which I am Secret Keeper so you will be safe" she finished, looking at the two Malfoys. Narcissia had tears in her eyes. Lillian didn't know if they were tears of happiness or tears of sorrow from having broken the beliefs they were brought up in. "Draco you will receive your school work everyday, I don't want you to miss a year from school" Lillian said, Draco nodded. "Penna will take you to your new home, the house-elf Mobby will receive you, I will make regular visits and if I see any mistreatment on Mobby you will be doing your own cooking and cleaning until your out. Am I understood?" she asked
The two Malfoys reluctantly nodded. At Lillian's mental command the phoenix flew to the two Malfoys and whisked them away in flames.
Harry had been listening to what the Malfoys were saying; since he was paralysed he had no choice. So Malfoy was tortured? As much as he hated Malfoy no one deserved that kind of pain, having experienced it he would not wish it to even his worst enemy, well with the exception of Voldermort and his Death Eaters.
"Can I let you out of your Bind without having my possessions broken?" Lillian asked, her tone made him feel slightly guilty. He knew he was about to do something foolish, everyone deserved a second chance if they really proved themselves. Knowing Lillian Draco must of said something to earn it, Lillian was always protective of the people she liked, she would not let an almost murder into Hogwarts without good reason. Harry was finally released from the magical hold. There was silence between both of them for a bit.
"How do you know that they aren't trying to spy on the Order? Or even kill you" Harry asked.
Lillian got up "Come" she said taking Harry's hand, and led Harry up the tower from which he came from earlier. They stepped out into the cold October night, looking up at the starts. She conjured a orb of green magic and threw it upwards it kept going and going until it was way above the tallest tower of the castle, then it stopped as if it have touched something and almost electric looking it zapped into an invisible barrier, now Harry could see what was protecting Hogwarts. A gigantic dome was now visible; before it disappeared Harry noticed that it covered a large part of the Forbidden Forest, the whole Black Lake and the hills around the school. However he saw it did not reach Hogsmead.
"If Malfoy meant harm, the barrier would not let him through. This is a defensive spell I came up with after meeting Dumbledore, only myself and the Heirs of the Founders can actually modify the spell, by Heirs of the Founders I mean you and your parents. Besides Harry I checked them with Legimency" Lillian said, looking at him, love in her eyes.
"Legimency can be blocked with Occlumency, it can be fooled Lillian" Harry replied.
"Not mine. Harry I know you and Draco have never gotten along well but you have to understand he has taken the initiative and has come to ask for help"
"Probably just to save his skin" Harry said
"Maybe but if Draco wasn't like that he would have been sorted into Gryffindor and not Slytherin." She giggled "Harry I know you are angry at me but it is too late now to change anything, Draco and Narcissia have helped us to determine Voldermort's next move, he will be attacking Diagon Alley and Godric's Hollow simultaneously, so we have a week in which to prepare"
Harry paid close attention to what she was saying, to be honest Harry felt a bit embarrassed, he was a mature young man who was supposed to understand the value of second chances.
"I'm sorry" he said "I was about to act irrationally"
Lillian nodded, she was looking at Harry attentively "Someday I have to teach you to read auras, most wizards and witches cant hide them and by reading auras you can tell how powerful someone is, what they are really like or even their intensions. Draco's one was sincere but also scared"
"Never imagined Draco Malfoy scared" Harry said "he is always so full of himself"
"Well many hide behind fake confidence to mask their true selves"
Harry got up from his chair and went over to kiss Lillian, they were so caught up that they didn't even notice Sirius opening the door, they did however hear his playful whistle. The couple broke it up and jumped apart in the air at the same time; startled.
"Have you never heard of knocking?" Harry asked
"What for? If I did I wouldn't get to see shows like this" Sirius answered playfully and slyly at the same time.
"What do you want Sirius?" Lillian asked
"Juts to check if you were ok, you never can be too careful around a Malfoy" he answered, now serious.
"I'm fine Sirius, you can stop being so serious now" she said smiling "But you can check how well they have settled in if you want"
"Sure" Sirius answered, before quickly Apparating away.
"Now where were we" Lillian asked. She turned towards Harry but he was looking at her attentively, his aura was a mixture of worry and love.
"Lillian, are there any more secrets, perhaps a bit like this one with the Malfoys that I don't know about?" Harry asked.
