Chapter 2

(Grimwauld Place)

Harry paced up and down the room he was in with Selene and Sirius, who was doing his best to explain how he knew this 'Doctor' his twin had been traveling with. Still he knew that a lot wasn't said, the both of them were keeping secrets from him and it was driving him even angrier than he already was. Hearing that Sirius had known where Selene was really enraged him, all year he had been worried his twin might have been captured by Voldemort or worse killed.

"Enough Sirius, all I want to know is why you didn't tell me where she was or that she was at least safe and alive," Harry finally exploded, cutting Sirius's halting explanation off.

Sirius looked unsure on what to say to him, which did nothing to calm him down or abate his temper. "I'm sorry Harry, I really am, I've grown used to not talk about the Doctor," he finally responded as he realised the kind of mess he was in and the pain he had accidentally put his godson through.

"The Doctor is a good person Harry," Forest said, moving forward easily seeing the anger that had once again overcome her twin. "You would like him," she added.

"If he is such a good person Selene then why didn't he take me when he took you on your year long trip?" Harry couldn't help but ask. His eyes seemed to flash as his anger again exploded within him. "I would have done almost anything to have avoided last year," he spat as he began to pace again.

Forest let a sigh escape her as she tried to find an answer that would satisfy her twin's question, but she could find nothing that would not open the door to even more complex and dangerous questions. At least dangerous at the moment, until Harry had fully calmed down and sworn not to tell anyone, especially Dumbledore, what she could say she had said.

"He had his reasons Harry," Forest finally said, wincing as she saw the rage increase in Harry's every movement as he stopped and as he spun to face her his glare seemed to rip through her. "Important ones," she added.

"And let me guess, you can't tell me them?" Harry sarcastically inquired, hating being so mad at his twin which was not something that had happened before, but he was unable to stop himself.

Forest winced again at the tone of voice Harry used before answering. "No, not yet, once you've calmed down and sworn not to tell anyone else, especially Dumbledore, then I can tell you some of the truth," she told him, hoping that would at least calm him down somewhat.

Harry actually did calm down at this, surprised by his twin's sudden lack of trust in Dumbledore. He had his own reasons for no longer trusting the headmaster, thanks to the last year and the summer that he had just gone through. As he had learned that Ms. Figg had been on Privet Drive their entire lives and had watched them and so Dumbledore must have known about the abuse they suffered at the Dursley's hands and destroyed his trust even more, but he had not expected Forest to mistrust him as well, as she had been missing the last year.

"Why don't you want Dumbledore to know?" he asked and ensured his tone of voice did not contain any of his previous rage in it.

"Because he has his own plans for us Harry, plans that do not always have our best interest at heart," Forest explained as she moved closer to him and placed her hands on his shoulders, ensuring he would look her in the eye and take note of how important she felt this was. "While he isn't an evil man, he does believe the purebloods are needed for our world to survive and will do all he can to preserve them in some fashion, no matter what they have done," she continued. "He wants to use us as rallying points for the war ahead. We are nothing but pawns to him and while he may actually care about us at some level we are still expendable to him as long as we bring Voldemort down," she went on, staring deeper into her twin's eyes who listened intently to her. "If we die he can use the memory of us and our fight to his own benefits. He can and will claim our inheritance to use as he sees fit, again as long as Voldemort is gone it doesn't matter to him if we live or die," she went on. "His sole love is keeping the Wizarding world safe and secure. He also believes in keeping it as it is. Change is in his mind a very dangerous thing," she finished her explanation.

"How do you know all this?" Harry asked, stunned by her answer and yet he found himself seeing her point and Sirius behind them looked slightly sick.

"Not yet Harry, soon but not yet," Forest said with a sigh. "I need you to trust me Harry, there is a time and a place for the answers you seek, but for now it must remain a secret," she told him, giving him a little shake before releasing his shoulders. "I'm your twin Harry. The other half of you and we have a bond very few understand and you know I would never do anything to harm you," she pointed out with a warm smile. "I didn't mean to be away for so long. I didn't mean to leave you behind I swear, but because I did go with the Doctor I may have saved our lives," she stated.

"Listen to her Harry," Sirius told him. "The Doctor has a habit of changing people's lives, he also has a habit of saving lives," he explained as he ran a hand through his hair. "I wish I had known him before your parent's deaths, maybe he could have saved them as well," he said wistfully.

