Chapter nineteen

'Remember, no going off without me Harry.'

'Charlie you already said that a dozen times, I'll let you know as soon as I do. After being with Rosie and Hugo I realise I can't just take him even if I would love to. All I'm doing is talking to Kingsley and Minerva about this and work out which boy it is. But Charlie,' Harry took his hand and they sat down on the bed, 'How are you going to be with all this, whether I take him or not and I'll only take him if he's not in a damn good home. We're married, we share our life, we share everything, your part of this as well.'

'I'm fine love, so if we have your son here full time or even just to visit, than I will treat him as I treat Teddy. He's also my nephew Harry, remember that.'

'Sorry babe, I did forget that. He's about to find out just how big a family he has.'

'Let's go or we'll both be late and I have to explain to my boss that I might have to leave, so don't forget, I want to see Prongs if you find out.'

Harry and Charlie walked down the stairs, 'You'll see him,' Harry smiled, kissed Charlie and they both apparated away.

Harry stepped into the auror office and all eyes turned to him, 'What?'

'At least you're not going off, we weren't sure how you were going to be,' Seamus said.

'Yeah, sorry, Charlie's good at calming me down.'

'Did he tie you to the bed again?' Parvati chuckled.

'Prat, no, but that's not a bad idea.'

'Minerva is in with Kingsley, their waiting for you,' Simon said jerking his head towards the closed door.

Harry looked at the door, 'Do you say if they know who is he?'

'They didn't say anything to us mate, he's your son, you find out first, then tell Uncle Ron so I know what my nephew's name is.'

Harry gave his friend a small smile, 'Yeah, okay,' Harry blew out a huge breath, knocked on Kingsley's door and stepped in, 'Morning,' he said then sat beside Minerva.

'Are you okay Harry?' Minerva asked kindly.

'Yeah, I was ready to go off and just bring him home with me. Kingsley and Ron really showed me that I can't do that. Rosie and Hugo asked a lot of questions, so I had to explain why I'm well known and why my son will need to be told.'

'You didn't give them too much information did you Harry, they're not old enough.'

'No Minerva, but I did tell them how I got my scar, the prophecy and that I killed him, so that's why I'm famous and why things are always written about me. Rosie wanted to know more, and we're expecting more questions, but for now she seemed satisfied,' Harry nervously looked at his boss, 'So?'

'Minerva, you and Charlie are going together,' Kingsley handed Harry a file.

Harry ran his hand over the folder before slowly opening it, 'Evan Gibbs, he's going to be eleven on the second of September, Evan,' Harry read further, 'Ginny called him Evan Prewett, blimey she was smart, I would never have picked up on that. I know Molly Weasley was a Prewett, but I don't think much about that and my mum's last name is Evan's, but this is a boy's first name,' Harry looked up, 'So when are we going?'

'Very soon, you need to tell Charlie, I assume he is going with you,' Minerva said.

'Yes, I have to send Prongs to let him know. Do you know if he has any siblings?'

'No, so I can only assume if they adopted more children but they weren't magical and the parents are muggles.'

'They would know something is different about him by now, I remember doing things when I was a kid.'

'What sort of things?' Kingsley asked trying to get Harry over his nerves.

'Um, Petunia hacked my hair one day, the following morning it was back to how it looked before. She tried to make me wear this ugly brown jumper with orange bobble things on it that used to belong to Dudley and it just kept shrinking so she couldn't get it over my head. I made the glass disappear on a pythons cage at the zoo after my cousin shoved me out of the way. I'd been talking to the snake about where he came from,' Harry looked up at Kingsley and Minerva.

'Okay, go send Prongs to Charlie and we'll go when he gets here.'

Harry nodded, then left the office. He sat at his desk thought about what he needed to say then sent Prongs on his way.

'Okay, where's Prongs going?' Ron asked.

'To Charlie,' Harry run his fingers over the folder, 'Evan Gibbs but Ginny called him Evan Prewett. His birthday is the second of September.'

'So she used Prewett for mum and Evan, what, for your mother?'

'That's what I figured, everyone knows Evan's was my mother's maiden name. I wouldn't have picked up on anything with that name. I know your mum was a Prewett Ron, but it's not something I think about that much. When I see that old watch your mum gave me, I think about it then because it did belong to one of her brothers. I put away, I haven't seen it in a few years.'

'No, I suppose none of us think about our Uncles, they did die in the first war.'

'Harry,' Charlie strolled straight over to the desk.

'Evan Gibbs, he was called Prewett,' Harry handed Charlie the file.

Charlie opened it and started reading, 'He's about to turn eleven, dark hair when he was born and was adopted by muggles.'