She looked away from him, avoiding his eyes. He sighed. But she said quickly "Harry believe me, I want to tell you but there are things that you are still not ready for, you may be more mature but the Harry that still quickly loses his temper is still lurking around somewhere inside. I only have one secret that I am not telling you, its to do with the Order and I know that perhaps not telling you it may one day lead to my downfall, but if you knew I don't know if you would understand, you would probably hate me" her voice trailed off.
"Lillian we are soulmates, I could never hate you even if I wanted too, no matter what you do or hide. I juts hope someday you will tell me, when I am ready to understand" Harry said while Lillian rested her head on his chest, his hand travelled her auburn curls while she closed her eyes.
"I'm sorry I was about to attack Malfoy, it's just he tried to kill Dumbledore, he hurt Katie and Ron whilst trying, I should learn to control my temper, I should understand second chances, after being given quite the share" Harry said "I shouldn't really blame Malfoy, he was being forced by Voldermort, its Snape I should concentrate my efforts on, he is going to pay" Lillian shut her eyes tighter.
There was silence for a moment "I love you" Lillian said, breaking the silence "Everything I do is to protect you and everyone else, never doubt that"
"I love you too but the tone that your using makes it sound like you will die tomorrow or something. I think sometimes you forget that you are immortal Lils" Harry said.
"Yet my future is blank" she said, her voice surrendering to worry.
"Maybe your future is blank because it hasn't been decided yet"
"Maybe"
"Now what is this thing about Voldermort attacking Diagon Alley and Godric's Hollow?" Harry asked
"Our spy told Draco to pass on the information to me, he is too tightly watched to contact me directly, so knowing Draco was coming they managed to inform me. There is an Order meeting in five minutes, I have already called the group leaders" Lillian said, the two lovers Apparated to the chamber and waited while members piled in using the fireplaces. Seating at the very end Lillian began to speak.
"Thank you for coming at such a short notice but my informant concerning Voldermort has passed the knowledge that next week Wednesday Voldermort will set a large-scale attack on Diagon Alley and Godric's Hollow at the same time. It will start at 5pm sharp, so we must be ready." She paused for a bit, letting the private conversations and murmurs calm down. "Voldermort was smart at picking the date. Next Wednesday is Halloween, in other words we celebrate All Hallows Eve, and Voldermort chose this date because on All Hallows Eve a witch's and wizard's power is at its peak, especially the Dark side. He will be stronger than ever but good news is… so will we. He is not counting on our interference"
"Is Voldermort going to be there himself or is it just his worthless minions?" Moody asked.
"I have reports that Voldie himself will be there. Now this is the plan". She waved her hand and the water at the far end of the room shot towards the centre of the table, hovering over their heads. Lillian used her mind to manipulate the water into a perfect 3-D map of Diagon Alley and Godric's Hollow, she explain what they were going to do.
"As it is All Hallows Eve I will have enough power to create and sustain two powerful shields that will keep all those with evil intentions out of the towns. However grounds forces will be there already, hiding and waiting for the attack and they will be a threat. Now the Death Eaters that can't enter will probably try to break through the shield"
"Why can't we just evacuate the towns beforehand?" Sirius asked
"Like Lillian said there will be Death Eaters hiding, we can end up evacuating them too, ending up with probably injured people" Remus said
"Also someone can go and report the evacuation to Voldermort and then realising we know his plans he can call off the attack completely" James said
"Isn't that a good thing?" Molly asked.
Harry answered this one "We can't win this war if we are going to always avoid Voldermort. We have to weaken his forces. There are going to be thousands of Death Eaters if we can win this battle his forces will weaken immensely"
"True point, basic goals: don't get killed, protect the villagers, whilst the attack is going on an evacuation team will be going around, like this Voldermarts wont have time to pull back, third kill if you have to, but I would prefer prisoners rather than corpses, Anti-Apparation wards will go up for the bad guys only so you have that advantage. Fourth goal is to win. Shakelbolt your team is in charge of the evacuation plan, when you come up with something let me know. Moody, Sirius, Remus, Arthur, your teams will be attacking from the air, again device up a plan, James, Nathan, Molly, Cole, Wyatt and my team we will be on the ground. Lily's team will be taken over by Molly and you will join me at the front. Everyone else will come behind. The Order will be split in two for the two battle and during the battles your earrings will act as direct communication to Tonk's team that will be here acting as guides and transmitting orders. If someone is injured someone will have to contact Madam Pomfrey's team and appropriate help can be offered. St. Mungos will be on alert and so will be Azkaban Prison, which is where you will send any Death Eaters you imprison" At the mention of Azkaban Sirius gave a tiny shudder.