"Ok I swear I won't say anything to the others," Harry finally agreed and quickly swore a magical oath as he looked at his twin who kept her eyes firmly on him. "But when it is time Selene, I want the truth," he stated clearly.

Forest couldn't help but smile as Harry agreed to her request and quickly pulled him into a quick hug. His agreement showed that even with the anger evoked by her disappearance he still trusted her and that meant everything to her.

A knock on the door made all three turn and they watched as Remus Lupin entered the room, looking slightly unsure as he took in their faces, clearly he didn't like being left out of the loop. Sadly Sirius had already explained that Remus was just too trusting of the headmaster to say anything about the Doctor to him.

"Dumbledore would like to speak to you Forest, in the kitchen," Remus told them. "Harry you are to go upstairs and wait with Ron, Hermione and the others," he added.

"Oh I don't think so Moony," Harry responded instantly, angry again at the casual way the headmaster seemed to think he could order them around, even outside of school. "I'm going with Selene, I need to have a nice chat with the headmaster that is long overdue," he stated with a glare.

"Harry, the headmaster wants to speak to Forest alone," Remus repeated his statement about what Dumbledore wanted, not seeing why Harry had to be so stubborn about it.

"No," Harry growled, as his glare intensified. "Get it through your head Moony, the headmaster is not the master of me. I will do what I want," he told him.

"Sirius tell them," Remus said, turning to his old friend who was watching the scene with an unreadable expression on his face. "They have to do what the headmaster says, he knows what's best," he added with frustration in his tone.

"Does he?" Sirius growled angry at the headmaster for a number of reasons, which his friend was well aware off and noted that Remus slightly flinched as he spoke which showed he remembered. "People makes mistakes Remus and Dumbledore is no different in that regard, his attempts to ignore Harry and gang up on Forest is a blatant mistake and one he should have known would not go down well," he pointed out.

Remus just stared at Sirius in surprise as Harry began to head for the kitchen with Forest hot on his heels. Remus recovered enough to stop them with his hand.

"Fine do it your way, get Dumbledore annoyed at you," Remus said with a sigh and ran a hand nervously through his grayish hair. "But I have to insist you turn over your wands," he told them.

Both twins looked at the werewolf as if he was a total loon and shook their heads in absolute refusal. "What does he think we are going to do Remus, attack him?" Forest finally snapped. "We are just an under-trained witch and wizard, what kind of threat does he think we are to him?" she pressed.

"She has a point Moony," Sirius said with a smirk regaining his good humor. "What does Dumbledore think they could do to him?" he asked.

"This is not a joke Sirius," Remus snapped a little put out with his friend's lack of seriousness in this matter. "You know just as I do that they are no ordinary children. They are the strongest witch and wizard of their age," he reminded them all. "Dumbledore feels that until Forest can satisfy him on her whereabouts for the last year she should not be taken lightly," he told them. "The fact they have encountered and defeated things most grown wizards and witches cannot shows his caution is justified," he pointed out with a glare.

"Get a grip Remus," Harry snapped. "I'm surprised you are willing to take his side over ours. You're basically an uncle to us and yet here you are treating us like criminals," he argued.

Remus sighed as Harry got angrier with him and Forest's glare deepened and even Sirius was beginning to get a little annoyed with his insistence of carrying out the headmaster's orders. He could understand it somewhat, but he had always trusted the headmaster. He had led them through the first war and he was certain he would do the same in this second war.

"Sirius, please be reasonable, the headmaster knows what he is doing," he finally responded hoping to get through to his friend. "He led us all the way through the first war. We trusted him then so why don't you trust him now?" he asked.

"Because he left me to rot in Azkaban for fourteen years and he slipped up in keeping James, Lily, Frank and Alice safe," Sirius spat, having had this conversation with Remus before just before the Order was reformed. "He could have demanded I get a trial, but instead he let me get tossed into the deepest pit possible. His attempts to shield James and the others were weak and you know it," he argued as he glared at Remus. "He especially slipped up in keeping Frank and Alice safe and as soon as Voldemort was gone he let them out of hiding and conveniently forgot that his most insane followers were still free and bound to target them," he ranted. "And now he seems intent on isolating both Harry and Forest, he has refused to allow them any knowledge of what is going on with Voldemort as if he doesn't trust them," he reminded him. "They've earned the right to know everything, but instead the old man still treats them like children unable to take care of themselves," he finally said as he ran out of steam.

