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A/N: I did get Gabrielle's name wrong. I blame the tornado warnings and flooding. Then again if it wasn't for them I would have been at work. I might have been too lazy to look it up but that's beside the point. Thank you for the reviews.
Chapter 13
Tonks and Rebecca were talking quietly, the pink haired witch as trying to keep the healer distracted from worrying about the fact that Harry hadn't woken up yet. Even though she knew it would probably be about mid morning before he did, she wanted him awake just to reassure her he was all right.
Rebecca had come in every hour to check on Harry and make sure he hadn't taken a turn for the worse. There was no change in him one way or the other. He was still pale and his breathing was shallow, the only thing she could say that was hopeful was that her scans showed he was only sleeping and hadn't slipped into a coma.
They had been on their watch for a little over an hour when there was finally some signs of life from him. He let out a small moan that drew the women's attention. Both of them held their breath as he slowly started to move, then the movement turned into thrashing and his moans became protests.
Tonks grabbed his shoulder which caused him to sit straight up looking around with fear.
Rebecca put a hand on his shoulder also "It's alright Harry, you're safe."
He looked at her for a moment before recognition registered in his eyes; he practically jumped at her to get her into a hug. "He's coming. He's trying to kill you."
"No one's coming Harry, we're all safe." She was rubbing his back as she held him.
Harry was shaking his head "Voldemort killed Amelia, he's after you and Tonks. He's going to kill you too."
Tonks put her hand on his back "I'm here too, Harry. Madam Bones is at home safe. You saved her; he didn't get her thanks to you."
Harry looked at her for a second then lunged at her almost knocking her over getting her into a hug. "He's dead Harry, and can't come back this time. It's over now, you're free." She held him for another moment before he pulled back.
"He's dead? What happened?"
Rebecca looked at him "What do you remember after the ritual Harry?"
His brow furrowed as he tried to remember. "I woke up and was talking to everyone," a smile slowly came to his face before slipping back off "you said you wanted to adopt me. It wasn't a dream was it?"
Rebecca smiled "If it was we both had it. Are you still alright with the adoption?"
"Yes" he wrapped his arms back around her. She held him for a couple of minutes letting relief flow through her. She had been worried that when he had said he wanted to be adopted; when he had called her Mum he was delirious from the blood loss. That he really didn't want it to happen.
She gave him a kiss on the top of his head "Do you think you can drink some broth?"
He nodded and sat back against the head board as she handed him a cup. He was surprised when he went to take a sip and downed all of it. He smiled sheepishly as he handed the cup back. "Guess I'm a little thirsty"
"Well losing ten gallons of blood might have that effect." Tonks grinned "You would've made several vampires very happy with that display yesterday."
Fleur walked in as Rebecca handed Harry another cup of broth.
"It is good that you are awake now Harry. You should not worry your Mother like that, she is new to this." She had a wide smile which he matched and looked at Rebecca.
"Sorry Mum, I'll try to keep your worrying to a minimum."
Tonks laughed "Yeah, and I'm the Queen."
"I said try, I don't bleed like this on purpose."
Rebecca put a hand on his cheek which he leaned into "Just promise me you'll always wake up. I can deal with the worrying if you just wake up when it's over."
"I promise."
"Good, now drink your broth and I'll get some more."
"There is no need, Bill and I heard Harry's voice and he went to get some more for him. He can be a very thoughtful man."
Tonks laughed and nudged Harry "He also makes a really good beef burginsomethingorother; he said it was supposed to save his life."
Harry perked up "Was it good?"
Fleur answered "It was excellent. Mama was very impressed with his abilities in the kitchen. Gabrielle says she must find her husband here if all the men cook like this."
Rebecca said "Ginny discouraged the idea by telling a story about her twin brothers and some potatoes."
Harry chuckled "Bill told me about that, never let those two near your food. It's just not safe."
"This coming from someone who taunts the biggest badest Dark Lord in a century" Bill walked in with four more cups of broth. "They'll probably print up flyers with that on it using it as your endorsement for their shop."
"I never thought of that. We could have just had them declare a prank war on Voldemort. He would have died just to get some peace."
Everyone laughed with Bill saying that was cruel and unusual punishment even for Voldy. Harry became serious first.
"He's really gone? He can't come back again?"
Rebecca and Tonks both hugged him and Tonks spoke "He's really gone now. You can have your life back and bake those biscuits to your hearts desire."
