Disclaimer: The World of Harry Potter and it's characters are property of J.K. Rowling.

Summary: Neville's Birthday and Harry Potter returns to the story.

Rated: M due to potential graphic depictions in later chapters

Quick Note: I want to apologize for the delay, I actually had thought this chapter had been posted as I had put into the Doc Manager a couple of weeks back. Just realized a few days ago that I never truly posted it. Anyways the good news is the next chapter is practically done and should make its way out by the end of next week.

- Proposition -

The grounds behind the manor of Neville and his gran were lighting up with spells as the teenagers were once again going through another training session. Sirius looked on as Xenophilius and Isaac were putting them through a rigorous pace.

"That the best you got Bones?" Isaac asked in a taunting manner. He knew it was not a personal slight against Susan. He was hoping Susan would somehow dig deep down. While they do not truly realize it, the Death Eater attacks they have thwarted so far this summer did not include any of the more dangerous lot.

Susan trying her best to reign in her anger for being toyed with began unleashing spell after spell. The others looked on in awe as she began to have Isaac pedal back on his heels. However the look on Isaac's face was not one of concern but calm. It was something Daphne noted as she glanced over at Sirius who seemed not concerned for Isaac one bit.

"Don't you divert your eyes away from me Longbottom." Xenophilius said as he casted a piercing hex towards the ground that caused Neville to stumble back. "She will not be able to help you despite how it looks."

"Your parents will be truly disappointed that you are unable to avenge their current state due to the Lestranges. You are a serious disappointment to your family name!" He mocked, as Neville seemed to clam up. "What, did I hit a sore subject that should not have been touched? Do you honestly think Lestrange in particular that psychotic woman going to simply outcast you?"

"I've never seen papa so mean to anyone." Luna said as she watched on next to Sirius.

"What kind of training is this?" Daphne muttered looking on in disbelief in the actions and words Isaac and Xenophilius were displaying. "It is as if you are trying to belittle us. We aren't kids anymore."

Sirius at that point stepped forward and lifted his wand at the sky casting Lumos to signal the end of the session. Neville looked a little depressed as Xenophilius came over to grant him a piece of a Chocolate Frog. "You did fine son…"

Xeno stopped midway as he and the others had noticed Susan continue firing spell after spell at Isaac who simply either deflected them with a shield spell or stepped/dove out of the way.

"Susan that is enough." Isaac shouted as he deflected another. "Stand down."

It was then something unusual happened as Sirius began to head over. Susan's strawberry blonde hair began to rise as if it were floating causing Isaac to prepare himself.

EXPELLIARMUS

Immediately Susan was disarmed as her wand flung high in the air and fell in front of Sirius. Her hair no longer as if it were floating as it fell into place. She slowly stepped towards Isaac noticeably exhausted.

"I – m…" Susan began before her eyes rolled up and her body began to fall towards the ground only to be caught by Sirius. The others immediately made their way over to them to check on her, Sirius quickly handing Susan's wand over to Daphne.

"Sirius… that…" Isaac said as Sirius took Susan onto his arms and began to walk towards back to the manor.

"Not now Isaac… if there is anything I truly need to ask of you and Xeno it is to not ask about this now." Sirius said as Xenophilius was walking alongside him.

"What's going on?" Daphne mouthed at Neville and Luna. Neville simply shrugged while Luna who seemed to be pretty observant had nothing to add simply giving Daphne a worried look.

"I know he isn't here but do you think Rolf would know?" Neville asked.

"Wouldn't hurt to ask but I have a very good feeling he would be entirely clueless as well. He is a wizarding prodigy but that is all he is." Daphne responded as they reached the door.

"Where is Rolf?" Luna asked.

"Had to go see Professor McGonagall. Apparently a transfer process isn't as simple as 'hey, I live here now so can I attend this institute?'" Daphne said as Luna nodded her head.

"I'm sure he would have no issues." Neville chimed in as they entered the manor while keeping a close eye on the three adults along with Susan.

"Considering what our years have been like and type of professors we had. I would say it would be a huge surprise if he is somehow not admitted." Daphne said as they round the corner where they saw Sirius lay Susan down on the sofa.

"Is she going to be okay?" Luna asked.

