Back To Bedlam
Chapter Six
Confrontations
'PROFESSOR DUMBLEDORE! PROFESSOR DUMBLEDORE!' Nymphadora Tonks yelled loudly, as she ranas quickly as she could up the staircase that led to the headmaster of Hogwarts office, she reached for the door but fell through when the door handle was pulled away from her grasp, leaving her sprawled on the ground in front of the headmasters feet.
'My my Nymphadora, what has got you in such a hurry?' Dumbledore asked kindly as he helped the metamorphamagus up off his rug.
'Its Potter sir, Harry Potter is alive.' She shouted once her feet were back on the ground. She watched as Dumbledore paled and stumble back into a chair.
'What did you say Tonks?' He asked softly, not even bothering with her full name.
'Potter is alive sir, me and Remus saw him when we were down in Australia, his with a family called the Rhode's I think, they escaped England right after You-Know-Who disappeared the first time.' Dumbledore took in all that the violet coloured haired girl said.
'Michael and Jessica Rhode are still alive… Harry Potter is still alive?' He finished loudly, excitement radiating from him.
'Yes sir.' Tonks said, and then stepped back in shock as Dumbledore got up and moved around his office with speed not known among old folk.
'What are we going to do about him professor?' She asked.
'We're going to get him. I'll round up the Order, we leave in an hour.' Albus Dumbledore had never been so happy, a prodigy he thought was dead, was alive. He didn't notice the fearful look on Tonks' face.
'Don't ask Remus to come sir, he is a little tired after the trip, so I sent him home.' She said casually enough for the headmaster to believe her in his thrilled state.
'Oh well, there is still more than enough people who will be willing to help anyway. You go and grab the Weasley's and I'll see you back here.'
'Yes sir, you can count on me.' The hyperactive girl then left the office in a very, very good mood.
'Sorry Remus, but a secret as big as this just has to be shared.' She then cackled wickedly as she left Hogwarts for the Weasley's home.
'I still can't believe mum and dad got you a motorbike.' Melanie said jealously.
'I know. Oh don't look at me like that Mel, you'll probably get something like this to when you come of age.' Harry said, seeing that his sister was still glaring at him and his new trail bike. It was exactly like the one that the professionals used in the motocross competitions, a blue Yamaha 125, it was the best thing Harry could ask for, since he had been asking for a very long time.
'You think, that would be so cool because I want a car. A real little girlie car that's purple and has a built in Cd player.' Mel said dreamily.
'Who knows, I wouldn't put it passed mum and dad to get you one. You know how much mum loves these muggle things.' Harry said as he strapped on his helmet and kick started the bike to life. He smiled beneath his helmet as he listened to the bike purr.
'COMING?' He shouted to his sister, who nodded and pulled on her helmet before jumping on behind him. As soon as she was settled Harry sped off up the driveway and up through their paddocks, dodging thistles and tree branches wildly as he changed gears and pushed his bike further, listening with delight as his sister laughed loudly behind him. He started slowing down once he neared his destination. He pulled up beside their favourite blossom tree, waited for his sister to get off and then got off the bike himself. He then went down and sat as the base of the tree and stared out the scenery.
'I love it here.' Harry said as Mel sat beside him.
'Mmm, me too.' Mel replied, they sat in silence for a while before Melanie spoke again.
'Sooo, what did Kelly get you?' She asked innocently.
'Nothing.' Harry mumbled as his cheeks began to blush.
'Come on Harry, you can tell me.' Mel said, this time serious.
'Well I went to see her just as Remus and Sylvia were leaving and when I got to her house there didn't seem to be anyone home, so I walked up to the door and knocked. No one answered so I was about to go home when the front door opened and Kelly was there.' Harry got a faraway look in his eyes and it took a slap from Melanie to bring him back to the present.
'She was beautiful Mel, she was wearing a really nice purple dress and she had her hair up and she was wearing that necklace I bought her last year, she invited me in and told me that she sent everyone out because she was cooking me a special birthday dinner. So we sat down and talked whilst eating a really nice roast that she made. Everything was going excellent, she then she had my birthday present upstairs and that I should go to her bedroom and wait for her…' Harry trailed off, his faraway look coming back and Melanie thought she knew what Harry's birthday present was.
'Did you guys have sex?' She asked softly but bluntly. Harry snapped out of his daze again and looked at her suspiciously.
'How did you know? Did Kelly tell you?' Harry asked quickly.
'No Harry, but I could see it in your eyes. What was it like?' Melanie asked again quietly.
'Amazing, perfect, it was everything I dreamed it would be Mel… I really think I… love her.' Harry said emotionally. 'I think I'm going to have to tell her about me, about our family, I want her to know Mel.'
'Oh, look at you, all grown up.' Mel said tearfully as she threw her arms around Harry's neck who was shocked at his sister's actions.
'Mel, what's wrong?' Harry asked worriedly.
'Nothing Harry, I have to tell you something. You know how last week, no one was home except me. Well, I invited Brad over.' It was now Melanie turn to blush. 'Well, I gave my virginity to Brad.' That was all she could say before Harry was on his feet and running off towards his bike, Melanie got up and grabbed his arm, turning him round to see that he had a furious look on his face.