"Amelia's really all right?"
Rebecca answered "She's at home sleeping thanks to you. You're free now Harry, you can breathe now."
Harry let his tears fall and both women hugged him tighter for several minutes. When he started to get himself under control again he yawned and Rebecca saw it.
"Why don't you get some more sleep, you have a lunch you have to go to today."
He nodded and yawned again while Bill spoke.
"I'm going to go home and let my parents know what's going on. I'll be back with a change of clothes for Ginny and to pick up Jacques for the trial. Take it easy Harry."
Harry mumbled thanks as his head hit the pillow and he fell asleep.
Fleur said quietly "I'll let the others know he is fine. Do you need anything?"
Both Rebecca and Tonks said they were good and Bill and Fleur left the room. Tonks looked at the healer.
"Are you really ok?"
"Yeah, I'm fine now. How about you?"
"I'm all right, but I saw the look of relief on your face when he said he still wanted you to adopt him."
Tears started to well up in her eyes. "I thought it might have been the blood loss that had him say it. I can't explain it but I don't think I could have handled that. In a little more than a week he's become the most important thing in my life somehow. I really hoped he would want this."
Tonks walked around the bed and wrapped her in a hug "He seems to have a way of doing that. I met him for about five minutes and wanted to keep him safe. He says a few words to you and you find yourself loving him." She chuckled "Lisa, the café owner's niece, seems to feel the same way. She seems intent on getting to know him. You may have to worry about his love life pretty soon."
Rebecca laughed and wiped her eyes "Worrying about that I can live with. It means he's living a normal life and I can be happy with that. It's this saving the world I'm having trouble with; he doesn't need to be doing any more of that. I'd love to be able to sit down and talk with a girlfriend or something."
"Well we may have to give him some help. He doesn't even see that she's interested in him. Of course having girls show an interest seems to be an everyday thing for him. Look at Ginny and Gabrielle, both of them are interested. I think they both know that he's not, but they'll jump if he says the right word to them. I think if Hermione hadn't made the mistakes she did he would have asked her out when he saw her, but that seems to be over now."
"I wonder if he's going to allow that friendship to be patched up. She was really broken up over everything that happened."
"He'll write to her eventually, Its Sirius and Remus I wonder about. Remus keeps putting his foot in his mouth and making things worse, and he seems to be dragging Sirius with him. Harry sees what they've done as a betrayal of his parents more than himself. He can forgive you for what you do to him, but doing something against their memory is a lot worse offence for him. They may have a longer road to travel before he forgives them."
Rebecca sighed "He's still got a long way to go himself before he'll finally have some peace. Before I'll let them back into his life I'm letting them know their not going to hurt him again or they'll be wishing for the isolation he's imposed."
Tonks laughed "There seems to be a lot of us saying things like that lately. One thing is certain; he's not going to be alone again. None of us are going to let that happen to him."
They chatted lightly about Harry and his apparent harem possibilities for a while until Tonks convinced Rebecca to get some sleep since she was the only one who hadn't had any yet.
Harry woke again about ten that morning still looking pale and feeling weak. He found out that Bill along with Monsieur and Mademoiselle Delacour had left for the trial and would meet them at the café. Everyone had decided that Harry would want to get there early so they would be leaving at twelve. Ginny patted his cheek and told him to be happy he had so many wonderful girls who could make these decisions for him; he could rest his poor man brain.
Tonks mean while was harassing him for missing two meals, his position as top cook was in jeopardy. Bill would have a firm hold on it with only one or two more dinners. Apparently his breakfast was just too plain, good but not fancy enough for her new found tastes. She just waved off his protest that their dinner had been his recipe.
By eleven thirty Harry was ready to go, sitting around joking was nice but he wanted to get there early hoping the trial would be over and he could get the news from Bill. It was decided that Rebecca and Harry would wait and apparate just after Tonks and Fleur took Gabrielle and Ginny, that way if she needed some help holding him up again they would already be there. It took almost ten minutes for them to walk to the alley near Tonks' flat at Harry's pace.
When they walked into the café Lisa looked up and smiled until she saw Harry was being supported by Tonks and Rebecca.
"Over here, we set these tables up for you." She pulled a chair out for Harry that was facing towards the door. "Are you alright?"
