Chapter thirty

After an hour of flying, Harry called the boys down, 'Okay, you two better make the Gryffindor team, maybe not in your first year, but after that you both should.'

'But I don't even know how quidditch is played dad?'

'I didn't either Evan, my old captain Oliver Wood had to tell me all the rules and I had only just had my first flying lesson at the time. Anyway, let's get in, I want to check your wand over.'

'So I really can't use it until I get to Hogwarts?' Evan said a bit sulkily.

'Tell you what, I might let you do one thing and because there are so many witches and wizards here, the ministry won't know it was you.'

'Harry, you're head auror, you can't,' Hermione said sternly.

'I just want him to get an idea Hermione and it's not like he's going to do anything hard or advanced. I'll just see if he can float something. Remember me and Ron in our first charms class, we couldn't get that damn feather to float, only you did, out of the whole class.'

'Yeah, then Seamus blew up his feather right next to you,' Ron chuckled.

'He often blew things us next to one of us, now he's an auror, hard to believe. Come on, let's get inside.' the group headed into the house, 'Evan, go bring your wand down.'

'Okay dad,' the boy grinned and ran up the stairs.

Harry took his wand out, then summoned another wand, 'Why have you got that wand Harry?' Charlie asked.

'It's more powerful, I want to make sure that wand is safe before Evan uses it.'

'Here you go,' Evan handed the box to his father.

'Okay, stand back with Hugo,' Harry handed Charlie his wand, then put Evan's wand on the table. Harry blew out a huge breath then pointed the elder wand at Evan's wand. He did a few revealing charms, then made it move around, made it perform a few basic spells even though he wasn't holding it. He slipped the elder wand into his back pocket and heard Ron laugh, 'Yeah, I know Ron, I could lose my butt having a wand there, it's still comfortable no matter what Mad-eye said,' Harry picked up Evan's wand then started to do some basic charms and transfiguration and just to stop anyone worrying, he levitated Hugo, Rose and Evan into the air and made them spin with Rose screaming loudly to be let down even if she laughed. Harry slowly lowered the kids to the ground, 'Sorry Rosie, but you had fun.'

'I don't like being high Uncle Harry,' Rose said sternly with her hands on her hips.

'Oh you are so like your mother. Okay Charlie, let's do this, I want you to disarm me.'

'It will be the only time I will be able to do that,' Charlie chuckled.

'That's for sure, none of us can take Harry, he's too blasted powerful,' Ron shook his head.

Charlie and Harry moved apart, pointed the wands at each other, 'Expelliarmus,' Charlie shouted and the wand flew out of Harry's hand and landed in his, 'That seemed to work.'

'Yeah, I know, give my wand to Hermione. We need to be precise Hermione, disarming charm on three.'

'Okay,' Hermione and Harry got into position, then pointed their wands, 'Call it Ron.'

'Ready, one, two, three,' Ron shouted.

Both Harry and Hermione's spells hit and the same thing that happened a long time again happened again, the spells hit and seemed to join. Then a golden light started to come out of the wands to form a cage, the same golden cage Harry had seen before, Harry quickly released the wands.

'You didn't need to see what my wand has done.'

'What do you mean dad?'

'Priori encantatum, the reverse spell effect, depending on who was stronger, one of the wands would have started to show what it had done previous, in reverse order. As an auror I have to use powerful and sometimes not so pleasant spells, you didn't need to see that. The two wands with phoenix feather's wouldn't work against each other so they joined, just like before. But it is safe, it just won't work against its brother wand, or any wand that has a feather from Fawkes.'

'It seems like a big coincidence that you, Voldemort and now Evan have wands that has a core from Fawkes, the only three to ever hold his feather's,' Hermione said.

'Yeah, that's why I'm going to talk to Dumbledore when I go to Hogwarts.'

'But you said Dumbledore died dad, so I don't get it.'

'The old headmasters and headmistress have their portraits in their old office at Hogwarts. But there charmed, so they can speak to you and have all their memories up until they died and anything they have heard or seen from the portrait. I often speak with Dumbledore because he was mentor during my years at Hogwarts. He was the one that taught me what I needed to defeat Voldemort. He was known as the greatest wizard since merlin himself and he was a descendant of merlin's, Albus Dumbledore was very powerful. Professor McGonagall knows there are times when I need to speak with his portrait, so she allows me to floo into Hogwarts, I just need to notify her.'

'Merlin, I've seen movies about him, so he's real or was real?' Evan asked.

'Yes, very real and very powerful. He is still down in our history as the greatest wizard there ever was.'

'Why would you want to speak with Dumbledore though?' Charlie asked.

'He owned Fawkes, Fawkes came to him when he was a teenager and stayed with him until he died, well over a hundred years, then Fawkes left and no one has seen him since then. He might know where the phoenix went, maybe he might know of a way I can find Fawkes. I just want to make sure he doesn't give another blasted feather. But your wand is safe Evan, so let me show you something,' Harry handed Evan his wand, 'Now I doubt you will be able to do it, but the charm is Wingardium Leviosa, you need to swish and flick at the same time,' Harry showed Evan the wand movements but heard Ron and Hermione chuckle, 'Don't say it, I still remember Ron knocking the troll out with his own club using this charm.'

'Yes, but you and Ron were hopeless back then.'

'You were just a miss know it all and so bossy,' Ron grinned then pulled Hermione into his arms kissing her fiercely.

'See, told you Evan, all of them snog. But your dad and Charlie are the worst,' Hugo shook his head, 'Dad, stop snogging mum, I do not want to see it.'

Harry laughed, 'Come on Evan, so swish and flick as you say Wingardium Leviosa, like this,' Harry performed the charm and the book floated into the air then he lowered it back down.

