Explanations & Truths
''WHAT'' yelled Harry and Draco. How was this possible? Harry had seen this people dying in front of his own eyes. He had heard his father dying and seen his mother, Cedric, Sirius and Ron too. But here were those people not only denying that Harry saw them but that they also died.
''H-How-How is this possible?'' Harry choked ''I saw you. All of you. All exept from dad died in from of me''
Lily frowned '' I know sweetheart, but things are not always what they seem to be ''
'' What do you mean? Dad m-mum surely must be confused. Right? Sirius? '' Harry asked with despair in his voice
" I'm sorry Prongslet " muttered James
"But then why not try to contact us?! YOU THREE KNOW THAT I WOULD DO ANYTHING TO SEE MY FAMILY AGAIN " Harry pointed to Sirius, Cedric and Ron " AND SO WOULD THE WEASLEYS, THE DIGGORYS, THE TONKS, REMUS. SO WHY NOT JUST GIVE THE LITTLIEST SIGN. THE LITTLIEST! BUT OF COURSE! WHY TRY? You Sirius upon everyone else should know how I felt.How we felt. You thought you had also the most important people in your life. But no, nooo. Why even consider it? Why even think about it." Harry continued yelling but ended whispering . He was trying so hard to hold back the tears that were meeting his eyes.
Ron took Harry's hand at his "Harry please let us explain ok? Let us explain and you'll understand everything. I promise." he spoke with a smooth voice that calmed Harry a bit. Not that he would admit it but Ron always had a way to calm him down even at his worst.
"Alright. I think it's better if James and Lily start" suggested Cedric
Harry just nodded. He couldn't care less who started. He just wanted a explanation. And quickly.
Lily sighted"Ok. It all started at Halloween morning 1891.'' Harry sighted. Of course it would be at Halloween. That day was cursed. Lily didn't say anything just continued ''I was at the kitchen making breakfast. James was at the living room playing with you. Suddenly someone knocked the door. We where under the Fidelius so we weren't worried. I went to answear the door. It was Dumbledore. He asked if he could come in and obviously I told him yes. When he came in he asked if he could talk to me and James. James , who had heard him , put you at your playpark and came at the kitchen. We asked him what he wanted to talk about but he didn't say anything. Instead he took out his wand and with two movements one copie of me and one of James appeared. We looked at him questionly trying to figure out what was going on. Then he turned his wand at us and said only one thing. All for the greater good. Then he hitted us'' Lily stopped to take a breath and to give Harry and Draco time for the new information to sink in.
''N-no Dumbledore surely wouldn't...'' Harry tried to say something but the words wouldn't come out. James understood that and decided to continue
''When we woke up'' all heads turned to him as he started speaking ''We didn't know where we were. The only thing we knew was that we weren't home and you weren't with us. I soon spotted a window and looked outside. I immediately knew that we were at the Forbidden Forest. I had spent enough time in to know how to recognize it.''
Harry chuckled bitterly. Of course. If someone could recognize the Forbidden Forest it would be his father.
James mock glared at him ''What are you laughing at young mister?''
Harry gave him a small smile''Nothing, nothing carry on''
James gave him a suspicious look but didn't comment on it ''Riiight. Anyway. I tried to open it but it wouldn't open. There was one one door but I couldn't open her either. The only thing that was at the room, which was giant may I add definitely magic was used the reason we didn't know then, was one bed. We sat there waiting. Surely someone, Dumbledore most likely, would come and tell us what was going on. We waited for hours. Then when midnight arrived Dumbledore came in. But something seemed different.''
Harry frowned ''What do you mean different?'' He didn't like the sound of it it. Not like it at all.