Remus didn't respond, but he noted Sirius's little rant had made Harry and Forest angry or better angrier than they had been. Letting out another sigh he turned and decided just to give in, he knew neither twin would hand over their wand, not now. 'When did things get so complicated?' he wondered.

Leading them towards the kitchen they passed Mrs. Weasley who only paused briefly to watch them and sent them a warm smile, before she continued with whatever she was busy with. Entering the kitchen they noted Dumbledore was not alone, by his side was Mad Eye Moody, Minerva McGonagall, two of the people who had helped pick them up including the young woman Remus had called Tonks. The last person in attendance was their least favorite person after the Dursley's, Severus Snape, who of cause was already sneering at them.

"Why are you here Harry? I asked to see your sister alone," Albus Dumbledore inquired with a slight frown.

"But you are not alone are you headmaster?" Harry responded sarcastically, gaining a few glares and in the case of Tonks a smile. "Ganging up on Selene is hardly what I class as fair, so I am here to provide her my support and I intend to have a long overdue conversation with you once this is over," he concluded, making Dumbledore frown even more.

"How dare you Potter?" Snape spat, unable to keep himself quite. "Your arrogance as always is mind blowing. The headmaster has told you what he wants and you should do follow those orders to the later. Now leave and don't come back," he ordered.

"Shove it Snape," Sirius growled, having come in behind Remus and had not been noted at first. "You have no right to talk to my godson like that. Do it again and I will make you wish you were never born," he promised as Remus shook his head, unsurprised by the sudden hostility in the room.

"As if Black," Snape snapped back before he was cut off by Dumbledore who was calling for silence.

"I'm afraid Harry, that whatever it is that you want to discuss will have to wait a while. I'm quite busy at the moment," Dumbledore said as he stared at Harry, who made a show of staring at a point over his head instead of right at him, unaware that by doing so he was ensuring his mind could not be read. "And I must insist you leave so I can determine where your sister has been for the last year and that she doesn't pose a threat to you or to the Order," he stated, expecting Harry to bow to his wishes easily.

Harry however refused to move. "I don't think so. The fact you have somehow convinced not only yourself, but the others as well that Selene is a possible threat to me is laughable as well as completely insane," he spat, as he glanced at each of them in turn. "Selene is not only my sister, but my twin and we share a bond you have no understanding of," he told them as he glanced at Forest who reached out and took his hand in hers, making it clear they stood side by side in this. "She could no more harm me than I could harm her. The idea she would side with Voldemort is even more stupid," he continued annoyed to see most of those in the room shiver as he said Voldemort's name. "He killed our parents and tried to kill us. There is no way in hell either of us would work for him ever," he finished.

"You are young Harry and thus easily blinded by loyalty and family," Dumbledore told him with a sigh. "People can and will betray you if they feel it benefit them, no matter what bonds are between you," he added. "Your faith in Forest could be misplaced and we need to find out if it has been," he told him. "We are not doing this out of spite, but because it is needed. We need to ensure your safety and you must understand this," he said in what he hoped was a convincing tone.

Forest shook her head ever so slightly in disbelief in what Dumbledore was trying to pull. Even though she had seen just how far he would go for his goals in the future to see it up front and in person like this was shocking. She glanced at Harry and noted her brother was getting worked up again. His temper seemed very close to the surface and she wondered just what kind of scars he had gained from the last year she had been missing and how deeply they affected him.

"You are out of your mind headmaster," she finally exploded unable to keep quite any longer. "Do you even hear yourself? Does it not strike you as crazy that you are suggesting I am here to harm my twin and to hand him over to Voldemort?" she demanded of them. Only Tonks and Moody actually looked unsure, the others remained impassive.

"You are as bad as your brother," Snape spat in distaste as he did his best to ignore the striking resemblance Forest had to her mother which seemed to mock him. Especially the green eyes that both twins shared, they almost looked exactly like Lily Potter's eyes.

"Where have you been Miss Potter?" McGonagall demanded to know and stared at them cutting off any response to Snape's pot shot.

"Traveling, although it was not supposed to last a year," Forest admitted with a shake of her head, having already decided what to tell them and what not. "It was just supposed to be for a few days, but events happened that extended it to a full year," she added with a careless shrug.