"She'll be fine just exhausted that is all." Sirius said as he took a seat at a nearby chair.

"What was that all about?" Daphne demanded as Xenophilius and Isaac continue to look at Susan. "All summer long you guys have been praising us and our progress now all of a sudden you are belittling us. Summer is almost ending and we are about to head back for term… are you guys saying we truly did not improve at all?"

"It isn't like that Daphne. Far from it in fact." Xenophilius began. "You all have made remarkable strides from when you guys were in the beginning of summer."

"Then what was that all about?" She asked as she sat next to Susan's body on the sofa.

"I have been personally overlooking all the details about the Death Eater attacks." Sirius said causing them to look over "Needless to say the individuals we dealt with were nothing but pawns. It was something I first got wind of during the time we dealt with those nobodies on Neville's birthday."

"Part of what makes a wizard or witch better and eventually win the day is the psychological war. While yes talent and raw power can be taken to consideration. The most important and vital piece is that. There is a reason why some say Voldemort is not confident in taking on Dumbledore. That is it."

"So this was to help us deal with strengthening our resolve against a war of words?" Neville asked.

"No… since it is something that must be overcome personally. It can't be done through simple training sessions. I felt the need not to let you in on what was about to occur due to wanting to see where you are all at right now." Sirius said before noticing Neville who once again looked disappointed. "First I must say I am not disappointed at the performances. Neville you now know what might occur if you were to come face to face with my cousin. Susan on the other hand was a bit of a surprise."

At that the two other adults in the room quickly glanced over at him.

"Did you know what happened to her?" Daphne asked as she straightened Susan's hair out.

"Yes and no…" Sirius said, "I'm positive she did exactly what Isaac taunted her to do and that was to dig deep. As it turns out I'm not entirely sure exactly what it is. I haven't seen anything like it in all my years."

"I know you kids are worried about Susan, but time as you know is short with the school term fast approaching. Neville, you rest up a bit while Daphne and Luna head over to the parlor room and begin practicing your Occlumency." Sirius said as they all got up and went on their way.

"You got a lot of explaining to do Sirius." Isaac said as the door closed behind Neville. "We three here in this room right now know exactly what just happened out there."

"I have to say knowing Susan's parents it does explain quite a lot." Xenophilius said as he walked over to a tray and pour himself some tea. "I mean Jonathan…"

"You don't have to say more." Sirius said, "I know you have a lot of questions. But I implore that it wait for now. Only for it was requested she was to know first before everyone else."

"No surprise there. You were the one who is good at keeping secrets after all." Isaac said with a smirk. "But when will that be? Do I have to hold my breath in anticipation?"

"With the current climate I think it's safe to just pass it off as something we are not all that familiar with." Xenophilius chimed in as he took a seat near Sirius "However we all know if Dumbledore were to catch wind of this… well let us hope that never comes to pass."

"Speaking of the prestigious Headmaster. Were you able to get anything from McGonagall when you dropped off junior?" Sirius asked as he used magic to pour himself tea and have it float over to him while Xenophilius looked at him shaking his head.

"Not much only that he is fully recovered and rarely does he step foot outside his office as much. Except for that one time he sent for Arthur and Molly." Isaac said that caused the other two in the room to look up from sipping their tea. "As you know I am not part of the Order of the Phoenix so she did not fully divulge the contents of the meeting between them but I'm sure the subject was pretty obvious."

"Why do I think that he will be as much as a detriment to Harry as just about anything else?" Xenophilius muttered out loud.

"Your thinking is not entirely off base Xenophilius. If it weren't for that one track mind of his I would probably still be a part of the Order of the Phoenix." Sirius said, "The only thing I could say is there is at least a few individuals we could trust."

"I'm going to guess Remus Lupin?" Isaac said rhetorically.

"Yes, he had made it clear the last we met he was going to be loyal to Harry. If the Order of Merlin had open membership I would have offered him one." Sirius said with a smirk "The other would be my niece Nymphadora Tonks."

"Ah, Andromeda's child? One of the younger Aurors in the Ministry if I'm not mistaken?" Xenophilius asked. "Though word has it she is not very fond of her given name."