'' He didn't have his grandfatherly face nor his eyes were twinkling in the usual way. And we all know that means something must be wrong or something really bad had happened. Instead his eyes were shinny like Christmas had come early and he was smirking evily. We asked him was going on but he only stared at us. Then I asked him why we were there and where were you. At that he answered. He said that we would eventually understand why were there and that you were at your aunt Petunia's home. Of course that got me and your mother upset. Why the hell would you be there. After all you were supposed to be with us,looked after us and raised by us and not with your magic-hating muggle relatives. We soon realised though that it was more to the story. When Lily told him that she wanted to leave and go and take you he laughed. His laugh was cold. He told her that this wasn't possible and that Harry should and would grow up without parents. That it was his destiny.'' He said the word like something insulting was coming out of his mouth. ''We stared at him in shock. What did he mean that you should grow up without parents? We weren't dead or something, we were right there. I instantly became defensive. I told him that this was stupid and that he better let us go. That was one of my biggest mistakes. He immediately through the Crusiatus curse on me. After he stopped he told us that if we don't want this to happen again we should stay calm and listen to whatever he was saying. With that he left. And that was where the true torture started. He had us all these years locked up in there. He was coming at specific times one at morning and one at night with a house-elf to give us food. Then the elf would leave and he would torture us with and without magic for information and money. Don't ask what kind of information I'm not sure myself even if I have a suspicion. He had putted unti-apparation and unti-porkey wards around the room and also had taken our wands. That continued for years. Years alone, without any information about you, how you were, where you were, anything. The later stopped though when Cedric arrived'' James finished their part of the story leaving Harry and Draco in shock
'' I-I always knew that I shouldn't trust the Headmaster but this? This is crazy!'' stuttered Draco
" What do you mean you always knew to not trust the Headmaster Malfoy? " asked Ron demandingly. The fact that Harry liked him and was in a relationship with him didn't mean that Ron would eventually like him nor that he trusted him. They had long to go for that if they ever did.
" Think Weasley. I grew up with a Death Eater. Of course I would be taught to not trust Dumbledore. " said Draco annoyed to have to explain the obvious.
''I think I should explain my part'' Cedric suggested feeling that a fight was going to break soon. Harry sent him a greatful look. ''It was three days before the third task. Irony much huh? I was at the kitchens with my friends and we were talking, laughing and were revising for the end of year's exams.Or actually they did as I didn't have any. As a Champion I would take them at the end of the summer as you can recall. Then a house-elf came and told me that Proffesor Dumbledore wanted to see me to his office and that the password was Lemon Drops. I originaly thought that it would be something about the Tournament and you would be there too so I went. But when I arrived at his office we were alone. I sat down curious. He started asking questions like how I am and how I'm finding the Tournament until now. I told him that I really liked it and tha I couldn't wait to see who would win. Then he started more personal questions. He asked me how our relationship was. If we were any close or perhaps even friends.I couldn't understand why he was asking that. It wasn't his business. Anyway I told him that we spoke there and then but you wouldn't call us friends. He for some reason smirked. He then grabbed his wand and aimed it at me. He used the same spell that he used to your parents and then stunned me. When I woke up I was at your parents room. As it was normal I freaked out. First of all I couldn't understand what the hell was going on, what had Dumbledore done? Secondly two supposed to be dead people were in front of me in awful state, looking hurt themsehelfs and worried about me in the same time. When they saw that I woke up they ran to explain the situation to me. Logically I didn't believe them. For all I knew they could be imposters'' there Harry and Draco inturrupted
''They couldn't be. You can't polyjuice into a dead person'' began Harry and Draco continued
''And even if you could Harry's parents were ''dead'' for thirteen years. There wouldn't-couldn't be anything to use'' he made quotes with his fingers when he said the word dead
'' I know but as you said they were supposibly dead. It was a little bit difficult to believe'' at this the couple nodded in agreement and Cedric caried on
''Three days passed and nothing happend. The morning of the fourth Dumbledore came in. I rushed to him demanding to know what was going on. He gave me a cold look and an evil smile. Then he announced that Voldemort was back. I looked at him in disbelieve. This wasn't possible. He said that it was finally time for your fate to be fulfilled. That you soon would die from Voldemort's hands and so would he from yours. We all freaked out but whatever we did was no use. We couldn't leave. Soon we fell to a routine. He would come at the morning with a house-elf to give food then he would torture James and Lily and then me. After hours he would leave until midnight when he came again with the elf. "
"He wanted to break me even more." stated Harry
"Yes" said Sirius "But you see he forgot that you have a family that will never abandon you. When we started having meetings with the you-know-what "
