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Chapter 2: Dumbledore, Moody, and Dobby
"Snape? Why would he want Snape?"
"Well it looks like you can ask him yourself."
"Welcome Professor" all three said.
"Hello all nice to see you again. Oh good! I can see what is happening now that I am dead. Oh dear,Harry."
"It will be okay professor. Look. Here comes Ginny. If anyone can get through to Harry in the midst of his grief it will be Ginny," said Lily.
Dumbledore, Sirius, James and Lily listened as the entire story was pieced together.
"Well, I must say, that is one amazing young man right there. Putting the D.A. on guard duty and giving them the Felix Felicis and that map of Hogwarts was actually rather brilliant and quite astute," said Dumbledore. "The three of you should be quite proud of that boy."
"We are"
"What is he doing?"
"Being a Potter! I swear James this is such a you thing to do," said Lily.
"He is just trying to protect her," said Sirius.
"No he isn't. He thinks it will be easier to complete his task this way. When she is with him, she distracts him it is all he can think of. He thinks that if he leaves her behind he won't be spending all his time worrying about her instead of working on his mission," said James.
"He is also being noble. He thinks that if she has no direct link to him that she won't be used to try to get to him and she won't get hurt because of him," said Lily.
"She belongs to one of the biggest blood traitor families there is. They will still be coming for her," replied Sirius.
"Yeah but at least then it won't be because of him. It is not exactly sound thinking but it definitely falls into the Potter family form of logic," said Lily.
"At least he isn't distancing himself from Ron and Hermione. Just thank Merlin for small blessings no matter how wrong his logic or how stubborn he is being," said Dumbledore.
"I know it is horrible to say but there are times like these when I find that I am so jealous of Molly Weasley that I could spit fire," said Lily. "I know it isn't her fault that I can't be with my baby on his 17th birthday that I can't hug him and tell him I love him and how proud I am of him. And while I am grateful that Molly is there to love him like a mom should, grateful for all she has done for my baby. But right now I just want to punch her in the face."
"Well good luck with that seeing as how you're incorporeal" said Moody.
"Well now. That should cheer you up a little Lily. It appears you were correct and there is hope for Harry and Ginny" chuckled Dumbledore.
"Quite a bit of hope from the looks of it that is one hell of a kiss!" said James with a smirk.
"Best Birthday present he got if you ask me" added Sirius.
"You know Padfoot, I think he might agree with you," said James.
All of a sudden, they all started laughing. By the time they finished the mood had shifted dramatically.
Later that night…
"Did I just hear that correctly? Did they just say the Minister of Magic was coming?" asked Sirius.
"Oh dear! I really should have known this was coming, especially considering what happened last Christmas break," said Dumbledore.
They listened as the minister told them to separate and they in no uncertain terms told the minister that he would talk to them together or not at all. When they heard what Hermione was saying about magical wills they all just shook their heads not wanting to think about how bored and/or dedicated you would have to be to slug through a law book for fun.
"That girl really is the brightest witch of her age isn't she?"
"Yeah Prongs. I would definitely say that Hermione is quick on the pickup."
"I bet she thought of those magical law books as light reading." They all smiled and nodded as they continued to watch the unfolding scene. No one could believe it when the Minister of Magic pulled a wand on Harry.
"Bloody Git! You would almost think that the man was a Death Eater from the way he is acting," said James.
"He hurt my baby, did you see that? He HURT my baby!"
"Stay calm Lily I'm sure that Potter is okay" insisted Moody.
"Wow look at the nerve. He isn't even blinking. He is facing down the Minister of Magic, on the business end of a wand, and he isn't even blinking" marveled Sirius.
"Yes well no one said the boy lacked courage."
"Oh Merlin" said Dumbledore "Things are moving far more quickly than I guessed they would."
"What did Harry think he was doing yelling at Remus like that?" asked Sirius.
"He was protecting a friend from making the worst mistake of his life in the only way that he could think to," said James. "And he's right. I would have told Remus to take care of his own child. I wouldn't have put it quite like that but…"
"There also seemed to be quite a bit of anger and indignation in that speech," Lily said quietly.
"And we all know that the Potter men don't have a lot of emotional control. You both have a tendency to wear your hearts on your sleeves," said Moody.
"Okay I can't take this. He's in so much danger and the situation is so volatile," Lily said.
"I'm sure he will be fine, Lil."
"Let's fast forward please. I just can't stand watching him suffer or put himself in so much danger."
"Alright dear girl, we will fast forward to the next critical life decision," said Dumbledore.
"Harry Potter is digging Dobby's grave himself."
"He loved you Dobby," said Dumbledore.
"Harry Potter is a great wizard. He is kind and honorable. It gives Dobby great honor to be Harry Potter's friend," said Dobby with conviction and enthusiasm.
"Tell me again. Why is digging Dobby's grave a critical life decision?" asked Sirius.
"I think maybe it is the catalyst to a critical life decision," answered Dumbledore.