Sirius laughed for a bit knowing exactly what Xenophilius was referring too. It was well known to those who are even acquaintances of hers that she prefers to be called Tonks rather than Nymphadora or any form of her first name. Only ones that seem to get away with it are her parents.

"Not unless you want a very upset Metamorphmagus descend upon you." Sirius said smirking. "And finally there are the Weasley twins."

"I could understand Mr. Lupin and your niece Sirius." Xenophilius said, "What makes the Weasley twins…"

"Harry." Sirius quickly said knowing what Xenophilius was wondering why he would mention them.

"That simple eh?" Isaac asked with a smile in which Sirius returned. "So what of our fearless leader. There truly is no word from him?"

Sirius got up and walked over to lay his cup on the tray earning a look of praise from Xenophilius while Isaac looked on waiting for the question to be answered. He then walked over to where Susan lay on the sofa and quickly ran a check on her before sitting back on the chair he previously occupied.

"Had to be careful. I know the teenagers should also be notified immediately when it concerns Harry but, this is different." Sirius said, "I've had commanded Dobby to take me where he had dropped off Harry last. He took me to Cornwall near the site of ancient Camelot. Searched at least once a week. Even decided to take on a tour a couple of times."

"It wasn't until I stop by the local hotel for a bite to eat when I heard a small girl speaking with her father that intrigued me. Apparently she spotted a snow owl that caused her to lose her footing by a path on the site." Sirius said as Isaac mouthed 'Hedwig' in which he nodded his head "most likely, she went on about how Snow owls never go out this far from where they usually migrate… looked it up myself after hearing that. The girl happened to be right after all."

"But the most interesting thing was the girl was saying she was sure she heard her camera be destroyed on the fall. And that was when she saw a boy with green eyes walk up to her just before she lost consciousness." Sirius said as the two adults began to process what they heard.

"Well, that should clearly state that Harry is at least alright and safe right?" Xenophilius asked.

"What is it Sirius?" Isaac asked noticing he looked bothered.

"Been nearly two weeks since. I am almost positive Harry knows I was there." Sirius said. "I know he needs this but at least anything to truly put my mind at peace saying that he is safe is all I ask."

"I'm sure the teenagers would be asking the same thing." Isaac responded as he turned to look over at Susan. "Especially her and Daphne."

"For someone that never had the chance to settle and start a family of his own. You have definitely taken a fatherly role to Harry…" Sirius gave Isaac a look that caused him to smile "I know you are his godfather that is not such a secret."

"James and Lily trusted me with his care." Sirius said softly, "If anything were to happen to them."

"Well, you have so far are doing an okay job making up for that decade we shall rarely openly mention. You should now however trust him." Isaac responded, "James that is that he is doing what is right for Harry."

After a brief moment has passed Sirius got up from his chair and straightened his clothes patting his pants.

"Very well, we got our part to do after all… let's go check on the teenagers shall we? Xenophilius stay here to check up on Susan." Sirius said as he got a nod from him.

- Proposition -

It has been an hour that Luna and Daphne were going at it with supervision of Sirius and Isaac while Neville observed on the side when Xenophilius came in the room. His entrance caught everyone's attention including the two girls. The teenagers immediately expressed worried looks causing Xenophilius to quickly flash them a reassuring smile.

"No need to worry, Susan is okay. Matter of fact she is up and about." Xenophilius said, "I just came in to let you two know your O.W.L.s results have been owled here."

"You kids better go, no need keeping you all here when your minds are clearly somewhere else at this point." Sirius said with a grin.

Xenophilius stepped aside from the doorway for the teens to walk passed before he stepped in to join Sirius and Isaac.

"What is it?" Isaac asked as he and Sirius noticed a knowingly look in Xenophilius face.

"There were four owl posts." Xenophilius said as the realization dawn on Sirius and Isaac.

"Four… that means that…" Sirius started.

"Harry's is also here." Isaac concluded as Xenophilius nodded his head. "But, why would it be here… unless." Turning his head towards Sirius who looked back at the other two.

"Doesn't Dumbledore track Harry's owl post?" Xenophilius asked breaking the moment of silence between the three.

"Not anymore he is not, now that I have been officially given guardianship over him." Sirius said, "remind me to thank Amelia next time I see her."