'Where were you going?' Melanie asked.
'To go beat the shit out of Brad.' Harry said angrily, yanking his arm of Melanie's grasp. She was having none of that though and pulled out her wand and stunned Harry just as he was about to start his bike. She than levitated his body back over to the tree and tied him to the base. Once she was certain she pointed her wand at Harry and lifted the spell she had put on him. Harry took a few seconds to see where he was before he snapped his fingers and turned the ropes holding him to dust.
'What were you thinking Mel, you're only 15.' Harry said fiercely.
'I turn 16 in 5 months. Besides, I'm the same age as Kelly.' This comment seemed to make Harry stop for a moment before he sighed and sat back down at the tree.
'I'm sorry Mel, its just I don't want you to get hurt.' Harry said solemnly.
'Brad wont hurt me Harry, he feels the same way for me exactly the way you feel for Kelly.' Melanie said soothingly, sitting down next to her brother and rubbing his hand.
'Do you love him?' Harry asked.
'Yes, I've never been in love before but I think I have that love for Brad.' Melanie replied.
'You sound so much like mum sometimes.' Harry said fondly.
'Thank you.' Melanie said amusedly.
'Do you think Kelly loves me?' Harry asked abruptly.
'I have no doubt.' Melanie said happily.
All of a sudden Harry sat up straight and looked towards the house. Melanie saw this and looked at Harry nervously.
'What is it?'
'There are wizards in our house.' He said shortly. He stood off the ground and picked Mel up with him. He went over to his bike and poked it with his wand. He then jumped on and kick started the motor.
'Hop on, I've silenced it.' Harry said quickly. Melanie jumped on and Harry sped back toward the house as fast as his bike could take him.
He pulled up outside their garage and walked silently around the house, keeping Melanie close by him at all times. He moved to the lounge room window and peeked over the top of the sill. What he saw made his blood boil and turn cold at the same time.
His parents were sitting on the lounge looking angrily around at their captures, who all had their wands pointed at either his mum or dad.
'Harry, who are those people?' Melanie asked, her brown eyes wide with fear.
'I don't know, but I'm going to find out. Stay here and keep quiet.' Harry asked forcefully, seeing his sister nod, he made his way around to the front door. He crept up behind the two sentry men and stunned them quietly. Always using the philosophy, stun first ask questions later. He opened the front door to see another two sentry men outside the lounge room doors. He pointed his wand up at the ceiling and caused a "thump thump" to be heard from below. The door to the lounge room opened up and a tall black man poked his head out telling the two guards to go check the noise out. As soon as the guards went up the stairs Harry stunned them from behind and moved forwards towards the door.
Waving his wand the doors crashed open and he charged into the room firing off some low level Dark Art curses as he went. He knocked down 3 of them but noticed that he still had to battle with 10 more that were in the room. Spells were coming back his way now, mostly stunners and silly little hexes. But Harry was having none of that, he cursed a knocked down lamp into three snakes.
Bite anyone but the two people on the lounge. Harry hissed in Parseltongue, watching as the snakes went off to do his work on the nearest intruder who happened to be a greasy haired man who waved his wand lazily at the snakes expecting them to disappear. He was shockingly mistaken when none of his curses could vanquish the snakes, it wasn't until he was bitten that he started firing the killing curse at each of Harry's creations, which turned the snakes to ash. The man that was bitten slowly passed out a minute later.
There were only four people left now Harry saw: an old man, an old woman, a crazy looking guy and a huge man, all of them were looking at him with different expressions.
'Who are you?' Harry asked as he stood in front of his parents. It was dad who answered his question.
'Son, I'd like to meet the legendary Order of the Phoenix.' Michael said, spitting out the word legendary as he looked straight at the old man.
'Ha-Harry?' Melanie asked from outside the room. 'Mum, dad.' She said suddenly running towards them and hugging each of them.
'Harry did you stun those four wizards at the front.' Melanie asked.
Harry just nodded as he continued to lock eyes with the old man, ignoring the shocked looks he was getting from the old woman and the crazy looking guy who had an eyeball buzzing around his head.
'You must be Dumbledore.' Harry said coldly.
'I am. And you are?' Dumbledore asked suspiciously.
'Not as smart as you look are you? I'm Harry Potter, now tell me why you and your thugs are trespassing on our property?' Harry said, gripping his wand tighter, he swivelled his head around and saw the annoying woman that had come with Remus and Sylvia, he cursed angrily and summoned the woman's limp form to him, he un stunned her and grabbed her throat angrily. 'I knew you couldn't be trusted.' He then threw her across at the Order that was still standing, making sure to use his magic to send her faster making the stupid girl hit all four sending them all but the giant man onto the ground.
He turned back to his parents who smiled at him proudly.
'It's that Tonks girl, she snitched on us.'
'Yes, a good thing she did Mr Potter, your magic is highly unbalanced, you must come back to England with us and start your schooling at Hogwarts.' Dumbledore said imperiously as though this was a great honour.
'Now you see here Dumbledore.' Michael said angrily as he got up off the lounge and stood next to Harry, pointing his hand out but realising he didn't have his wand.
