Unfinished Business: Shattered Pieces

DISCLAIMER: Look at first chapter.
WARNING: Look at first chapter.


Behind Closed Doors

"Ah, Mr. Potter, I was wondering when you'd be coming to see me," a pleasant voice called out the moment Harry walked through the doors.

Like Harry had told his children, he had arrived at Hogwarts for a DADA lecture. But before he met with the defense teacher, he needed to see Madam Pomfrey, or Poppy as she preferred he call her. Since it was the Friday, Luna had been called to pick Lily up from the Burrow and then brought over to the cottage until Draco arrived. The two were looking forward to spending the entire weekend together. Since Ginny now knew the truth, they didn't have to worry about raising her suspicions anymore.

Ginny had her own issues to deal with though. After talking to the Minister himself, Harry had gotten special permission to let Dennis in on the case. It was a relief for Harry since having another Auror who knew the truth about everything lifted a weight off Harry's shoulders that he hadn't realized he was carrying. However, that curtesy hadn't been extended to Ginny, who still had memories of a marriage with Harry.

Luckily, Dennis wasn't worried. Even though he apologized profusely for pursuing a woman he had believed to be Harry's wife, Dennis was going to make sure that Ginny and the baby were well taken care of, no matter who she believed she was married to.

"So, how's the baby doing?" Poppy asked after Harry cast a privacy spell around her ward.

"Just fine," he said as he embraced her. "The little one's been practicing the Wronski Feint in my stomach all morning," he said, placing his hand on his stomach as he laid back on one of the beds.

After finding out that he was pregnant and getting his memories back, Harry had sought Poppy's for help. After telling her of his situation, to which she believed quickly considering she knew that the child couldn't exist otherwise, she had went straight to work preparing him. Considering that she had been the one to help him when he had been pregnant with James, though Poppy had no recollection of that time, Harry was very comfortable with her skills.

"You haven't been Apparating anywhere, have you?"

"No, ma'am. I even flood here from work today," Harry said.

"I would have preferred you take the train, but I guess that can't be helped."

Even though taking the train would have taken the better part of a day, it was the safest way to travel. However, besides taking so long, the train only travelled between Hogwarts and King's Cross station and only during the start and end of each term.

"Are you sure you don't want to know the sex of your baby?" Poppy asked as she lifted up his shirt, revealing his swollen belly, before starting to perform various spells over his stomach.

"No. I want it to be a surprise. Besides, it's driving Draco crazy not knowing."

"Ah you were always a mischief maker. Your son's been causing quite a bit of mischief himself since he's been back."

"What has James done now?" Harry asked, knowing who she was referring to.

"Not one day after returning from vacation and he managed to turn his boyfriend's hair blue. Blue. They came in here with McLaggen near hysterics looking like a peacock, begging me to fix it," she said as she continued waving her wand around. "Well, try as I might, I couldn't get his hair to return to its original color. I hadsuggested completely removing his hair and then re-growing it. But the boy is like his own father. Very vain. He dashed out of my ward before I could clip one strand," she said, causing Harry to laugh. "James seemed to be enjoying the show, though."

"I bet he was," Harry shook his head.

"But McLaggen's hair is back to normal now, much to his immense relief."

"Speaking of hair color. What of Albus and Scorpius? James had changed their hair as well before coming to school."

"Well they hadn't come in to see me about their hair, but after Albus blew a potion up in his face, they came in to see me and their hair looked normal."

"Is he okay?" Harry couldn't help but ask.

"Oh yes. Albus' eyebrows grew back in no time."

"Good," he smiled in relief.

"Have you told them that you're pregnant yet?"

"James already knows, but Scorpius and Albus don't. They don't even know that they're twins yet. But since we know who cast the curse, Draco and I will be telling them very soon," he explained, just as Poppy stopped casting spells on his stomach and was now using her wand to write. "So how's the newest Potter doing?" Harry asked as he pulled his shirt back down, concealing his stomach, before sitting up.

"Very fine. Very fine indeed. I never would have expected it with you running around with your Auror duties, but your baby is very healthy."

"That's because I don't do much running around. I mostly hand out assignments nowadays," he said as he reached into his pocket before pulling out a big brown box. "For you. Honeydukes' finest."

"Oh bless you," Poppy beamed. "My chocolate supply was running quite low. McLaggen nearly ran me dry when he was in here," she said as she took the offered box.

"I can imagine," Harry chuckled as he go up from the bed. "Well, I'll be on my way," he said as they embraced again. "I'll see you next month," he said before heading for the door.