"You don't think they will figure it out on their own?" Isaac asked, "They're a pretty bright bunch."

"I'm sure they will think it was due to me being here." Sirius said as he looked towards the door. Thinking secrets are never a good thing and keeping this bit of information can potentially get more people hurt than there would be. "DOBBY"

The house elf popped into the room looking around trying to take in his surroundings before noticing the three adults. He quickly beamed as his eyes went to Sirius, his ears flapping happily.

"What can Dobby do for you sir?" Dobby asked as the other two individuals looked on.

"Dobby I know I can not order you as you have been freed by Harry and that was your greatest wish. As a friend of Harry's and in extension mine throughout the past year I have a favor to ask of you." Sirius said as he walked up to the elf and knelt down, as he became eye level with him.

Sirius then got closer and whispered something to the elf in which Isaac and Xenophilius could not hear. They noticed the elf having a full range of emotions cross his face as Sirius spoke.

"I shall do as sir asks." Dobby said as Sirius slowly got up from his knelt position.

"You are beginning to look more and more like Dumbledore." Isaac said, "aside from the long gray hair and the beard."

"It's different." Sirius whispered.

"How is it different? To me you have a secret that is important in this struggle we are all a part of." Isaac said in frustration.

"Okay, sure I have a secret that I am keeping close to my chest even from Harry. The difference I was referring to was whether this secret will cause harm to Harry or not. Dumbledore's secrets cause him to chase the trouble. While mine will simply have trouble come looking for him." Sirius said, "I'm pretty positive you two have practically figured it out without me saying so."

"I believe I see where Sirius is coming from." Xenophilius said causing the two to look over at him as if he had just entered the conversation. "While secrets can get people killed, I believe the one we are all referring to in this room right now would be more of a detriment to the teens progress if it were let out."

"Well, I guess I lost this argument." Isaac said shaking his head before heading out of the room.

"You always were the perceptive man Xeno." Sirius said causing the man to offer a smile.

- Proposition -

Neville beamed with pride as he still had the O.W.L.s results clutched within his hands. Luna looking on sitting beside him as Daphne looked over at Susan. Despite everything they went through the year prior with Umbridge and the unknown of this new budding friendship they all got themselves in on they all did modestly well.

"Something on your mind Susan?" Daphne asked getting Susan's attention. "Noticed you haven't open yours yet… Whose the other post belongs to?"

"I am probably going to wait for Auntie to open it together." Susan said answering her first question. "I think the department got some sort of mixed up because the Owl also gave me this post addressed to Harry. I believe they contain his examination results as well."

"Really?" Neville asked as Daphne went to grab at the post. "But why would it come here? Shouldn't it have been able to find him wherever he is?"

"I was thinking the same thing but then I remembered Sirius being here." Susan said as Daphne stared at Harry's name on the envelope. "He is Harry's guardian now both in Muggle and Wizarding worlds."

"Yeah that should be it." Neville said as Luna nodded her head, "Well, I'm starved from all the training we've been doing all day… you girls want to come to grab a snack?"

Luna happily jumped off from where she sat and nodded her head.

"In a while Neville." Susan said, "I need to talk to Daphne about something first." Causing Daphne to look over at Susan.

"Alright" he replied as he and Luna left the room leaving the two girls there with the envelope still in Daphne's hands as she looked at Susan.

"What is it Susan?" Daphne asked, "your whole 'I need to talk to Daphne about something first' got me a bit worried. Are you okay from this morning?"

"I'm fine, a bit exhausted…" Susan replied, "I wanted to talk to you about Harry."

"Oh" Daphne said looking reserved.

"Don't be alarmed Daphne, I don't fancy him." Susan said in a sarcastic tone before turning serious. "It's just that do you think Sirius is keeping something from us even Rolf's and Luna's parents? And whatever it is it may very well have something to do about Harry?"

"I think we all have that feeling." Daphne said, "I just hope for all our sakes none of us gets hurt because of it. I just wish there is something from Harry, anything that would give us any sign of his wellbeing."

"You are in love with him." Susan whispered.

