Chapter seventeen

The two men walked in silence back to the office. Harry went straight over to the cabinet, pulled out a file, then sat at his desk and started to fill in the paperwork.

'Here Ron, go lodge that with the Wizengamot. Fine out if they know when it will be.'

'Since it's not anything to do with dark witches or wizards, it will probably be a couple of days, but I'll let you know. Just be ready for this to hit the papers because you know it will.'

'Yeah, they finally stopped writing about me, this will definitely give them more to write about,' Harry sighed then put his head in his hands.

'Harry, what's going on, Minerva comes to see you, then you run out of here and you were white as a ghost, so tell us what this is all about?' Seamus asked.

Harry slowly looked up and saw every auror staring at him. 'Okay, well, Poppy retired, Minerva knew my patient file shouldn't be seen by anyone, so she decided to check everyone else's. She found out why Ginny left suddenly that last year we were all there.'

'None of us could ever get that information out of her, not even her family could, so why, what happened apart from being pissed at you?' Parvati asked.

'She fell pregnant.'

'Oh shit,' Seamus stepped over to Harry, 'What did she do?'

'Terminated after she left.'

'So that's the form Ron is lodging, you're taking Ginny to court for not informing you, the father.'

Harry nodded, 'She refused to say anything. Bloody hell, if she didn't want it, I would have. She didn't give a shit about me. She had her family, I didn't, but she didn't think about that,' Harry's voice was hard and everyone heard it, so now they had to keep an eye on Harry to make sure he was going to be alright.

'Does Charlie know, did he find you?' Susan asked.

'Yeah, he turned up. He's supporting me and knows she's in the wrong,' Harry sighed again, 'I'll be in the back room,' he got up, went into the training room, slamming the door behind him.

'Explain about this Seamus, because we've only heard bits about what went on back then?' Simon asked.

'Okay, you know they were dating, but Harry was like we all saw. Hard, cold, always studying, never talking and Ginny was frustrated that Harry wouldn't spend any time with her or show any affection, not even hold hands. One day we heard they broke up, that Ginny had enough of Harry's attitude, she gave him one last chance, then they weren't together anymore. About a month or so later Harry was studying in the great hall and Ron told him that Ginny had gone and wanted to know what was going on. This was after she broke up with Harry so we had no idea why Ron would ask Harry about it. Anyway, Ron called Harry a bastard and stormed off. We kept asking him if anyone heard from Ginny. The Weasley's only received one letter, Ginny asking her father for some money, then nothing until she came back months later.'

'She still refused to tell anyone where she went, why she left or what was going on. No one was able to get any information out of here, until now,' Ernie said as he sighs.

'Okay, well, we know this will get out, so expect a lot of questions because you lot are known for being close to Harry and Ginny, you were also members of the DA, and you work with him.'

'Yeah, but they won't get anything out of us, they should be used to that by now, we've never told them anything and don't intend to,' Ernie said then went to the back room, 'Bloody hell, he's going hard,' he said quietly, then the other aurors all stood at the door watching Harry training with four training wizards.

'Let's leave him work off his anger.' Simon said then closed the door, 'Back to work, while we can because I think we all know it's going to be a little tense around here,' Simon raised his eyebrows then sat down at his desk.

Ron stepped in and looked around, 'Where's Harry?'

'Back room, working off his frustrations and anger, I wouldn't go in there if I was you,' Simon said.

'When is it?' Parvati asked.

'The day after tomorrow, full court and a closed session to all but who has to be there. I did ask about us, they said just Kingsley, Simon and me are allowed in with Harry.'

'Okay, then go back to what you were doing. Explain to Harry when he finishes in there.'

'How many training wizards is he up against?' Ron asked.

'Four.'

'Bloody hell he's pissed. The few times he's had a fight with Charlie, he usually has two at once.'

'Which means he's more than pissed,' Susan said, 'I don't blame him, how could she do that? She should have told Harry and given him the choice to keep the baby if she didn't want it and he wanted to keep the child, and we all know he would have. We all understand why she was upset, Harry didn't pay her any attention, I would be too if that happened to me, but this, it's just wrong.'

'We know Susan, but let's forget about it and get back to work. I think this office is in for a few tense days unless Harry just stays in the back room training,' Simon sighed again then went back to his own work.