Harry gave her a half smile "I'm fine." he sighed as they helped him sit in the chair. "Remind me again why I let you all drag me out of bed."
Ginny smiled "You invited me to lunch and I was going to make sure you made it even if you were still passed out. Gabrielle came a long way to see you and you spend most of her time here in bed."
"Oui, it is very rude to take the only bed and make us watch while you relax and sleep, And then making my poor sister's boyfriend cook for everyone. We will accept this lunch as a part of your apology for this rudeness."
Harry looked at Tonks "How come every time I wake up in your bed I have women telling me I owe them food?"
A voice came from over his shoulder "Lad, just be happy it isn't jewelry. That gets a lot more expensive than food." Conner looked him over "I take it yesterday didn't go as planned. Last you told us you were supposed to be in a safe location lad."
Tonks laughed "Harry just had to save someone again. Apparently he had to meet his yearly quota of pretty ladies early this year."
Harry smiled "I passed that quota this year. Remember, I got to meet Gabrielle in February. That filled this years beautiful girls quota."
Conner laughed "A noble hobby lad, dangerous but very noble. How have you been Doctor?" he asked as he looked at Rebecca.
"It's Rebecca Conner, and I'm doing well. How's Amanda doing?"
"I'm doing fine," came another voice from the kitchen area. "I'm hearing that you're going to be the guardian of this young man. I also hear he can be a handful."
"He keeps you on your toes, that's for sure, but it's always for good things. We decided that the guardianship wouldn't work out so we're going to try for adoption instead." She said with a big grin.
After congratulations, introductions were made and tea was brought out for everyone.
Conner smiled "I'd offer you biscuits but yours didn't last very long. I hid them after a dozen mysteriously disappeared while they were near Lisa, but once a couple of our regular customers got a taste of them the rest left here like magic."
Lisa blushed "I couldn't help it, every time I looked at my hand there was one in it."
Ginny spoke "From what Fleur and Bill were saying last night you need to try his dinners."
"Oui, he said that you were much better in the kitchen than him, is this true?" asked Gabrielle.
"No, I think Bill's just used to making more traditional English dinners, he just needs to branch out some. Remember that his Mum taught him how to cook, it's really good food but tends to lean more towards quantity that variety." He smiled at Ginny "I have seven guesses why and most of them are Ron's stomach."
She laughed "My guess would have had at least nine answer's being his stomach; he can eat enough for at least that many people. I still can't understand how the rest of us haven't starved with him around."
"I take it you have a large family lass?"
She nodded "Seven of us kids and I'm the only girl."
Lisa's eyes got wide "There's something wrong with that, how do you keep your sanity? I only have one brother and it's a challenge."
Bill and the Delacours walked in and Ginny said "This one isn't too bad; he protected me from the others until he went to Egypt."
Bill smiled "It gave me a good excuse to beat the others up without getting in trouble. As long as I was protecting Princess here I could hurt them as much as I wanted. It was a shame when Charlie figured it out, but it did give you another year of protection."
After introductions were made Harry asked "How'd it go?"
It was Monsieur Delacour who answered "It was magnificent. Dumbledore's solicitor objected every time Bill tried to speak until he told the man to, I believe it was 'Shut up and pay attention or I'm going to show you how I hit him.' He seemed to think Bill meant this as a promise."
"He kind of pissed me off; I couldn't even say two words without him interrupting."
Mademoiselle Delacour spoke next "Amelia said that Harry started something during his trial. It seems that they are not happy unless someone is threatened during the proceedings now. They all seemed much pleased with Bill's outburst."
Jacques laughed "The prosecutor said he understood what the…" he looked at the muggles present "What their bosses saw in him."
It was Conner's turn to laugh "We know that none of you can talk about some of the things going on. If something slips it won't get out because of us. We closed the café for this get together so you wouldn't have to worry about it as much."
Harry's brow was furrowed and Lisa noticed "What's wrong Harry?"
"Was he convicted?"
"Yes Harry, he got thirty five years all told. At his age he won't leave there. The last we saw him he was being led out of the courtroom in manacles." Bill answered
Harry let out a breath as both Tonks and Rebecca rubbed his back. "Thank you."
"Believe me Harry, it was my pleasure. Madam Bones had some paperwork to do before she could leave she said she'd be here by at least one thirty." He grinned "She said something about chewing you out, it seems that she's supposed to be saving you, not the other way around. She also mentioned that it just wasn't the same yelling at someone who was passed out from blood loss, kind of disappointing really."