"What if –"

"Seriously? You are going to ask what if? The only what if would be if we somehow stumble upon Harry being stuck in some pre-arranged marriage. And we both know that has been abolished by the Wizarding World centuries ago." Susan said causing Daphne to reveal a small smile, "and if you ask me, he was beginning to fall for you and I don't know how the minds of boys work but I do know he would be mad to forget how you look."

"Thanks… you look pretty good yourself. You should –"

"Don't even say it." Susan said cutting off Daphne's suggestion.

"Alright change of subject since we are alone. What you said earlier about Harry's O.W.L.s results arriving here. Something was a bit off."

"I promise I didn't look at it or anything else."

"No not that… you stated that the only reason it would have arrived here was due to Sirius being Harry's guardian."

"So…"

"The owl will only go to the Guardian of the recipient if they were unsuccessful multiple times. I've never heard of an owl post being delivered to the Guardian in the initial attempt at looking for the recipient." Daphne said.

"You're saying there is another reason but I just don't see it. Should we ask Sirius?"

"We could but I have another particular individual in mind."

"Who?"

"Dobby."

"Really?"

"Yes, aside from being a trusted ally of Harry's he happens to be a free elf. An elf with no family ties. Plus he is exceptionally smart; remember he was the one who pointed out where the Alliance would be trained last year. What do you think?" Daphne asked

"Well, it doesn't hurt to call on him."

"DOBBY"

Almost immediately the energetic house elf appeared happily looking up at the two witches.

"Harry Potters' friends have called for Dobby?" Dobby asked, as the two witches turned to one another before bringing out the envelope containing Harry's O.W.L.s results.

"Dobby, I wanted to ask if you know of any reason why Harry's letter would arrive here in Neville's house?" Daphne asked, "We believe this is the first attempt of the Owl to send it to its recipient yet, Harry is not here at least to our knowledge. Do you know of any reason why?'

As she spoke Dobby began to think as he paced around and glanced at the letter a few times as the girls looked on in anticipation. Dobby pulled on his ears in frustration as he sighed and sat on the floor.

"Dobby is dreadfully sorry miss. Dobby does not know of how Harry Potters' mail came. Miss shall command Dobby's punishment…" he said in fear as Susan and Daphne shook their heads.

"It's okay Dobby. You do not have to punish yourself. We are not your masters." Susan said as she glanced over at Daphne who offered a sincere smile causing the elf to sigh in relief.

"I know you are worried about him Daphne. I am as well along with the others but we have to trust that he will return to us." Susan said as Daphne laid the mail on the table. "Now come on, after all the training we went through today I'm really hungry."

Daphne smiled at her as they walked towards the room where the others were. Dobby watched as they walked, as they disappeared to the other room he looked over at the mail and whispered quietly 'come back to us Master Harry.'

- Proposition -

James Potter looked on as Harry sat on the balcony of the castle. He had hoped he would have been there to watch him grow up. Fate had another plan on mind however and here they all were. The Order of Merlin was specifically created for times like these. While it was never called upon in certain generations, it always stood guard at the ready at a moments notice.

"Hey dad," Harry said as he stared at the night sky "do you know what old man Potter is going to talk to me about?"

James broke a smile "Don't let him hear you call him that. While he may be a painting he can give a mean scolding."

"Can't be harder than going through five years of Snape." Harry said as he got down and walked back inside the room. "Not being to smell his breath also has to be a plus. I'm sure the man has a bad case of gingivitis? You'd think they would have a spell to combat it."

"We would be entirely lazy otherwise. Besides, there actually is a charm spell to give toothpaste a long lasting effect that lasts about a whole week. Your mother being muggle born of course preferred not using it." James said with a smile.

"Back to your initial question however, yes I do. Nervous?"

"That a rhetorical question? Nevermind of course I am nervous. Up till now all I have heard from him were the history of the order. Which if I may… is a really messed up history."

"Yeah, it took me a while to get over the whole Merlin was in Slytherin house while he attended Hogwarts."

"Yeah which I never understood all of it by the way. Is he the only one who studied while not being an actual student or of age given his you know?"

"It seemed that way though you can never be so sure after all it has been many centuries of history."