The morning of Ginny Weasley Jordon's trial arrived. Harry and Charlie walked through the atrium and up to the court rooms where Kingsley, Simon and Ron were waiting.

'I knew you'd be here Charlie, so I spoke to the Wizengamot about allowing you in. Since you are Harry's legal partner, they had no choice really.'

'Thanks Kingsley, is she here?'

'Inside with your parents Ron and Lee, so let's get in, it's due to start,' Kingsley opened the door and let Harry, Charlie, Ron and Simon go in then he followed and they all sat down on the opposite side to Ginny and her companions.

'Ginny Jordon, please stand?' the head of the Wizengamot said, then waited until Ginny stood, 'You know the reason you're here. Head auror Shacklebolt explained the two options in regards to not informing the father that you were pregnant, which never gave him the option of keeping the child if you did not want to, also for terminated his child without notifying him. Which option did you decide?'

'Neither,' Ginny chewed on her lip before facing Harry, 'I never terminated.'

'What?!' Harry shouted as he sprang to his feet with Charlie holding his arm, 'What do you mean Ginny?'

'I gave him up for adoption. I never saw him after he was born.'

Harry collapsed back in his seat, 'A son, I have a son out there somewhere?'

'Mrs. Jordon, you will write down everything you know about where your child is. The place you gave birth in, his date of birth and name if you gave him a name, descriptions, everything. If you do not comply with this, then you will be sentenced to five years in Azkaban, no other choices this time.' the head of the Wizengamot flicked his wand, parchment, ink and quill landed in front of Ginny.

'You bitch,' Harry shouted and hurried to the door, throwing it open and bolted from the court room with Charlie running after him.

'I apologise for Harry's actions, but I'm sure you all understand how he would feel,' Kingsley said trying to keep his voice calm.

'No apology necessary Auror Shacklebolt. If you stay, then you can give Auror Potter the information that Mrs. Jordon is compiling now.'

'I'll wait,' Kingsley sat down but stared over at Ginny and noticed Lee was whispering to her, but she kept writing.

'How will this work, the child is over ten years old Kingsley.' Simon said quietly.

'Harry will want his child and has the right since this makes the adoption illegal. But Ron, try and get together with Harry, Hermione, with Rose and Hugo as well, make him see what it could be like if he takes his son from a loving home.'

'I'll talk to Charlie after we leave here, because I had the same thought boss.'

When Ginny had finished writing she stood up and left the courtroom with her husband following. The head of the Wizengamot flicked his wand, made copies of the information Ginny had compiled then floated one copy to Kingsley.

'If you find out that any of that information is wrong or misleading in any way Auror Shacklebolt, please inform us.'

'I will, thank you, come on Simon, Ron,' Kingsley, Simon and Ron spoke to Arthur and Molly for a few minutes before heading back to the auror office and they saw every auror staring into the back room, 'Is he training?' Kingsley asked.

'No, he's sitting on the floor crying into Charlies arms. He went to train, but Charlie refused to let him go and he just broke down. I've never seen Harry cry before, well, I have, after Dumbledore died, he was lying over his body, crying,' Susan said sadly.

'What happened, neither of them said but we know something did?' Seamus asked.

'She never terminated, she gave her son up for adoption.'

'So Harry has a son out there somewhere, blimey, no wonder his like this,' Ernie said as he looked back at the two men sitting on the floor in the training room.

'I've got all the information, he was dark haired when he was born. This is going to be complicated as it was in a muggle orphanage where she gave birth and left him so it's probably muggles that have him.'

'So you think it is muggles that has the boy, not someone magical?' Maxwell asked.

'It's the logical conclusion, but I can't be sure that a magical family never adopted him.'

'Minerva has probably sent the family a letter then visited being muggle parents to a magical child and she wouldn't have even known it was Harry's. He'd be getting to that age where he needed to be told about Hogwarts.'

'Yeah, I'm going to use her information to find out where Harry's son is. She has a list of every magical child born or lives with muggle parents, I'll do that now. Simon take care of everything, Ron make sure you tell Charlie what's going on. Send an owl to Hermione and tell her as well, she needs to be told so she can explain to Rose and Hugo.'