After removing the privacy spell engulfing Poppy's ward, Harry stepped out into the long corridor of the Hospital tower. Now that his monthly examination was out of the way, he had some business that needed attending to. It was going to be a long trek, but since Harry wasn't scheduled to do his lecture until later that day, he could afford a few liberties. The halls were very quiet since most of the students were currently either in class or using their spare to go outside and play in the blanket of snow surrounding the grounds. There were a few stranglers, but they were mostly upper years and used to seeing Harry Potter roaming the halls by now.


"So when exactly am I going to be getting my baby sister?" Lily asked as walked into her father's study and sat beside him on the couch.

"Late May most likely," Draco said distractingly as he looked between a list in his hand and various ingredients that littered the coffee table before him.

At the moment, Draco was going through the ingredients required for the potion needed to put the curse back into the mirror. He knew he was still missing a few things for the potion, some of which could only be obtain during certain times of the month.

"Have you thought of a name yet?" Lily asked, not realizing the importance of Draco's work.

"Not as of yet. We don't even know if it's going to be a boy or girl," Draco said, not realizing his slip.

"But Papa, of course it's going to be a girl. You promised me a sister, remember?"

"How could I have forgotten?" Draco smiled as he placed his sheet of paper down and turned to his daughter. "Have you thought of any names yet?"

"Aurora," she supplied quickly since it was a character from her favorite story. "Or Jasmine,"' she added as an afterthought. "You know, if you wanted to have another flower name."

"Disney princesses. Why am I not surprised?" Draco asked with a raised brow, to which his daughter merely gave him a bright smile.


Using mostly staircases to get where he needed to be, Harry walked along the corridor until he came across a familiar troll tapestry. Looking to the other side where a blank stretch of wall stood, Harry paced in front of it three times until a very specific door appeared. When he pushed the door opened, he was met with piles upon piles of burnt objects and was awash with the realization of where he stood.

The final resting place of Vincent Crabbe.

Harry had hoped that he would never have to step foot inside this place again. The last time he was here, it was during the battle of Hogwarts when Crabbe had set the room ablaze and got himself killed in the process. Harry hadn't even come back here to try and restore the room. He had been down the other corridor, rebuilding Gryffindor tower during that time. But he did remember someone else who was very interested in restoring the room.

Cormac McLaggen.

Harry had thought nothing of it at the time. Believing that the room couldn't even be recovered with the Fiendfyre still inside. But apparently, McLaggen had found a way to get rid of the curse and roam within the room without any interference.

As Harry wondered the many rows of burned books, chairs, and other objects that had been hidden here by students that had come and gone, he finally spotted the Vanishing Cabinet. It was badly burnt and most likely only stood standing with the help of some very strong and ancient magic. Memories of hiding within its counterpart came to Harry's mind then, and he could see how the mirror could have been taken out of Hogwarts.

The cabinet was tall, at least a few inches taller than he remembered the mirror being. With the extension charm Draco had placed on the inside of the cabinet years before and a simple levitation charm on the mirror itself, it would have been simple for McLaggen to take the mirror from Hogwarts. This suited Harry's purpose just fine. He had wondered how he was going to get the mirror out of McLaggen's home.

Harry opened the cabinet and, with a deep breath, stepped inside. When he closed the door, silence surrounded him. This was a good omen as he didn't want any unexpected visitors during his mission. When he opened the door again, only a crack this time and wand in hand, he found himself in a very different room. He knew he was in McLaggen's home because, instead of seeing piles upon piles of burnt objects, this room was filled with dozens of artifacts that, by all accounts, should not be here.

From what Greengrass claimed, McLaggen had a torrid fascination with ancient and mysterious artifacts. He was a collector of it, much like Voldemort had been. But instead of sealing a piece of his soul inside, McLaggen merely horded as many objects as he could get his hands on. It was one of the reasons he had pursued a career in the Department of Mysteries after all, and Harry wouldn't be surprised if some of the Ministry's own artifacts mysteriously ended up here as well.

As Harry stepped out of the cabinet, he spotted his prize. It was turned to the side. But even as he gazed at its golden frame and clawed feet, there was no mistaking the ancient, ornate mirror. Harry walked up to it then, stepping in front of the mirror to see the inscription Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi written above.

Then he looked into the mirror itself.