"Yes, yes… and we are all reminded of what you young think of it." A grizzled old voice said coming from another painting in the room. "Due to the ignorance of the youth through peaceful times they believe they are immune to repeat history. But alas here we are the youngest leader in our order's history having to deal with it."

"Alright," Harry said with energy "I guess I'll see you later dad."

"Actually Harry, James here will be staying for this conversation. After all he can further explain a few things in which I could not despite my years of experience."

Harry smiled as he grabbed a chair as his father moved over to the eldest Potters painting. Throughout his training he only worked with one individual and none were his father.

"First and foremost Harry there is a decision you must make now." This caused Harry to lose the smile that was on his face. "Throughout your time here while you have some patience with some of your instructors, there were times where you felt we weren't giving you any adequate training correct?"

Harry looked ashamed. When he first got here he thought he would be learning spells and learning new types of cool magic. Instead it was learning about the Order of Merlin and it's storied past along with eight hours of exercise. Though he has to admit that it produced some great benefits.

"I have but I honestly have taken in everything that you all have given me."

"I don't doubt that one bit Harry. I'm not saying you have taken this time away for granted. As it turns out what I am to propose is something that your own father suggested could possibly come in handy though I don't see it yet."

Harry looked over at James who simply smiled and nodded his head.

"When you were here just as I was did you go through this?"

"No, son this is something no one else has gone through." James said before the elder Potter nodded.

"You will train and finally be able to use that wand of yours." He said, as an excited Harry looked on "As it turns out you need to decide due to this will affect your return to the others."

"What do you mean?" Harry asked looking at his father.

"If you were to accept this, you return shall be delayed for another three months." James replied "If you were to say 'no' as soon as what we have to tell you is done the castle will disappear and you are free to return. If you were to say 'yes' we will begin immediately."

"I know you miss your friends Harry, but they will be okay as long as they have Sirius and the adults."

While Harry can admit he misses his friends dearly he was looking forward to seeing Daphne again. Hearing his father talk about his mom made him realize how much he sees the same thing in Daphne the things his father saw in his mother.

"So what say you, young Harry?" The eldest Potter asked capturing Harry's attention from his thoughts.

Harry slowly inhaled and exhaled as he closed his eyes. 'I'm sorry' he thought as an image of a smiling Daphne surrounded by Susan, Sirius, Neville and Amelia Bones appeared on his mind. Suddenly he snapped his eyes wide.

"I'll do it." Harry said. "So what is it that you have to tell me?"

"I am sure Dumbledore has yet to come around to discuss this with you thinking you are inept to deal with the weight of it. We in the other hand felt you should have been told as soon as that vile monster returned to a body." James said before he took a deep breath,

"Before you were born, there was a prophecy that was made that entailed the downfall of Tom Riddle. It states that an individual who was born in the end of July would have the ability to do…"

"Wait" Harry exalted causing his father to stop "I get where I come in but isn't there another potential individual?"

"Ah, yes Neville Longbottom. He was indeed thought as another hence why both our families went into hiding under the Fidelius Charm. Along with it stated Tom would mark the one the prophecy states with a mark. Of course it is most likely referring to your infamous lightning mark on your forehead."

"So that was the reason he went after us. Why didn't Dumbledore tell me when I asked him?"

"To be completely candid with you Harry I would have done the same in his shoes in your first year."

"Your father is right Harry, you were just thrust into a world you are unfamiliar with and an eleven year old. Telling you that first year would have robbed you of being who you are now. As he stated we would have let you in on it at the end of fourth year."

"I guess I could see it your way. So a prophecy foretold Tom's downfall and I'm it." Harry said finally after a brief moment.

"Yes, there is actually one more aspect of the prophecy. One that states either he or you can only kill the other." James said causing Harry to look up at him, "We believe this is why Dumbledore is so keen on keeping you 'safe.' However we know different. There is no such thing as Voldemort being the only one who could kill you and vice versa."

"So why would Dumbledore think so?"

"He believes fully in the prophecy. So much so that he was the one who brought you to your living relatives despite their… well you know. Despite the paranoia that one of your other ancestors stating he is biding his time just so he could take the credit but that is ridiculous. We believe the prestigious headmaster doesn't believe he would personally see the end of this war."

