I'm a What Now?
After a nice start into the morning thanks to the Boxghost who flew down the street trying to scare people, Danny reluctantly got up and was surprised to see that it was already 11a.m. So Danny, thankful that he could sleep through the whole night with no ghost attacks, was charged up with energy and took it easy on the ghost.
It was summer break and so, after he sent Boxy back to the Ghost Zone or GZ he changed into a normal boy with a white shirt with a NASA logo and blue jeans and then went down to have some brunch. His parents, Jack and Maddie Fenton, were out for the day for a ghostconvention and would be back in the evening, as far as he knew. The black haired boy was glad for the break.
Since he told his parents about his halfa status they wanted to accompany him to every ghosthunt to gain more data and try several non life-threatening experiments on him. It was better than he expected though. Of course his mom was concerned about him being a ghost hunting hero in his free time or not so free time but after learning that it was his obsession that couldn't let him stop she reluctantly allowed him to continue.
His dad was more than happy and started to work on weapons that would only work for Danny. Now whenever Danny went ghost an ecto sword would appear with him attached to his belt and his silvery white boots had iron caps making it more hurtful for enemies when he kicked them. Not that iron would actually hurt them, it was merely to make his dad happy and to have a small advantage in fights. A Fenton Thermos would also appear on his belt, next to the sword.
All in all his parents came to a better understanding as to what ghosts feel and that not all of them have a pure malicious intent. It was a great feeling to see his parents so supportive and what made it even better was his relationship with Sam Manson! They finally got together after Tucker was kidnapped by a new ghost, the mirror ghost. The new ghost was able to suck people into mirrors and let them see what the humans desired, so that they could keep the humans (or animals, really didn't matter to them) as friends.
It took a while but after being sucked into one of their mirrors on purpose, Danny and Sam pretended like they got together and talked to the non binary ghost, making them happy in thinking that they achieved something. After Danny promised them to keep in touch and to be their friend, the Mirror Ghost who called themselves Spiegel, freed all their prisoners and went happily back to the GZ.
Since then Sam and Danny went on real dates and it was rare to see them without them holding hands. Tucker always half joked how he became the third wheel and so the couple tried to include him more again.
Not today though. Today, Danny would bring Sam to a special park in South City, a thirty minute flight away in ghostform, that grew only black tulips- her favourites. So after brunch consisting of bacon and scrambled eggs he went to go and meet with Sam, when suddenly his sister Jazz hugged him from behind "Good morning little brother, I see you are finally up. No ghosts last night?"
"Nope, I could actually sleep through for a change. You think ghosts take a vacation as well sometimes from the human world?" Jazz seemed to seriously think about his question when she just shrugged it off "Maybe ask the Farfrozen at some point. Ghosts used to be humans right?"
"Well, most of them, but there are some that were born of ghostly ectoplasm... Sorry Jazz but I have to go now!"
"What? Nonono, I'm going to stay at your side today, I will help you with... Danny wait!" Danny just sped through the front door and his older sister came after him. He seemed really nervous "Jazz, I'm serious. You can't help me right now. Just leave me alone, please!"
The girl couldn't believe her ears and walked towards her little brother with an irritated expression and put her hands on his shoulder.
Yet after learning that he already planned to gift Sam with a nice day she let him go. Happy to see her brother finally really cheerful again she went back inside preparing essays for her university.
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After his date with Sam (a very happy Sam after they shared some ice cream in a park filled with her favourite flowers) he brought her back to her mansion around four pm and made his way back home.
Danny shortly wondered if he finally got a well deserved break since there have been barely any ghost attacks the past couple of days and things couldn't be better with Sam and his parents. Tucker already theorized once that they were sucked into a dream, maybe caused by Nocturn and just lived their lives but without ghosts. The very next second Skulker attacked Danny and Tucker shrugged his theory off and instead helped Danny to send the hunting ghost to the library with his upgraded PDA. Maybe the hunter would able to learn something for once.
The halfa snorted after reliving this memory, he had the worst luck when it came to timing. He reached his house and noticed the family's GAV (Ghost Assault Vehicle), so his parents were back. Smiling, he entered and expected his chaotic dad rambling about some new technology and his mom just standing next to him while repairing some older weapons.