"Traveling with whom?" Kingsley Shacklebolt asked after introducing himself.

"A friend and not someone you need to know about," Forest answered.

"I believe we do," Dumbledore shot back frowning greatly. "Who is this so called friend and how did he manage to hide you from being located?" he asked leaning forward somewhat and again tried to get into Forest's mind, but again found himself unable to.

"I'm sorry sir, but my friend likes his privacy and thus I can and will not tell you," Forest told them. "All you need to know is that he is a good person who would not harm me or Harry," she went on with a small smile. "He also would never work for Voldemort either before you ask as he has spent his life fighting people like him," she stated.

Dumbledore continued to frown as he found he could get no answers out of her. He glanced at Moody and Tonks who were watching him carefully and decided not to push it. He could ill afford to do anything that made them question his intent. He would find another way of getting the answers he sought.

"Of all the arrogant," Snape snarled finally having had enough of this. He stood up and reached for his wand, but Forest and Harry were faster and brought theirs out and pointed straight at his heart as did Sirius and Remus.

"Stop, that's enough Severus," Dumbledore quickly shouted before anyone could think to cast a spell. "For now I will let the matter drop, but believe me when I say we will pick it up again at another time," he told them. "Now if you will excuse me I have other matters to attend to, and do not think for a minute Harry I will forget this defiance or yours or Forest," he warned before he stood and quickly swept out of the room with most of the others following.

"Well that was fun," Tonks said with a smirk as her hair changed from pink to black. "For a minute there I actually thought a fight might break out," she added.

"Shame it didn't," Moody growled as his magical eye seemed to be looking straight through the wall where Dumbledore and the others had vanished. "It would have given me the excuse to finally take that piece of scum Snape down," he stated.

"We all would love to do that," Sirius grunted as he and the others put their wands away. "But you know Dumbledore protects him for reasons that are beyond me," he added as he ran a hand through his hair while Remus leaned against the wall.

"Maybe one day we'll find out," Remus said calmly. "For now I suggest we allow Harry and Forest to settle in while we discuss what we will be doing in the week to come," he suggested.

"Yeah good idea Moony," Tonks agreed as she indicated Forest and Harry to follow her. "I'll show you where you'll be staying, the others are probably looking forward to seeing you both," she assured them.

Harry and Forest exchanged looks, which indicated that both knew they were in for more questions before the night was out. "Uhh Tonks, we already know where we are staying, thank you," Harry said.

The twins turned around and left the adults back in the room. Silently they both went upstairs to their rooms. As they passed one room before theirs they heard the voices of their friends. Harry knocked at the door and both entered.

+D+

Ron looked up as he heard the knock on the door. He sighed silently to himself, took a deep breath and gathered himself to play his role again.

He saw the door open and Harry enter, just as he wanted to greet him he saw the second person come in behind him. He stared at her in disbelief and couldn't stop himself before he said with a bit of distaste in his voice. "You!"

"Yes me. Hello Ronikins and hi Ginny. Good to see you again," Forest replied and gave them a smile, ignoring Ron's tone for now.

Ron gritted his teeth at the use of that hated nickname and fought with himself to stay civil. It wouldn't do any good now to blow up at that bitch, she would get what she deserved later and so he forced a smile on his face. "Forest... we didn't expect to see you again after you ran way for more than a year. Still alive are you?" he said with disappointment in his voice. Granted that wasn't really all to civil, but the best he could do.

Before Harry could explode to that Ginny yelled, "RON." Then she turned to Harry and Forest again. "Forest good to see you are well and back," she said with a warm smile and gave her a quick hug while inwardly she cursed her bad luck. She had so many plans to get Harry to fall for her this year and they just had became a lot harder if not impossible with his twin being back, but that wouldn't stop her from trying. Harry would be hers this year, whatever it costs she promised herself.

+D+

(Tardis)

The Doctor was smiling as he continued to read the book he had picked up along with the first one. It was strange that he had suddenly run across a set of books which seemed to be based on Forest and her brother's lives. His curiosity was piqued and he decided he would look into who had written these wonderful stories, while he waited for the call for help he knew would come. Sooner or later Forest would ask for help. This little mystery would at least give him something to do while he waited for that, but first he had to finish the first book which was a fun read. And so he vanished into the depths of the book again.