Chapter fourteen

The moment Albus, Brian and Severus stepped out of the fireplace in the Leaky Cauldron, everyone stared. Brian knew this time it was because of Dumbledore and not him so he relaxed with all the staring for the first time in his life.

'How are you today Tom?'

'Fine professor Dumbledore, it's not very often we see you in here.'

'No, I do not get a lot of time, but I thought I would show my grandson around since he lived overseas and only just returned. Brian, this is Tom, he owns the Leaky Cauldron.'

'Hello,' Brian smiled and shook the old man's hand who stared at him, but again Harry knew it was because he was Dumbledore's grandson, or so he thought and he wasn't the chosen one.

'It's nice to meet you Brian. It must be very daunting having the great Albus Dumbledore as your grandfather.'

'Not really, to me his just granddad,' Harry gave a cheeky smile to Dumbledore who chuckled.

'We should get on with our shopping, Tom,' Albus shook the barman's hand again and the three men went through to the back, Albus tapped the bricks and they entered Diagon Alley.

'You said yesterday that you bought a broom,' Albus said as he looked down at Harry.

'Yeah, I was captain of Gryffindor, played seeker since my first year at Hogwarts. But the last time I was being moved to a safe house death eaters and Voldemort attacked, my broom was lost, a Firebolt that Sirius bought me. So even though I won't be playing quidditch, I still love to fly.'

'I don't think I remember the last time a first year made the team, you must be very good.'

'McGonagall thought I was a natural considering I hadn't even flown until the day she saw me. I caught the snitch my first game, over Slytherin,' Harry smirked at Severus who shook his head trying not to scowl at his teams loss, 'I usually caught the snitch especially over Slytherin.'

'Sounds like the rivalry between those two houses are the same in both worlds.'

'Yep, they hate each other and usually the Slytherin's will do anything to win, even cheat, sorry Severus.'

'Don't be, it's the way my house is when it comes to that insufferable game.'

Harry and Albus chuckled, 'Severus never did like quidditch, he preferred to spend his time studying potions.'

'Yeah, that was the same to the one in my world.'

'Professor Dumbledore,' a female voice called.

Albus, Harry and Severus turned, 'Lily, how nice to see you and this must be Harry.'

'Yes, he'll be one soon,' Lily faced the other two men, 'Severus.'

'Lily, it's nice to see you again, you're son has your eyes.'

'Yes, he does.'

Albus noticed Lily glance at Harry, 'Lily, this is my grandson Brian Dumbledore. Brian this is Lily Potter, you meet her husband James, yesterday in the quidditch store.'

'Hello,' Harry said quietly and held out his hand, she shook it smiling at him. Harry was staring into his mother's smiling face, 'It's nice to meet you.'

'It's nice to meet you as well, and do you know, I never knew professor Dumbledore had a grandson.'

'I never lived here, until recently. Your son is cute, very messy hair, I seem to recall your husband's hair looked messy.'

'Oh yes, my darling Harry got his father's hair, nothing I do will make it lie flat. But do you know Brian, you are the first person I have ever seen with the same colour eyes as mine. I have been told my eye colour is a very unusual green.'

'Yes, I've been told the same and your son has your eyes.'

'He does, well I should let you get on with your shopping. It was nice to see you again professor, Severus.'

'Lily,' Severus smiled.

'Lily, tell that husband of yours not to listen to Sirius all the time. He needs to grow up now he is a father.'

Lily laughed, 'Oh I try but those two will always be big kids,' she smiled and walked off.

Albus turned to face Harry, 'Are you okay?'

'Yeah, that's the first time I'd ever seen her, she seemed nice, I always wondered what she was like.'

'Lily is a lovely girl, she always was. How she puts up with James and Sirius is beyond me.'

'I wonder that myself,' Severus said softly.

'From what Remus told me about my father, he had a very loveable side that my mother just couldn't resist.'

'Oh yes, James can be very charming when he wants to, he just needs to grow up a bit.'

'Sirius and Remus told me my father was very popular at Hogwarts, quidditch captain, popular with the girls, loved to prank people.'

'Yes, that is the same, James played chaser and he was very good, he could have played seeker and I believe he would have been a better seeker than Ashton who was the seeker at the time. I suppose that's where you get it from, your father.'

'Probably, I didn't even know he played until McGonagall offered me the position. Hermione, my friend, she showed me the old cup with his name on it. I had no idea, then she showed me some books that my parents were in, because of what happened with Voldemort.'

'So you were never told a lot about them, while you were growing up I mean?'

'No, her bitch of a sister wouldn't talk about her and if I tried to ask they just hit and said don't ask questions. Hagrid was the one that told me how they died and why, that was when he brought me into Diagon Alley to buy all my Hogwarts stuff. He was the one that told me I was a wizard.'

'Maybe it's best to forget about that, for now Brian, we have work to do.' Albus said kindly.

Severus took Harry's hand in his, 'Professor Dumbledore is right Brian.'

Harry took a couple of deep breaths, 'Yeah, I'm getting a new life now, so let's go make sure it stays safe. Lead the way granddad.'

Albus chuckled, 'You know Brian, I like hearing that.'

'I like saying it as that is how I felt about my Dumbledore. We spent so much time together, he was always waiting for me to wake up in the hospital wing from one injury or another, just like a grandfather would. He was the one that gave me advice on life, sex, all that type of stuff.'

'Then I will continue to be there for you,' the three men continued walking until they walked down the small dark lane into Knockturn alley. Many people saw Albus and ducked into shops or hurried away. Harry, Severus and Albus raised their eyebrows all thinking the same thing, maybe some of these people were up to no good. So they went from shop to shop looking at items, Harry whispering to Dumbledore if he noticed an item that was considered a dark object, Severus doing the same if he noticed banned ingredients or potions he thought might not be what they seemed. Albus made a mental list of what items he knew needed to be destroyed and what shops might need to be watched. As they were leaving, Harry stopped dead making Albus and Severus stop, then they saw Harry gazing with deadly eyes at the women walking towards them.

'Remain calm Brian, she is not from your world, but as she is here visiting Knockturn alley, we will keep an eye on her.'

'She killed Sirius.'

'Not here she didn't, remember that, now let's go.'

Harry took a couple of deep breaths then looked away, 'Keep reminding me or I'll end up doing something that wouldn't be good.'

'Let's go Brian,' Severus took Brian's hand and pulled him out of Knockturn alley with Albus following them.

'I might head back to Hogwarts, why don't you two spend some time together?'

'I think that is a good idea headmaster, we will be back in time for dinner,' Severus kept staring down at Brian as they left Diagon Alley and apparated back to Brian's house.