What he saw instead was just as odd but more unexpected. There on the family couch sat two strangers dressed in the oddest clothing. The man on the left had greasy black hair and seemed to be very pale, unhealthy so. He wore a long black dress and more black as what seemed to be a cloak?
The man next to the bat man was even funnier. He had a long silvery beard and hair that was so long it seemed to be tucked into his belt, a crooked nose and twinkling blue eyes looking at him through half moon glasses. The old man was also wearing long robes? Or a dress? With a purple cloak and high-heeled, buckled boots.
To say he was wary would be an understatement especially since the greasy haired guy seemed to sneer at him and his parents were sitting opposite the strangers with grave expressions on their faces. Jazz just smiled up at him with bad concealed worry and patted the empty place next to her.
Danny reluctantly made his way over to her and sat down. No one said anything, Jack and Maddie just smiled at him but seemed rather guilty? Danny started to feel nausea rising. Have the two men found out about him? Had his parents sold him out to the GIW or some other ghost hunting facility? He couldn't move until Jazz took his hand soothingly. She wouldn't allow them to hurt him and they both knew that. A bit more relaxed Danny waited impatiently for something to happen and waited. Until he couldn't take it anymore.
"So... Hi." He said awkwardly. The older man seemed to beam at him "Hello, my boy. You must be very confused as to who we are. My name is Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. I am the headmaster of a boarding school called Hogwarts." Danny couldn't help but snort. Who in their right mind would name a school Hog warts?
The man, Dumbledore, just seemed to be amused while bat man rolled his eyes and snarled "You won't think it's a funny name in a bit. I am Severus Snape, the potions master of Hogwarts."
"I'm sorry but 'potions'? Don't you mean chemistry? And why exactly are you here?"
Before anyone could say anything else Dumbledore jumped up from his seat and threw his arms out "We are here because of you! I am not any headmaster." With that he leaned in towards Danny and asked with the most serious expression "Do you believe in magic?"
At first Danny wanted to laugh but he stopped himself and took the question just as serious. He knew of ghosts. They used to be just some supernatural tale parents told their children to spook (hah) them. Why not the same with magic? Wizards and magicians? There were ghost artefacts with magical properties like the amulet in princess Dora's kingdom.
The more Danny thought the more he realized that yes, when ghosts are real, why not also magic? "I suppose I do." He admitted after a minute "why?"
The headmaster clapped his hands together "Because magic is very real, my boy and you are a part of it!"
"Eh yeah, I don't think so. Mom? Dad? Can you help me?"
Jack was uncharacteristically quiet and Maddie sighed "Danny, we hoped we'd never have to tell you about this but... You are not our biological son."
"What? How can that be? If you are not my real parents then who is?"
Danny was pale, paler than usual and he felt his world crumbling. He wished with all his might to go back ten minutes in his life and forget about all this. He wasn't a real Fenton. He wasn't their son. Who was he? And why were these two strangers here? Actually he could answer that question himself. They were obviously magic and since the old man introduced himself as a headmaster it was likely that he taught magic at his school and the potions master was a real master in potions. Dumbledore said that he was part of it so maybe he wanted Danny to enrol in his school to learn about magic.
What? He wasn't stupid, he just never had the time to study and he'd rather use the bit of time he had for video games or dates.
The eyes of Dumbledore twinkled and Danny shook his head to calm. down.
"Danny," his mother, no, Maddie(?) started "we know it must be a shock but your real parents are James and Lily Potter. Lily was a friend of mine and she entrusted you with us." She seemed almost heartbroken when Danny flinched away at her touch.
"We love you as our son, Danny-boy," his father said "believe us when we say that you are just as much a Fenton as Jazzypants." This time Danny accepted the shoulder pat from his parents(?) And looked up at the headmaster
"So I take it my biological parents had magic? Wait, prove to me that it really exists first. Don't want to be victim of a really bad prank." The old man nodded in understanding and fished out a stick "This" Dumbledore said as he pointed at it "is a wand. I myself am a wizard and can conjure magic with spells and wandmovements. Of course well trained wizards and witches can use magic without the incantation but let me show you first."