Like the first time, when he looked into the mirror, he saw himself surrounded by his family. This time, however, he was at the cottage. He was sitting in Draco's lap while James, Albus and Lily sat on the floor in front of them. On the other side of the room, Scorpius stood with a white board, scribbling various pictures on it.

Charades was one of Scorpius' favorite games. He loved guessing what people were hiding just by reading into their movements. Being twins, Albus and he had the same way of thinking, and so were always placed on separate teams. Most of the times it was Harry, Scorpius and Lily against Draco, James and Albus. But they always had so much fun playing.

Finding it hard to look away from the image, but knowing that he would get those moments back once the mirror was safely out of McLaggen's possession, Harry pulled a small compact out of his pocket. He opened it, revealing a mirror inside, before placing it on the floor. With a flick of his wand, the compact grew until it stood as tall as the Mirror of Erised itself. After a few more waves of his wand, the compact started to transform until it became an exact replica of the ancient mirror. The only difference was that this mirror didn't show Harry anything but his own reflection.

Satisfied that his work was done, Harry cast a levitation charm on the real Mirror of Erised and guided it towards the cabinet. Once he had placed the large object inside, he too stepped into the cabinet and then closed the door. When he opened it again, he found himself returned to the Room of Hidden Things. He then levitated the mirror safely out of the cabinet before placing a sealing charm on the door, preventing anyone from coming through the cabinet again.


"Thank you for that very enlightening lecture, Mr. Potter," Alicia Spinnet, the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, said.

Ever since Voldemort had been killed, and with the war ending with his death, the curse placed on the DADA position had been lifted. Alicia, who had been there during the final battle of Hogwarts had gotten the teaching position right after. She had found it an honour to teach a subject that had effectively saved her life, and her passion for teaching students how to properly defend themselves was apparent in her teaching.

Since she owed some of her training to Harry, even though she was older than him, she periodically allowed him to do lectures in her class. Today's lecture had been about the Patronus Charm.

"Would anyone like to try their hand at making one?" Alicia asked as her fifth year gazed in awe at Harry's silver stag.

Instantly, dozens of hands shot up. Harry and Alicia smiled at the class' enthusiasm. Alicia looked throughout her classroom before finally picking someone who had been very eager to try it out.

"Alright Ms. Weasley. You can relax now. Come up here and show us what you can do," Alicia said, chuckling when Molly jumped from her seat.

"Remember to focus," Harry said when Molly stood beside him. "You don't have to think of a single thought to create your Patronus, though it does help. It can be just a very strong, positive emotion like your love for someone," Harry reminded. "Focus on the feeling itself. That's what will create your Patronus. When you're ready, cast the charm."

Molly closed her eyes then, thinking of a single thought. She had already come up with the thought the moment her uncle had mentioned the word Patronus. The emotion that welled up in her was strong then and she held onto it. Then she opened her eyes and cast the charm.

"Expecto Patronum!" Molly yelled.

Instantly, a thin silvery wisp emanated from her wand. At first it looked like that was all there was going to be until wings burst out from within the mist and took flight around the room. Everyone gasped at the sight of it, surprised that her Patronus could take shape so quickly. Though it wasn't fully corporeal, there was no mistaking the kind of animal it was as its wings flapped while soaring around the class.

"My guess would be an eagle," Harry mused when the image disappeared after a few seconds, "considering your affinity for knowledge like your father and aunt Hermione," he said, to which the redhead beamed at being compared to the most influential people in her life.

"I wonder what she was thinking of," James whispered cheekily to Frank, whose cheeks tinted red at the comment.

"Alright class. That's all for today," Alicia clapped her hands as it was the end of the class. "For homework," she started and was immediately met with groans from her students, "I would like you to all practice the Patronus charm over the weekend. On Monday, each of you will demonstrate your Patronus at the front of the class," she said and was met with more groans. "As a special incentive, for those that can produce a fully corporeal Patronus will be excused from the following class."

Motivated by that thought, excited chatter followed the students as they started leaving the classroom.

"Aren't you coming to the Great Hall for dinner?" Dominique asked when she noticed that James was staying behind.

"No. My dad's staying the night so we're all having dinner together. Even Lily's coming over."

"Alright," the blonde smiled. "See you later," she said as she, Molly and Frank waved.

After saying goodbye to Alicia, with plans to return next month already sorted out, Harry and James left the classroom and headed for Harry's quarters. He had gotten it when he had been pregnant with James, needing it to be close to Pomfrey when he was close to his due date. Afterwards, he would use it every time he decided to stay over after his lectures. Most of the time, it was because he was once again pregnant and was too tired to travel back through the floo network.