Everyone stood and watched as Evan practiced the wand movements first. He saw Harry and Hermione both nod then said the charm and to everyone's surprise the book floated into the air.

'He's powerful,' Harry smiled down at his son, 'With power comes great responsibility Evan. That is why you need to learn to use your magic safely so you don't misuse it or abuse it,' Harry held out his hand and Evan gave his father his wand but he couldn't stop smiling at being able to float the book. But the Gibbs family were seeing what Evan was going to be like and they also saw what Evan's family life was going to be. Even though they wished none of this had happened, they knew he would be okay.

As the Gibbs and Harry had discussed, Evan stayed with Harry for the rest of the holiday's. When Harry was at work, Evan stayed at the Burrow with Rose, Hugo, Teddy and occasionally his other cousins would visit. Because it was all knew to the Gibbs, Harry and Charlie had them over to the house a couple more times and they were also going to spend an afternoon and dinner at the Burrow so they could meet all of Evan's family, along with Hermione's non magical parents who often visited the Burrow.

So Charlie and Harry apparated to the Gibbs home, then again Harry expanded their car, but drove so he could use magic to get them there faster using a few good spells. When they arrived, every single member of the Weasley family were all standing outside, along with Teddy and Hermione's parents.

'Are they all your family Evan?' Dawn asked looking wide-eyed at everyone.

'Yeah, they're all great Dawnie,' Evan grinned then hopped out of the car and raced over to join his cousins while the adults got out of the car a bit more slowly. Then Charlie made introductions.

'No time like the present Harry,' Ron grinned and pulled his broom out from behind his back just as everyone else did, then Ron handed Harry and Charlie their brooms.

Harry and Charlie laughed, 'So a quidditch game, who gets Ginny this time?'

Ginny laughed, 'Sorry Harry, I'm on Charlie's team, he is my brother.'

'Yeah, that's what I figured. Just take it easy on us, you are a professional. It is just us adults though, right?'

'Yep, the kids can fly after us,' Ron grinned, 'Most of us don't get a lot of time to fly anymore, Ginny is the only one that flies every day.'

'Actually, I haven't played now for two weeks, I retired,' Ginny smiled up at Lee, 'We're going to have a baby.'

That was it, Charlie picked up his little sister while Harry hugged Lee, then they switched. Harry noticed Evan stood back staring at Ginny so he knelt down in front of him and whispered.

'Everything okay Evan?'

'Yeah, it means I'll have a brother or sister, won't it?'

'Yes, half brother or sister, but yes, does that upset you mate?'

'No, but I sometimes wish I could have been with you from the start. Why did she give me away dad?'

Harry turned to everyone, 'Give us a minute,' Harry lifted Evan even though he was nearly eleven and took him down into Arthur's shed before sitting him down, 'She was scared and very confused Evan, a lot was going on back then. All of us were exhausted, still very tense, that all came down to fighting our war for so long. We were all young, teenagers, up against some evil and powerful people. Ginny had loved me for a long time, but you know why I couldn't love her, so it's really my fault. If I showed her some affection, she would have kept you.'

'But she could have given me to you or grandma so I could have stayed with my family.'

'I know Evan, but she was scared. Please don't blame her for this and I think in a few years, after you start to hear everything and realised what we had to go through and how young we really were, then you'll understand more. Uncle Lee told me that on the second of September every year your mother never goes out, never plays quidditch, she just sits in her room and cries because she gave you up. She loved you even back then but it was just so hard on her and a lot of that was my fault. It took a lot of talking with Charlie for me to realise that. If things had been different, if I had been a bit more friendly towards Ginny then she would not have given you away. There's blame on both sides here Evan, but I have told you that if things had been different we could have been a family even if we were too young back then. You said you love your family and I can see how much they love you. Your parents were older when they adopted you, they loved and looked after you, maybe better than we could have. You're seeing me now, but I'm a lot older and back then I was so different, you probably would not have liked me at all. It was all to do with my life and Sirius, but I wasn't nice to be around and Ginny saw that.'

Evan sniffed then put his arms around his father, 'I love you dad.'

'Oh Evan, I love you too. How about tonight I tell you a bit more about me, how I was raised, some of the things I went through. How Ginny was involved in this war when she was so young and how I treated her back then? You might understand a bit more mate.'

'Okay,' Evan slowly let Harry go then wiped his face.

'Here,' Harry pointed his wand at Evan's tear stained face and cleaned him up, 'Now no one will know you were upset even if they would understand.'

'Thanks, it's just I see everyone and I've realised how much I missed out on.'

'You did, but you're meeting everyone now, you're also learning about your magical heritage. You heard me say I stayed with my muggle relatives, that they didn't like me.'

'Yeah, they didn't like magic.'

'Yes, they thought all of us were wrong, freaks. But they were very cruel to me Evan. As a boy I got no affection, I was locked up all the time, they never even used my name. I knew nothing about this world and I knew nothing about my parents, not even their names. That along with Voldemort made me very hard in a lot of a ways. But you'll hear more tonight. Are you ready to head back out?'

'Yep, I want to see this game. Don't tell anyone though,' Evan shrugged.

'I wouldn't, you can tell me anything and I will always keep it to myself.'

'Well, you can tell Uncle Charlie, it wouldn't be right to keep things from him.'

'No, it wouldn't, but I still wouldn't tell him if you didn't want me to.'

'He's fine, I like Uncle Charlie, I like everyone.'

'They like you too, now come on,' Harry scooped Evan up and put him over his shoulder.

'Dad, I can walk,' Evan laugh.

'Yep, but not this time son,' Harry laughed then headed back to join the group. He noticed Brian and Kate looked concerned, so he knew he would explain to them later, when they had some privacy. So Harry put Evan down before taking his broom from Charlie ready for their game and knew Evan would finally get to see what quidditch was all about.