Lisa asked "So what number do you think you'll get as a punishment for this one?"
Tonks laughed "Oh, he's definitely going to get the most dreaded one of them all, the twenty." She gave a shiver "The fearsome hugging, a fate worse than death itself."
Harry smiled "I think I can live through it, it might take everything I have, but I can beat it."
Tonks laughed and then explained the joke to everyone else. They all talked and joked as Conner and Amanda went to fix their lunch and serve them. It was just after one when the front door opened.
Harry and the others looked up and got quiet.
"Ah, Harry. It is time to stop this foolishness; you need to come with me so we may prepare you for your destiny."
Dumbledore and Snape both walked in with wands in their hands. Bill started to move and Snape leveled his wand on him.
"Yes, give me a reason to make this a happy occasion."
Harry growled "Leave them alone. You want me not them." His glare turned to Snape "Lower it now."
"I do not think that would be wise Harry. Now why don't you just come with us and the others can enjoy their meal in peace?"
"Why the hell can't you leave him alone? Let him live damn it."
"Ah, Miss Monroe, if I remember correctly you were a Hufflepuff. As admirable as that loyalty is, your judgment on where to place it is lacking. If I recall, your grades showed that you were better than that. It seems that your time among the muggles has deteriorated that judgment drastically. Harry we must be going now."
There were small movements from the table "Don't, they have the upper hand. If I leave with you will you swear an oath that you will stop using everyone else for your plans?"
"Ah, my boy, that will not be possible. They do not know what it is that they are truly dealing with. They must have my guidance to end this once and for all."
"It's over damn it; he's dead and can't come back. Why do you have to keep thinking you're the only one who can do anything? Especially since everything you've done has gone to pot. You can't even get me killed properly you bastard. The only reason that I would go with you is if you were going to leave them alone."
Dumbledore sighed a dramatic sigh "Alas, if it must be that way. If I were to swear the oath on the people in this room would that be satisfactory to you?"
Harry saw movement out of the corner of his eye. "Yes, plus Madam Bones, Susan Bones and Hannah Abbot. I'll go with you if you swear that."
Snape spoke "How touching, yet no mention of the mudblood or the weasel boy."
Harry's eyes narrowed "It's a shame you weren't with your Death Eater friends yesterday. You could have had your greasy arse handed to you with your precious Dark Lord. If this git speaks again he'll die, do you understand me old man?"
Snape made to move his wand towards Harry "Severus, we need to keep the peace for now. Come now Harry we really must be leaving."
Harry rose and looked at Rebecca "It'll be ok." He slowly made his way around the table on the opposite side from where he saw the movement.
"Just like your father, you have to act it up. Get over here now."
Harry stopped a few feet in front of them glaring again at Snape. "You were warned Dumbles. You need to say goodbye to your pet Death Eater now."
He didn't get the chance to speak as a metal bar struck the back of Snape's head. Harry tackled Dumbledore and started hitting him in the face.
"Don't disrespect my Mum. You will leave them alone or I'll kill you. I'm tired of your crap. It's over damn it." Almost every word was punctuated with a punch until Rebecca grabbed him in a hug and pulled him away. Just about everyone else had their wands out pointed at the two people on the floor. Conner had his niece in one hand and the metal bar in the other.
He spoke first "I take it you don't want the local constable to handle this?"
Tonks said "No, they aren't equipped to handle it. Do you have them Bill?"
"Yes, just tell Bones to get here fast or I'll kill them both" He was growling. Tonks fired off a messenger spell.
Harry was crying in Rebecca's arms "I can't do this anymore, I want to live."
"Shh, it's over now Harry, he won't get to you again. I promise we won't let that happen. I promise I won't let it happen." They stayed locked in each others arms until Madam Bones showed up a minute later with ten Aurors.
She looked at the two on the floor and told the Aurors to check them for spare wands and get them in manacles. Then she turned to Harry and Rebecca.
"I'm sorry; Snape ambushed the Aurors who were escorting him to Azkaban. We didn't find out about it until we got Tonks message."
Harry sniffled and dried his eyes "It's not your fault; I felt something was wrong today but didn't say anything. I just wanted it to be over."
"Madam Bones."
She turned and looked at the Auror who called her.