'What happened to your hand?' Harry asked taking Charlie's hand in his.

'Oh the blasted Chinese Fireball got a bit nasty, I'm fine. She didn't want the male near her, so we had to quickly separate them. Finally we got another male and they were fine together, just went for it. Dragons are just like us, they either like someone or they don't.'

'So they don't just mate with any other dragon, they have to fancy them?' Seamus asked chuckling.

'Oh yeah, they know what they like, they just let us know in a different way, flames.'

'I'll let Kingsley and Minerva know so we can go,' Harry went back to the door and stuck his head in, 'Charlie's here.'

'I'll be right out Harry,' Minerva said.

Harry closed the door and slipped his arms around Charlie, 'Blimey I'm nervous babe.'

'Of course you would be, he's your son love.'

'Alright, we can go,' Minerva said as she stepped out of the office.

'Remember Harry, keep it together and let Minerva explain that he's a wizard first and explain to the parents,' Kingsley said.

'Yeah, it'll make it easier coming from the headmistress of the school he's about to attend. So they know you're coming Minerva?'

'I sent a letter yesterday, this time I had it delivered straight away. It's lucky we still have people working in the muggle post office. Are you ready Harry?'

'Yep,' Harry held Charlie's hand and put the file on his desk.

'Good luck mate,' Ron said.

'Thanks, okay, let's go.'

Harry and Charlie followed Minerva from the auror office and out of the ministry. They joined handed and apparated away together. They arrived in a small deserted park and walked up the street until they came to a nice looking house. Minerva and Charlie stared at Harry who was gazing at the house. Minerva led the way to the door and knocked but Harry kept his face slightly lowered so the parents wouldn't see his face in case he looked like Evan.

A plump woman opened the door, 'You must be Miss Minerva McGonagall, we got your letter, but are unsure what this is all about.'

'Yes, I said I would explain when I got here. These two men with me are Harry Potter and Charlie Weasley, may we come in so I can explain what this has to do with Evan.'

'Yes, of course,' she smiled and moved aside to allow the three people into her home and showed them into the living room, 'Please take a seat.'

Harry and Charlie sat near each other with Minerva in another chair while the other woman sat opposite.

'I'm headmistress to a school called Hogwarts, it's a very special school and your son's name has been down since he was born.'

'Oh, but we're about to send him to my old school, so I think you might have to forget about Evan.'

'That won't be happening,' Harry said then got a look from Minerva so he nodded.

'Mr. Potter is right, Evan will have to go to Hogwarts Mrs. Gibbs and I can explain why. But let me ask, have you ever noticed strange things happening around Evan, say from the time he was six or seven?'

'It's Kate, my name is Kate and well, yes, things seem to break when he's upset, or I might put something somewhere and it's not there next time I look. We could never work out what was going on.'

'Yes, it would be hard for you. So we'll explain, I am a witch, Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley are wizards, Evan is a wizard. Hogwarts is a school where we teach the children how to use their magical abilities safely. I know this must sound impossible to you, but it is all true,' Minerva took her wand out, 'This is my wand, we all have them,' she transfigured the small table into a chair then back again, 'If young children aren't taught the right way how to use their magic, they could end up hurting someone.'

'Oh my, I've seen or heard some strange things over the years, but I never knew all this was real. I'm not sure if you know this, but it might answer this question I have, Evan is adopted, does he get this magic from his biological parents?'

'Yes, which are both very powerful, so Evan will be naturally powerful, when he learns to use his magic.'

'Oh, so you know who my son's parents are?'

'Yes, I do, I happen to be good friends with his father. Let me say this, the father knew nothing about his child until yesterday. He wanted to find his son and take custody which by law he can do. Finally after talking to some friends and family he realised he might be taking his son from a loving family. So he's decided that he won't be taking Evan from you but he does want to know him, see him and I'm sorry to say, Evan will need to be told.'

'But why, he's our son, we never told him he was adopted.'

'Yes, so let me explain. His father is very famous in our world. Now he was in court yesterday with Evan's mother and someone will bound to leak that information out. The moment Evan is seen in our world, he will be a curiosity for a lot of people. Another reason, there will be times when Evan will need his magical parent to help him with his magic. At the moment he is not allowed to use his magic outside of Hogwarts, but children do sometimes slip, that is where his father will help him understand. So you see Kate, Evan will need to know before someone else tells him.'

The woman sat there looking upset as she stared at Minerva then she turned to face the two men. She never looked at them before, but now she sat there staring at the dark haired one and she gasped loudly as she realised who he was, this man was Evan's biological father.