When the two of them reached Harry's quarters, they found Draco and Lily already inside. Currently Lily was zooming around the room on her toy broomstick, which Harry was not happy about, while Draco gazed at the Mirror of Erised that stood by the fireplace. After retrieving it from the Room of Hidden Things, Harry had brought it here in order to keep it out of anyone else's hands.

"So this is what turned our world upside down," Draco said as he looked at the mirror.

"Is that really the Mirror of Erised?" James asked as he walked up to the mirror. "Molly would freak if she knew it was here. What do you see in it?"

"I see myself playing with Jasmine," Lily said after she had gotten off her broom and stood beside them.

"Who's Jasmine?"

"Our baby sister of course," she beamed while looking into the mirror, missing Harry sigh when he glanced at the bemused blonde next to him.

"Alright. That's enough," Harry said, waving his wand at the mirror and causing a drape to cover the ornate object and blending it with the wall it stood by. "Scorpius and Albus should be here soon. Draco and I have decided to tell them the truth over dinner, so I need you two to be on your best behaviour. It's not every day that you find out your best friend is actually your twin brother."

"Not that they'd complain," James scoffed. "They already pretend they're twins," he said just as there was a knock on the door.

"Nevertheless," Harry said as he walked up to the portrait hole. "Behave."


"I have everything planned," Hector said after diner that evening as he sat with his fellow Quidditch players inside his Head Boy room. "The Headmaster already gave the go ahead for a ball on Valentine's Day. I got James' favorite band to play, and when the time is right, I'm going to serenade him," he said proudly.

"He's so lucky," Corner said with awe in his voice as he sat on the bed next to the Head Boy and Captain of their team.

"He'll be putty in my hands before the day in out. Just where I need him to be when I break his heart into tiny pieces."

"I thought this was about Zabini?" Smith said as she folded her arms.

"It's about both of them. With Potter completely mine, Zabini will crumble before our very eyes. He'll be a mess for our Quidditch match against them. Then it'll be Potter's turn when I break his heart."

"That's what has me worried," Boot said. "I mean his dad's the Harry Potter. Do you really want to mess with his kid?"

"My whole family is well connected within the ministry. Mr. Potter wouldn't dare touch me."

"You've truly thought of everything," Corner smiled which caused Smith to roll her eyes.

"Then I guess we'll just be on our way," she said with waning interest in their line on conversation. "Conjuring up a corporeal Patronus by Monday is going to be tricky and I want to get a head start," she said as she picked up her school bag and draped it over her shoulder. "Are you guys coming?"

"Yeah," Boot said as he followed his fellow Chaser's actions.

"I think I'll stay here a little bit longer," Corner said coyly when McLaggen turned to him with a charming smile.


"Are you saying that we can't tell anybody?" Albus asked in disappointment after hearing everything that had happened to their family.

Dinner had been over for a while now, but the three boys had all decided to stay a little while longer, with Scorpius and Albus taking in the new information. Currently Scorpius and Albus were on the either side of Harry as they sat on the couch. Scorpius had his head on Harry's stomach, trying to hear the baby move. Albus had his hand on his dad's belly, trying to see if their little sibling would kick his hand like it had done moments before.

"Not a soul, and that includes Zabini," James said pointedly.

"But you can see how this information would intrigue him," Scorpius pointed out.

"A little too much, so keep quiet."

"You can't even talk about it amongst yourselves," Harry added as he absently started running his fingers through Scorpius' hair. "There've been many times during my years here where I got a lot of information that I shouldn't have because I was around people who thought they were alone."

"But we can talk about it in here though, right?" Albus asked.

"Yes, only Draco and I can open and close the portrait hole and concealment charms break after passing through the threshold, so it's safe to talk here."

"Good. So are we getting a brother or sister?"

"A sister. Father promised," Lily chimed in.

"You do know it doesn't work that way, don't you?" Scorpius pointed out.

"Of course I do," Lily rolled her eye. "But it doesn't hurt to be optimistic."

"The truth is, we don't know the gender of the baby yet, since your dad is determined to drive us all crazy by not asking Pomfrey to cast the spell that would tell us," Draco said bitterly to his husband.

"As long as it's healthy, I'm happy," Harry said, giving the blonde a bright smile.

"And the fact that it's driving me crazy not knowing has nothing to do with it."

"I consider it a delightful bonus," he said cheekily.


End of Chapter: Behind Closed Doors