Of Truths and Lies
Harry Potter was heading up the spiral staircase to the Headmaster's office, He then came to a stop at the door and was about to knock when he heard Mrs. Weasley, Ron Weasley, The Headmaster, and Professor Snape talking about something. As He listened he realized that they were in fact, talking about Him.
He leaned in so he could hear better." …He is not even a Potter." Said Dumbledore.
"What do you mean he is not even a Potter, he looks and acts like one?" Professor Snape inquired.
"Now Severus you have been complaining about Harry for years now about how he acts like a Potter, when you shouldn't, because he isn't even one, so stop complaining so much about the boy." Said Mrs. Weasley.
"I will explain to you now, how Harry is not a Potter, you see Lilly was not in love with James " Dumbledore started to explain "James asked me to help him win Lilly over so on February 15th I found Lilly leaving a muggle coffee shop and I asked her why she did not give James a chance, she said that she did not love James but that she did love someone else, and that she was three months pregnant already, and was going to get married the next month, I then tampered with her memory and made her think she was in love with James and convinced James to claim the child as his own, when Harry was a year-old I casted a very strong glamour charm on him."
To say that Professor Snape was shocked would be an understatement. "And just what else have you been keeping secret from the boy or is that all"? Professor Snape demanded incredulously.
"There are a few more things, one is the prophecy. Because James is not Harry' s real father, the part of the prophecy that says, "born to those who thrice defied him", is invalid. And another thing is that Ron is being paid to be Harry's friend, and I have been putting memory charms on Harry, Hermione, and Neville since the start of this year, I have also erased any memories he may have had before that fateful Halloween night."
"I am also paying the Dursleys to beat Harry and keep him weak so that I can control him, there's also the fact that Ron did not play any part in their adventures and that he, Harry, was not supposed to go to the Dursleys, the Potter's Will, had said that Harry had other living relatives. I also prevented him from living anywhere else by erasing his memories after each time he tried to run away as well as anyone who tried to help him or take him in."
Harry gasped. "What's that?" asked Mrs. Weasley.
Harry turned and started running and did not stop until he ran in to the Twins, Neville and Hermione in the hall outside the Infirmary. Literally. There was a collective "oomph" sound as they all had their breath knocked out of them, rather suddenly from the impact of running into each other. "OI!" Fred yelped. "if you don't get your knee out of my stomach, George, I'm going to use my elbow to take off your ear!"
George shivered. "why do I feel like someone just danced over my grave, while dressed as a toucan?"
Hermione spoke up. "You really are weird you know that?"
"Yes, we're quite proud of it really" Fred assured her.
"Uh, guys? We should probably get off of Harry now, I think he might be having a bit of trouble breathing at the moment, you know, with us being on top of him and all." Neville stated nervously.
"mph mphee miph memphiph" Harry mumbled.
"What's that Harry? We can't quite understand you" George asked.
"well maybe if we would get off him, we would be able to understand him." Hermione deadpanned.
"Ah yes" Fred said. "Always reminding us, exactly why you are the brightest witch of your age."
"Hey" Neville said indignantly. "I said it first!" They ignored him. They all preceded to untangle themselves from Harry.
"Now that I'm not suffocating any longer, I can tell you, I said, "I agree with Neville." Which you would have known if you had just listened to him."
"What are you guys even doing out here?" Harry asked
"We could ask you the same thing" Fred said.
"yeah," George added. "And why you running as if Snape himself were chasing you?"
"Seriously George? Snape's the best you can come with?" Hermione asked.
(MEANWHILE: In a cell in Azkaban, a dog sneezed. It wondered briefly if it was coming down with something, then decided it didn't really matter because it happened often enough that it wasn't worth worrying about anymore.)
"Anyway, that's not important right now" Harry burst out suddenly "I have something really urgent to tell you guys"
He briefly wondered if they should find someplace a little less well travelled, when Hermione solved that problem for him. "Well, if it's urgent, maybe we shouldn't be out in the hallways where anyone can hear us. Since we were going to Madame Pomphrey's anyway, we can talk in the Infirmary." She calmly stated.
"The Infirmary? Why were you going there? Are you all okay? Is someone hurt?" 'It would be just my luck if I uncovered a secret plot against me and then one of my friends got hurt.' Harry thought.
"Everyone is fine Harry, Madame Pomphrey said that the first three First Years to come for their check-ups get 57 points each." Hermione placated. "Since you left lunch early, we figured you already knew and had gone on ahead of us, so we went ahead and came down here because we thought we'd find you waiting here." Hermione paused to take a breath "And then we ran into each other."
"Literally" Neville deadpanned.
"Well I guess we'd better go in then, I'm surprised no one has passed us already" Harry said.
"Oh, that's because we took a couple of secret passage ways, so now were about a half-hour ahead of everyone. Fred explained. "Though, after having stood here talking for so long, we do need to go ahead and get a mooooove on."
"That my deer Brother was worse than my Snape comment." said George.
They went in to the Infirmary and were met by Madame Pomphrey.
"Ah I should have known you five would be the first to show up, come in and sit down and wait for the rest of the first through third year students to arrive, so I only have to explain this once." The five went and sat down on a bed each while the rest of the first through third year students arrived.
Once everyone had arrived Madame Pomphrey started explaining why they were all there. "The reason you are all here is because you all need your annual physical exam checkups any one refusing to said checkup will be docked fifty points, once again I have received help from a few healers from Saint Mongos to assist me in giving you all your checkups.
Mr. Potter please come with me and we will do your checkup first."
They walked in to a separate room and Madam Pomphrey closed the door and put up privacy wards, around the door & room so nobody outside the room could hear what was discussed inside the room, and then she asked him to sit on the bed and listen while she told him what she was going to do.
"Now I am going to