"Tell me dear Lils will little ratty Peter be there?" Sirius asked.
"Almost certainly" she answered.
"Good, don't bother booking an Azkaban cell for him, he will probably fit in a shoe box by the time I'm done with him" he added the last part quietly, but everyone still heard him.
"Calm down Sirius" James said.
"Lillian is there a particular reason why my team was given to Molly?" Lily asked.
"You have two hours to discuss with your teams the plans, when you are done please come back here" hearing her most left, except James, Lily, Harry, Ron and Hermione. Lillian took Lily to a corner. Harry who was with his dad and his friends, tuned in mentally with the conversation, he couldn't resist. Whilst listening he summoned a cup of orange juice.
"So?" Lily asked a little furious.
"I am moving you to Tonk's team because I don't want you to fight, you may get hurt-" Lillian began but Lily didn't let her finish.
"Why? Many here will be hurt, some even die, but they are still going to fight!" Lily pressed on. Lillian placed her hand over Lily's stomach.
"Yes but apart from Tonks, no one else is pregnant" Lily's face paled and Harry chocked on the orange juice.
"You are what?!" he asked, looking over at his mum, instantly grabbing her attention.
"It's not nice to peak Harry" Lillian said
"Harry what is it? Lily are you ok?" James asked
"It's just James dear, Lillian just gave me some news, and you better sit down dear" Lily said, once she came over to them. James sat down and Harry was looking at them, a bit strange. He did not want to imagine his parents in such positions.
"Lillian just told me I am pregnant dear" Lily said. James just fainted.
Harry revived James with his wand, but James was still pale. When he opened his eyes he started laughing.
"I just had the strangest dream, did I doze off? James asked
"It wasn't a dream dad" Harry said
"I'm pregnant James"
James jumped up from the chair and hugged her and then kissed her some more.
"If I see you doing anything dangerous, lifting anything too heavy or even eating anything you shouldn't I will strap you to a bed until the little boy is born" James said when the two sat back down again.
"Girl" Lillian said
"Excuse me" James said
"I said it's a girl not a boy" Lillian said "And next time I see Remus I have to tell him his is a boy"
"That certainly makes things easier, now I can go and start buying pink things for my little sister, wow that sounds very unusual to say" Harry said
"Ok everyone lets get back to business, James I'm sure your team is waiting for you and Lily, Tonk's is in room 10 with her team, she is expecting you" Lillian said
When Lily and James left Lillian turned towards her team, which consisted of Harry, Ron and Hermione and smiled "Ok this is what we are going to do: as we know Voldermort is a monster which values blood and status about anything else, our team will be attacking the top end of his pyramid, so we are aiming for his Inner Circle in particular. As for Voldermort himself, leave him to me. On All Hallows Eve Voldermort will be stronger than ever like I said before, to the point that even Dumbledore would have difficulty defeating him. The reason is because the Dark side of magic simply loves the power surge of that special night and is increased much more that the Light side of magic. Basically on Halloween it is the one night when the balance between the Dark and Light side of magic is disturbed. For the past six years you have faced Voldermort and escaped with luck, but on Halloween it will be skill and power that you will need to have, and your training is not complete, I still have much to teach, especially to you Harry, hopefully next week I will damage him enough so that when you do face him he will be weaker"
The three friends nodded, Harry was a little reluctant to let Lillian face Voldermort by herself, but then again this was the same as it was with Dumbledore, Harry knew that the time for him to face Voldermort was not yet near and he would train with all this might to be ready for that battle.
Two hours later the team leaders returned with their plans. They put together battle plans and strategies. Each team received a number so they would be recognised. Lillian also called the Weasley twins and they explained the protective clothing everyone would be wearing, since they were finally finished. They also explained some of the tricks and joke products they would be using.
At the end everyone was so tired that they almost missed each other's good bye's as they made their way to their rooms.