'Looking for this?' The grizzled man with the crazy eye asked roughly.
'Yes thank you.' Harry said crossly, waving his wand and catch both his mothers and fathers wands from the air, he then handed them back to their rightful owners.
'How did you do that?' The old woman asked, her thin eyebrows rose into her hair.
'Magic, maybe you should go back to Hogwarts and learn yourself.' Harry said snidely making Mel and Michael laugh heartily, his mother only smiled.
'That's it Mr Potter, you leave me no choice but to bring you in by force.' Dumbledore said, nodding to the reluctant looking giant man who started to step forward towards Harry.
'I'm sorry about this.' He said sadly.
'So am I.' Harry replied as he pointed his wand just as the huge man was about to throw his arms around him and let off a yellow looking spell, which dropped the giant on the floor with a huge BOOM.
'I'll tell you one last time, get out of our house.' Harry said icily.
Before he could do another thing all his family was stunned by a furious looking Dumbledore. Harry stared at his family with burning eyes, he lifted them up towards Dumbledore's and immediately the old man had realised that he had gone too far.
Harry fired as many dark and light curses he knew, some hitting Dumbledore, the others hitting the old woman and the other man.
Soon it was only Harry and Dumbledore fighting, Harry was exhausted magically, he had never thrown so many curses in a row before and it was starting to take its toll. He noticed though that Dumbledore seemed to be tiring as well. In the end though experience was the winner and Dumbledore summoned Harry's wand to him.
'You know the Dark Arts and can speak parseltongue.' Dumbledore said sadly.
'Yeah, so what?' He used what little magic he had left and woke up his family.
'Harry, are you alright?' Jessica said, getting up and fussing over his weary state.
'Michael, Jessica, your son must come back and fulfil the prophecy.' Dumbledore said tiredly.
'Dumbledore.' Michael growled warningly.
'What prophecy?' Harry asked sceptically.
'The one about you and Voldemort.' Dumbledore said quickly.
'Shut up Albus.' Jessica shouted angrily, glaring hatefully with tear filled eyes at the head of the Order.
'Mum, dad, what's he talking about?' Harry asked, a tone of betrayal was clear in his tone. Both of his parents avoided his searching eyes.
'18 years ago Harry, a prophecy was made that a child could defeat Voldemort. That child was you.' Dumbledore then retold the contents of the prophecy to the Rhode family and Harry, who eyes burned with renewed energy.
'Why didn't you tell me?' Harry asked his parents.
'We wanted you to be free from the prophecy Harry, we wanted you to have a normal life, to be normal like everybody else.' Jessica said, looking her son straight in the eye as she moved closer to him, finally getting close enough to capture him in a hug, which Harry greatly returned, sobbing on Jessica's shoulder.
'I'm sorry, but Harry has to come back to England, Voldemort is growing stronger.' Dumbledore said firmly.
'You can't expect to just up and leave Dumbledore, we have a life here. I'm Head Auror, Jess is teaching, Harry and Mel are in school, they have friends, you just can't expect us to pack up and leave everything behind?'
'That is exactly what I expect you to do. You can't stay here, everyday you stay here is one more family that Voldemort will kill.' Dumbledore said, his manipulative mind was working overtime to convince this boy to come back and face his destiny.
'What about Kelly?' Harry whispered to his parents softly.
'And Brad?' Melanie added.
'You can come back Harry and of course you can always write.' Dumbledore said smoothly. 'You have till September 1st to sort out your affairs, but you and Melanie must be on that train. Until then I will say goodbye.' He then waved his wand over his unconscious followers, asking Harry to help when it came to the man that he had set the snakes on and the giant man that he had put to sleep.
After they had all left, Harry sat down and buried his face in his hands.
'Mum, I don't want to leave?' Melanie said, sniffling on her mothers shoulder.
'You won't have to.' Harry said, his voice void of emotion.
'What are you talking about Harry?' Jessica said dreadfully.
'It's me Dumbledore wants not you guys.'
'Harry don't be stup-.' Melanie started but stopped when Harry stood up and made his way to the door.
'Where are you going?' Michael asked angrily.
'To tell Kelly about me, I suggest you come to Melanie, that way we can tell both Kelly and Brad at the same time.' Harry then walked out of the room with Melanie close on his heels. Seconds later, Michael and Jessica heard Harry's POP of Apparation as their two kids left to either find peace or get their hearts broken.
'Which one will it be?' Jessica whispered softly.
Important Note: Heya. I know it's been a long time but I've been going nuts with my other story. I just sat down this morning and decided to write a chapter for this story, just to keep people interested.
I've got an important question though and it will matter what you say. I know some will probably say it's your story and you should do what you want but I really need to hear what you guys say because really, I'm writing it partly for me, but mostly for you guys. SOOOOOOOOOO:
Should the Rhode's stay in Australia or go with Harry? AND…
Should Kelly and Brad accept Harry and Mel for what they really are?
Tune in for next chapter to find out the answer for both questions.
Thanks once again to everyone who is reviewing. Someone told me that someone had recommended this fic on some yahoo thing, whoever it was I just wanna say thanks.
See you next time guys
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