"Draco knows" interrupted Harry "He knows about the Order you can speak freely"
Sirius sighted "Very well. When we started having meetings with the Order all he was talking about was plans for you. Forgetting that he didn't have any right planning anything alone for you. We fought plenty of times for this. I think he realised after the 3rd time that with me in the way he would never be able to finish his plans. So the day you went to the Ministry he acted. When he came to inform us about you six he asked to speak to me privately. I hesitantly agreed. When we went to the first floor and entered a room he cast the spell and stunned me. The next thing I know is me waking up and seeing James and Lily alive. As you can imagine I was furious.'' Harry nodded once more. Underestapable. ''How two stangers dared to play to be them. When I had seen their dead bodies when I knew they were dead. I went for my wand only to find it missing. James sensing I was mad transformed leaving me shocked. When I recovered and everything they explained to me. To say I was furious was nothing. It felt like I was going to explode. Dumbledore came the next night and told me the same things he had told the others''
''Yeah ok I didn't expect anything else. What I don't understand more is Ron's case. It isn't like we were alone all the time. We were at St.Mangos. Healers, your parents and siblings everyone was there. What the hell happend?'' asked Harry
''I know , I know it seems crazy but let explain okay lil bro?'' asked Ron with care in his voice. Harry nodded and made a move his hand that told Ron to start. He sighted'' It was a month or so after the battle at the Ministry of Magic. It was night and I had just woken up and saw Dumbledore looking at me. I started asking for my family instantly but he must have placed a silencing charm around us because no one could hear us. He said that my time with my family had finished. He petrifadied me, put me to sleep and then he must have cast the spell. I don't know. What I know is that I woke hours later -must be around noon- with Sirius upon my head. Obviously I freaked out not knowing what to think or do. I didn't really know what had happend to him. To anyone for that matter, to you...'' Ron looked at Harry with consert but Harry just shaked his head and smiled at him. Ron let out a sigh of relief and continued '' When Sirius, your parents and Cedric explained to me -and after your father transformed into Prongs- I was super mad, but I wasn't going to abandon you or anyone else'' Harry's smile grew at that and this made Ron smile back '' So I waited behind the door until Dumbledore came in. When he did I tried to run but couldn't. He caught me and it wasn't pretty... Anyway, he left the food, tortured us and then left''
''I'll destroy him.Just who he thinks he is and he is messing with MY family? Well flash news Dumbledore! You DON'T touch them.Not under my watch You do and you get destroyed'' smirked Harry.
''Harry calm down. We can't do anything with anger'' Cedric tried to calm him down
''And love there are still questions'' Draco tried to bring back logic. At this Harry looked at him. Draco smiled, gave him a peck at the lips, pulled him into his hug more and turned to the others '' Alright all this but I have 2 questions. 1 How the hell did you know what happend when you 'died' and 2 how did you escape?''
''That IS easy really'' James grinned and frowned in the same time ''To answer your first question he liked to rubb it in our faces.How everyone, how the muggles put it, had us for dead, how they all were mourning, how you were alone. Everything. As to how we escaped we don't know. Today when we were all sitting at our beds doing nothing a light appeared and when it stopped we were out''
''What the hell?'' cursed Harry ''I never read anything like this before''
''Nor have I'' agreeded Ron
Harry shaked his head'' It doesn't matter now. Ron? I have one more question for you'' he turned to his best friend
Ron's face softed even more ''Ask away Harry''
''Great. Ok. Everyone here had a reason for Dumbledore to take them, correct?''
''Yes'' Ron answered ''Your parents as for you to have a shitty childhood, Cedric to break you more and Sirius because he was a obstacle at his plans.''
''Exacly. You? Why? It doesn't make any sense'' Harry looked thoughtful
''I don't know Harry, I don't know. What troubles me though is that we couldn't communicate. My tatto desappeared.'' Ron told him a bit shaken
Harry's eyes wided ''Mine too. I thought it was because you 'died' so I didn't think anything about it. Dumbledore must have done something''
Ron closed his eyes and two identical books appeared on the table. They both grabbed one and started searching.
''Boys what happend? What are you talking about?'' asked Lily worried
Harry made a signal with his hand that told her to wait
5 minutes later
"Found it!" yelled Ron after five minutes of silence
"He blocked it?" asked Harry hoping to be wrong
"Yes" came the answer
"Did you find the unblocking ritual? Please tell me you did." asked Harry
"Yes don't worry" reassured him Ron
"Great. We are going to do it later" decided Harry and Ron agreed
''Prongslet what happend?''asked James this time
''Dumbledore put a block on us'' responded Harry and seeing their shocked faces quickly to everyones relief added ''Nothing dangerous, calm down we can remove it''
''Are you sure Harry?'' asked Cedric
''Yes'' said Harry with condidence
''Thank Merlin!'' was heard by everyone
Sirius then asked the question all the prisoners were nervous to ask ''Are you calmer now?''
Harry's face hardered. His eyes weren't shining anymore. He didn't look like a boy now. Now he was a man. And with hard voice that made each one and all shilver he said ''No. The desicion haw been made. He messed with my family. Now I'm going to destroy him''