"They're both dead Ma'am. This one" he pointed to Snape "from a blow to the back of the head, and this one from what looks like a beating."
When she turned back to look at Harry, he was staring at his hands which were covered in blood.
"Harry? Harry! Look at me. He did this to himself. He is the one responsible for this not you. Do you understand me?"
Harry nodded slowly. She pulled him into a hug "He's no better than Voldemort and you won't mourn him will you?" he shook his head "Then don't mourn Dumbledore. He was trying to kill you just as much as Voldemort was. There's no difference between them." She pulled back and looked him in the eyes.
"You're going to be ok. That's not a question Harry. You are going to be ok. Do you understand?"
He looked at her for a minute before nodding "Yeah I think I do." He looked at Rebecca "I think I will be."
A commotion made them look to another corner of the café. Tonks was between four Aurors and Conner and his family.
"Harry says it's not going to happen here so it's not going to happen." Tonks hair and eyes were fire red.
Bill stepped beside her "If that's the way he wants it to be then that's the way it will be. Now back off."
Ginny, Fleur, and Gabrielle all stepped in with them as the two adult Delacours moved to the side slightly behind the Aurors.
Harry moved before Amelia and Rebecca could.
"Your not doing that to them. This isn't their fault and Conner just saved me. Put your wands away."
"They're muggles and we need to be obliviate them. If you don't want to be arrested you had better get out of the way."
Harry grabbed his wand hand and pulled him close his voice was cold and emotionless. "I've had enough. I'm not going to let this happen and you're going to make a choice. Leave them alone or get hurt. Choose now."
The Auror just stared at him for a moment then looked at Madam Bones.
"You have the person responsible for taking out the two most powerful wizards around threatening you. I would think you would be able to make that decision on your own."
The Auror looked back at Harry who hadn't let go of his hand. "He wasn't even there yesterday."
"Idiot, when Voldemort was screaming and cursing the name of Potter, who do you think it was that was doing that to him? That's Harry Potter who's threatening you. He just took out Dumbledore with his bare hands. Yesterday he beat Voldemort in a fight between their minds. He's faced Voldemort five other times and he's the one still alive. Are you too stupid to realize that you can't win this? If he tells you that you're not doing something you believe him. And I would highly recommend that you never threaten one of his friends again. People who do that generally end up in a bad way; most of them are dead now. That's not even mentioning you're surrounded by some very pissed off people. We let the old man get away; they fixed that screw up because he wanted to kill Harry. Now do you really need me to give you orders to back down?"
The Aurors' eyes had been getting wider as she spoke. He finally shook his head and slowly backed up as Harry let go of his hand.
"At least you have some brains. Get these bodies out of here and the blood cleaned up. I want all of your reports done by the time I get back and if there are any mistakes in them you will not need to report for your next shift. Now move."
Harry turned around and looked at the people behind him. "Thanks, all of you." He looked at Lisa and her Aunt and Uncle.
"Are all of you alright? Are you ok Conner?"
"Yes lad we're ok, and you did warn them what would happen. We're a might confused about some things though."
"Uhm, I can explain all of this." He sighed and looked at Tonks "I'm going to need help explaining this."
Tonks laughed and her hair cycled through several colors "Do you think they'll believe it?"
Harry shook his head and smiled "Showoff." He swayed a little and Bill grabbed him.
"Let's find you a seat first Hero. You need to start taking it a little easier after you come so close to dieing, it can't be healthy to push yourself like this."
"It's not." Rebecca said as she started waving her wand to scan him and clean off the blood as Bill set him into his chair. "You're going to need some broth since you won't let me use potions." She looked at Conner "I know a lot has happened that you need explained but do you have any broth that he can drink?"
"Yes" he got up and headed into the kitchen with Bill following as Jacques went over to Lisa and Amanda.
"You are probably wanting some answers now, no?" He chuckled as they both nodded. "Why don't you both join us at the table? It will be easier on Harry this way; he has had a busy couple of days." Lisa sat opposite Harry and just looked at him for a moment.
"So, I get to hear about your mysterious past?"
Harry gave her a small smile while looking at his now clean hands "Yeah, when we're done you'll probably run. But yeah, you'll hear about it."
Fleur scoffed "How can a lady run away after hearing your tale Harry? All girls grow up with the stories about the knight who fights the dragons and evil people to save everyone."
Harry chuckled "I didn't get to see it, but I hear you did pretty well against your own dragon that time."