'I'll do that after I talk to Charlie,' Ron said then turned back to watch his brother and friend.

'What was Kingsley talking about Ron?' Parvati asked.

'Well, Harry wants his son, we get that. But the boy could be with his adoptive parents, he might love them and be happy. So we want Harry to understand he could be taking his son away from that and if we explain using Rose and Hugo, it might get through to him because he's not thinking about any of that which we could all understand.'

'I never thought of that, but you're right,' Susan said.

'Their moving this way,' Ernie said and the aurors all moved back out of the way of the door.

'Tell Kingsley I'm taking Harry home,' Charlie said keeping a tight hold on Harry who looked like he was sagging.

'I'll tell him Charlie, look after Harry,' Simon said sadly.

'You have to come to my place after work, we need to talk and it's important Charlie, make sure you bring Harry.'

'Okay, you can explain later. Come on love, let's go.'

'A boy, a son, I've got a son,' Harry mumbled.

'Yeah, I know,' Charlie kept his arm around Harry and pulled him out of the office.

'He looks like he's in shock,' Susan said.

'I would be too, but let's get back to work. There's nothing we can do, Charlie will take care of Harry.' Simon said.

'I'll just go send an owl to Hermione so she knows to expect everyone, won't be long Simon.'

'It's fine Ron, take your time,' Simon sighed then went back to his desk.

Kingsley walked through the castle getting looks from students and staff, but he never stopped until he came to Minerva's office. He gave one sharp knock then let himself in.

'Kingsley, what happened?'

'First Harry took her to court for terminating his child, but Ginny shocked everyone by saying she didn't terminate, she gave him up for adoption. So I need her medical file and all your files on children due to start here in September, he would be one of those children.'

'He's going to find his son, isn't he?'

'Yes, but I've got Ron to work out to get them to his place with Rose and Hugo so they can explain that if he does this, which he has the legal right, he could be taking that child from loving parents.'

'What happened when he found out?' Minerva asked as she went to her files and made copies before retrieving Ginny Weasley's medical files.

'Called her a bitch and stormed out. He went back to train as that's what he does when he's upset or angry, works out his frustrations, it's good that he does that, he doesn't take it out on others or doing his job. By the time I got back he was sitting on the floor crying into Charlie's arms.'

'If you can talk him into leaving his son with his adoptive parents, what do you think he would do?'

'If they are muggles, then he will talk to them privately and explain. He'll have to Minerva, once this gets out the child will eventually find out. Then think of this, what if he looks like Harry, he was born with dark hair, for all we know he might have Harry's eyes. Have you gone to see all the muggle parents of magical son's?'

'Not all of them, I have twelve children left, nine boys. You have the list of all ten or eleven year olds, he'd be one of the eleven year olds. Do you know if he went to muggles or a magical family?'

'I'm going to check with the orphanage next, but I'd say a muggle family, don't know for sure though. I have to give Harry every bit of information then it's up to him. He has legal right to take his son, I just want him to think of the child and not himself.'

'Once he's over the shock Kingsley, I think he will. He knows what it's like to live with those relatives, he knows what it's like to not really feel like he had a home or a loving family.'

'Let's hope your right, thank you for these, I better get stuck into this. I need Harry back to himself before I leave.'

'You still have time Kingsley, one way or another Harry will either have his son or at least know where he is.'

'Yes, one way, thanks,' Kingsley sighed and left the office.

Minerva turned to Albus Dumbledore's portrait who had been listening, 'What's your opinion on what Harry will do?'

'If everyone can get through to him that he's child might have a loving home and family, I believe he will leave his son with them, but he will want to see him. He will have the right either way, it's the same in the muggle world as ours. So that family will have no choice but to let Harry be part of his son's life. If the child isn't in a happy and loving family, Harry will instantly take his son.'

'Yes, that is my opinion as well. Since I have time and I know now that one of these boys could be Harry's son, if I haven't already met him, he might not look like Harry at all and I never saw any resemblance, I should get these visits over with. Who would have thought that after all these years, Harry was still having emotional pain due to a family,' Minerva sighed wearily then went to her files ready to send a letter to the family of young children and wondered if she had met Harry's son or was about to.