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Chapter Twenty:
By Rosa241
Percy POV:
"I'm sorry run that plan by me one more time?" Oliver says with a sigh as he pulls his shirt over his head. Shaking my head I run the plan by him one more time.
"Listen from what I know Sirius is Harry's Godfather which basically makes him Harry's family. That kids lived his whole life never really having a family so it's understandable how close the two become." He nods his head before sitting on the bed. "The sooner Harry and Sirius get close the better things will be for him. The sooner things start to improve for Harry the stronger he'll become and then when the times comes he'll be strong enough to…to do what needs to be done."
"To kill you-know-who." His voice comes out low and full of concern. Harry killing Voldemort wasn't something either one of us really wanted to think about but there was no other way. It was in the prophecy after all.
"Yeah. Having Sirius by his side will clearly improve Harry's wellbeing, not to mention get him away from that awful Aunt and Uncle of his, which will only help matters I'm sure." I've thought about it for a few days now but I keep coming back to the same thing. Harry's main problem was believing in himself, he never really believed that he could do the things he did. That's what made everything so hard for him.
"So to get Harry prepared for having to fight him you're great plan is to invite him for Christmas?" It doesn't take a genius to see that he's having a hard time understanding my plan. The truth is I was sceptical when it first came into my head but it's really the only thing that I can think of right now.
"I know it seems strange but think it through. You heard Harry at dinner the other night, he wants to meet up with Sirius which no one in their right mind is going to allow."
"But why? The man's innocent. What's there to be afraid of?" Of course Sirius was innocent but that wasn't the problem right now.
"He's an innocent man who's spent ten years behind bars after being framed for being a mass murderer. Besides the fact that the only person who could allow Harry to visit Sirius during term time would be his Aunt and Uncle, and I seriously doubt that they're going to let him do that." Oliver's eyes widen in realisation before he voices his next thought.
"So how does inviting him for Christmas help?" That's where the genius part comes in.
"If Harry comes to ours, which Mum will insist on when she gets my letter about it, then all I have to do is convince Mum to let Sirius come over to meet Harry. It'll be perfect because with both my parents there no one will be able to say that Sirius will be in any way a danger to Harry." He seems sceptical about my words but nods his head all the same. Honestly I doubt that my parents would be happy with Sirius visiting whatever the situation but at least if they're both there it'll be easier to convince them.
"I'll trust your judgement then." He says as he stands and opens the door. "Besides, at least if Harry is at yours then you'll have an easier time convincing them to talk to you about all of this."
Oliver POV:
"I'm sorry run that plan by me one more time." I'm still trying to wrap my head around all of this.
"Listen from what I know Sirius is Harry's Godfather which basically makes him Harry's family. That kids lived his whole life never really having a family so it's understandable how close the two become." Sitting on my bed I nod my head at his words. That poor kid really doesn't have anyone. "The sooner Harry and Sirius get close the better things will be for him. The sooner things start to improve for Harry the stronger he'll become and then when the times comes he'll be strong enough to…to do what needs to be done."
"To kill you-know-who." I still don't want to believe that part. Harry is just an eleven year old who's clearly been through too much already. How can a kid like that be destined to kill the most evil wizard of all time.
"Yeah. Having Sirius by his side will clearly improve Harry's wellbeing, not to mention get him away from that awful Aunt and Uncle of his, which will only help matters I'm sure." Only help with his destiny to kill you-know-who. Shaking those thoughts out of my head I force my thoughts back onto the plan.
"So to get Harry prepared for having to fight him you're great plan is to invite him for Christmas?" Percy sighs as he rubs a hand down his face.
"I know it seems strange but think it through. You heard Harry at dinner the other night, he wants to meet up with Sirius which no one in their right mind is going to allow." Not going to allow? The man's done nothing wrong. He was innocent the whole time. He doesn't need to be feared because he's an innocent man. I voice these thoughts to Percy who gives me a small smile in return.
"He's an innocent man who's spent ten years behind bars after being framed for being a mass murderer. Besides the fact that the only person who could allow Harry to visit Sirius during term time would be his Aunt and Uncle, and I seriously doubt that they're going to let him do that." Realising Percy is right I can't help but grimace slightly. Judging from what I know already neither his aunt nor his uncle actually care about Harry in any way, shape or form.
"So how does inviting him for Christmas help?"
"If Harry comes to ours, which Mum will insist on when she gets my letter about it, then all I have to do is convince Mum to let Sirius come over to meet Harry. It'll be perfect because with both my parents there no one will be able to say that Sirius will be in any way a danger to Harry." Part of me wants to believe him but I can't help being sceptical about the whole thing. Shaking my head once more I stand and move towards the door.
"I'll trust your judgement then. Besides, at least if Harry is at yours then you'll have an easier time convincing them to talk to you about all of this."
Molly POV:
Picking up the letter I read it through once more.
Hi Mum,
This is going to sound strange but I was talking to Ron a few days ago and he's a bit worried. Since he's now coming home for Christmas it's going to leave Harry all alone which wouldn't be a problem but from what Ron's gathered he's been thinking about going home. I'm not really sure what the situation is there but I don't think it's a pleasant one. Ron's been worrying about it for a while now and it's starting to concern me slightly.
I don't understand what could be so bad about Harry's home life that makes Ron so worried about him going home. Any advice on what to do? I wouldn't want to interfere in something that isn't my business but I don't think I can just leave this alone. What if somethings going on?
Love you,
Percy.
It's not like Percy to be worried like this which only heightens the feelings brewing in my chest. If whatever's going on is enough to concern Percy then it means that something really is wrong with that poor boy. Of course I know his history but that doesn't mean to say that I know anything about his family. I'm sure his family take perfectly good care of him…I'm sure. Something about this doesn't feel right though. Why would Ron be worried about Harry going home? Why would Percy be concerned about everything?
I know my boys and I know when something's wrong. Neither Ron nor Percy are the type to make a fuss about something like this without a good reason to be. If they're both worried…
Glancing at the letter one last time I shake my head. No good worrying until Arthur gets home.
And that's your lot. Okay I'll sincerely apologise now for leaving it so long but (as I'm sure you teachers out there will know) this teaching lark is seriously time consuming. Between the planning, the marking, the assessing, the freaking observations and the actual teaching…well I've got just about enough time to eat and sleep before the whole thing starts all over again. I've finally managed to find some time between eating and sleeping to get writing. It's a right royal pain in the backside because I've had millions of ideas in my head of where to take this but no time to write them down. Anyhow…
I'll love you and leave you with the promise that I'll update as often as I can but I can't promise when that'll happen (hopefully I find time again within the next week or so).
Hope you enjoyed it.