"Oui, I did, but I did not have your flare for the dramatic. I only had a little fire on my robes you had to out fly the worst one after it had hit you with its horrible tail. I might have received more points if I had been more theatrical like you." Harry laughed.
Rebecca snorted "I have no idea how the two of you can joke about that. I saw his memory of it and I swear I wanted to rip that old mans beard out for doing that to you."
Harry leaned over and gave her a kiss on the cheek "Thanks Mum. We can joke about it because we survived. It's over so it's either joke or go nuts replaying it."
She pulled him into a hug "Your dragon fighting days are over now, understand?"
"Yes Mum, I promise I'll try to avoid all dragons."
Tonks laughed "I have got to take lessons from you on how to promise without really promising."
Lisa had been listening intently "Uhm, I know I'll probably sound stupid but what's a dragon?"
It was Ginny who answered "Have you ever heard the stories about knights fighting dragons, really big lizard things with wings that blow fire from their mouths?" Lisa nodded "They're real, my brother Charlie works with them in Romania, and these two had to each face one last year."
Tonks took over after seeing the look on the two ladies faces "She's not joking or making fun of you. Magic is real."
She started to cycle her hair and eyes again while her face took on the features of several animals. Rebecca waved her wand and a teapot floated to the table. Jacques produced two bouquets of flowers and presented them to the ladies. Fleur and her mother both grabbed a glass and filled them with wine.
"Try it, we make the best wine and it might help with the nerves."
Lisa took a sip and her eyes got wide. "This is good." She looked at Ginny and Gabrielle expectantly.
Ginny laughed "We're not allowed to do magic outside of school, they think we're too young, sorry."
Lisa looked at Harry who smiled a sad smile "Sorry, but I won't do magic anymore."
"Why not, it seems like you could do so many wonderful things?"
He sighed and looked down so Rebecca answered "For Harry, magic has caused more misery than happiness. When you know his past and look at it from his point of view you'll understand that while he doesn't hate magic or witches and wizards, he doesn't want it to be an everyday part of his life."
Tonks spoke next "That's the reason he's hiring tutors and looking for a job. He's leaving the magical world and trying to get his life together in the muggle world. The non-magical world."
Bill had come up with Conner, both carrying four cups of broth that they set in front of Harry.
"While I might disagree with his choice, I can't fault his reasons. He has our support in this and we'll all do what we can to help him."
Tonks looked at Conner who chuckled "I may have been a little less than forthcoming when I said that the sound from that booth is heard in the kitchen. This place seems to have been built so that none of the kitchen noise gets out here but all of it from here gets back there."
Tonks started laughing. "And we were so honest with you."
Gabrielle had been looking at Harry "I did not know you were leaving the magic behind. Could I hear your reasons please? I will of course support you but I want to understand."
Madam Bones spoke "Why don't we all get comfortable, this could take some time to explain everything to everyone."
Once everyone was seated with food and drinks Harry began telling them about his life from his point of view. Rebecca, Tonks, and Madam Bones, who had all seen his memories, helped him tell it and filled in the things that he downplayed. After two hours his tale was done and he looked at Ginny and Gabrielle.
"Don't ever think I'm sorry I came for either of you. I'm not and would do it again. But I can't keep doing this if I want a life of my own. I need to get away and find out where I fit in the world without having everything thrown at me like that."
Ginny got up and hugged him then gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Just don't forget us while we're at school, ok."
He hugged her back "Not a chance Gin. I won't ever forget about you and you know where to find me during the holidays."
Gabrielle was next to hug him. "I understand now. You saved me, now you have to save yourself. If you need anything ask all right." He kissed the top of her head.
"Thanks."
Tonks had gotten up and taken a seat next to Lisa and said quietly "Before you make any judgments in your mind, that's just what he's done and been through. It's not who he is."
Lisa shook her head and answered her in a near whisper "It is who he is. Everything that he's done was told by the three of you, not him. He's kind, caring, brave, modest, and protective of those he cares about. How can you say it's not who he is?"
Tonks looked at her for a second and then smiled "You see things better than most. Just about anyone else who heard his story would only see the fairytale hero and not the rest. I've seen how you look at him. If you can get it past your Uncle I think he would be willing, just try not to hurt him. He's still a little boy for some things all right?"
Lisa smiled back at her "Thanks, and I won't hurt him."