"I see, I wonder what shape he is in after that sneak attack by Snape. Well at least…"

"That is not all." James quickly stated, "The prophecy was made before you were born. It was only a year later when celebrating your first birthday that Dumbledore approached us with it. During that time from knowing about the prophecy and until Halloween of that year, another was made."

"Fate had it in her to see that another prophecy was made about the downfall of Voldemort." The Eldest Potter said, "In it the Order was mentioned as well as a war where darkness will first engulf London before it shall see the light. There will be sacrifices and heartache but the end result will be peace and prosperity for many years to come."

"It doesn't mention…"

"You personally, no… it doesn't Harry. So it is important you know despite what the initial prophecy stated you are not alone in on this fight."

"What about…"

"I want you to understand something very important Harry. While Sirius, and Remus were my closest of friends, there were others. Shamefully there were witches aside from your mother that I also cared for. During the first war a good number of these individuals would see their end."

"I think I already have felt it." Harry said as he looked over to a photo he brought with him of a picture of Ron, Hermione and himself back in their first year.

"You mean Ron…"

"Yeah that plus Hermione leaving to the States."

"James" The Eldest Potter said causing both he and Harry to look over at him, "I haven't yet to finish. However you should be the one to tell him I believe."

"Oh that, well just so you could understand Harry, prophecies usually aren't clearly stated. It's basically a cipher. Two parts of the prophecy are a bit ambiguous however the consensus of the all the minds here believe one of them clearly states 'once an enemy shall now become an ally.'"

"Who would that be?"

"I'm not entirely sure Harry, I would have thought it would have been Snape given his spy status but it may seem he is truly on Riddle's side."

"Alright I guess I'll get to figuring it out as soon as I return, what of the other?"

"It states of your blood relative."

"The Dursley's?" Harry asked as he gave an awkward look at the two in the painting.

"Not entirely," The Eldest Potter interjected, "He is here now James… your father has stated he knows of what that part of the prophecy meant."

"So that's why you are present?"

"Yes." James nodded, "As for that part of the Prophecy, it is referring to your twin sister."

Immediately Harry's expression change from curiosity to shock, quickly he got up and headed towards the balcony.

"Well, I didn't expect that." The Eldest Potter said.

"I'm sure he would be more shocked as soon as he learns of her identity," James said.

"Oh and who would that be?" The Eldest Potter asked.

"Susan," Harry's voice was heard coming from the balcony, "its Susan Bones who is my twin sister isn't she?" he asked his father as he walked back in.

"Deduced that quickly huh?" His father asked as he smiled knowing not much gets pass Harry.

"Throughout all my years in Hogwarts I always felt Hermione was the sister I never had." Harry said as he sat back on his chair, "However, in a years time I felt a closeness with Susan and all I knew was it wasn't a romantic or intimate kind. I wasn't sure of what it was until just now. I mean it is her right?"

"Yes." James said as Harry looked over the photo of Neville, Susan, Daphne and himself. Daphne had her armed intertwined with Harry's bringing a smile to his face before looking over at Susan. "She has your mothers hair."

"Yeah I noticed that… she has your eyes." Harry smiled, "Everyone always stated I have mums eyes."

After a brief moment passing between them the Eldest Potter gestured to getting their attention.

"This concludes your final lesson Harry." He said, "I shall give you some time to reflect of everything you learned today. I expect you to be ready to start your training briefly."

"I shall be ready." Harry said as he disappeared from the frame.

"So are you going to tell me?" Harry asked his father

"It's a long story Harry so I would ask that you wait until the end of your training if that is okay with you." James said.

"I'm going to hold you to that." Harry said seriously before he got up and took his wand before opening the door with a look of determination with his upcoming training.

Wait what?! Susan is Harry's twin sister?! It is a thought I played around with a couple of times and whether or not to include it to the story. But, given how I do know how the story will end it will play a pivotal role on the plot. Don't worry the backstory will happen just as James said it would... just before Harry returns to the rest of the guys and gals.

As for the Prophecy, it will be further expanded upon in that same chapter as well.

But when is that chapter? Very likely three chapters down.

Next Up: The teens return to Hogwarts... what are the significant changes and just which house is Rolf going to be sorted into?