With that he pointed his stick or wand at the tea that must have been prepared for the guests before he arrived and with a flick of his wand his tea cup started to rise. Danny just raised an eyebrow, seemingly unimpressed "As far as I'm concerned this could have just been a ghost lifting the cup or something like that. Prove it to me by transforming it or something."
The bat man, Snape? raised his eyebrows and looked at him angrily. Seriously, was that all he was able to do? But Albus Dumbledore smiled and tapped the cup three times and suddenly a plate took its place. Danny, as well as Jazz who's been really quiet stared at it incredulously. No ghost was able to do that, as far as they knew and honestly. Danny would have known if there would have been a ghost nearby. So yes. Magic was a thing now, great.
The boy leaned back and closed his eyes. It wasn't enough that he lived a double (half) life as both human and ghost, no, he was now a part of a third party. Wizards, was it? So was he a wizard? Just what he needed, yay.
"I guess you were telling the truth then. So you say that I'm a... Wizard as well?"
If Dumbledore was surprised by the quick acceptance of the young boy, then he didn't show it "Yes, there is actually an easy way to prove it. Severus, would you be so kind to give Daniel your wand."
Severus Snape didn't say anything and just gave Danny his wand. He took it and not knowing what to do waved it. The next second a cold breeze shot out of the wands' tip and froze half the living room. Danny could hear a cracking sound and was surprised to see the wand almost completely frozen. As soon as Snape snapped it away the frost disappeared. Both wizards stared at the black haired boy while he just rubbed the back of his head nervously "I guess that is not the normal reaction, huh?" He asked sheepishly.
Albus just clapped his hands again jovially "You seem to be quite the powerful young lad, Daniel."
"Danny, please. I hate Daniel." the halfa said shuddering, strongly reminded of his arch nemesis Vlad Masters/Plasmius who was fortunately away for mayor business at the moment so he couldn't be spying on the Fentons right now.
"Very well, Danny. Now that that's out of the way I would like to tell you more about your biological family."
"Wait, slow down, you make it sound like you are more interested in telling me about Lily and James than the fact that I'm apparently a wizard?!"
The old wizard nodded solemnly "While it is indeed big news to learn about ones status as a wizard, I feel obliged to tell you about your parents and what happened to them but first, let me tell you about a dark wizard named Voldemort. About thirty years ago a genius man thrived for more power, he assembled loyal members called Death Eaters and a period of terror washed over wizarding Britain and parts of France and Germany.
"The man, known as Lord Voldemort killed muggles and muggle-borns. Muggles are non magical people and muggle-borns are people who can use magic but were born into a Muggle family. Your mother Lily was a muggle-born, however James, your father, was a pureblood. Someone who is a wizard or witch on both sides of his family up to at least the grandparents. Anyways they were part of the resistance, the Order of The Phoenix but at some point they had to hide. Voldemort came after them and on Halloween 14 years ago, he managed to break into the house and killed both James and Lily.
"They died protecting their son, Harry Potter and when one of the Order members arrived, he was the only one still alive. Only a lightning shaped scar showed the evidence of him having been in contact with the Dark Lord."
Dumbledore stopped as soon as he saw Danny's mouth opened like a fish "You mean, I have a brother?" The man smiled "Yes, a twin brother. He is seven minutes younger than you."
The halfa couldn't believe it. Not only was he a wizard and his biological parents were killed by some evil maniac, he also had a twin brother! A real twin. Not a clone or a copy of himself but a real live brother whose life was probably also pretty messed up. He was both happy and frightened. Would Harry like him if they'd ever meet? Would he hate him? Should he ever tell him about his halfa status? So many questions and yet Danny couldn't help but grow angry. At his parents, this Dumbledore guy and Voldemort.
He sighed, since the old man was so adamant about telling him all this, he'd probably want something from him. Danny knew his kind, they were on the right side but everything came with a prize. He just didn't know if he wanted to know what it was.