Aunt Mini

‘Are you just going to sit and gape at me or are you going to say something?’ Harry smirked.

‘How, why?’ Ron mumbled.

‘Sirius never said anything, neither did Remus,’ Hermione said.

‘They didn’t know, no one knew apart from Dumbledore. Aunt Mini said even my dad had no idea when he was a student. They kept it quiet because having a teacher related to a student might have caused problems and my dad didn’t remember his aunt, she was never around as he was growing up. With Voldemort around back then and starting to recruit, he even recruited students, Slytherin’s mainly, so Dumbledore thought if aunt Mini was just another teacher she might hear more, but if she was related to a student it could make things difficult and dangerous. But after the prophecy, Dumbledore thought it was too dangerous for anyone to know that we were related. You two were in danger because we were best friends, imagine what they could have done if they found out I had an aunt.’

‘They would have taken her in exchange for you,’ Hermione said.

‘Yeah, they would have. Aunt Mini said they always planned to tell me but I figured out something was different with her so Dumbledore confirmed it as long as I kept it to myself. Now he’s dead we said we’d let everyone know. For now though I just wanted you two to know, she doesn’t need the extra attention or cursed letters asking why she let me be raised by muggles when I had family in the magical world.’

‘But it was for your protection, you had to stay with your mother’s sister,’ Hermione said.

‘Yeah, but not everyone knows that, only you lot and the order knew that. Voldemort didn’t know where I was living, well he knew but not the exact spot because of the protection living with them gave me. If he found out about this blood protection he might have killed Petunia when she was out shopping or something.’

‘I never thought about that, they would have if they found out,’ Ron said.

‘Do you know if their back?’ Hermione asked.

‘I don’t really care one way or another, but Hestia sent word to aunt Mini that their back. Anyway, about your parents Hermione, how long do they think it will take to find them?’

‘They can’t say as so many people arrived in Australia from here at the same time. I found out that I wasn’t the only person to send muggle relatives away for their safety. From what the people at the muggle relations office said that thousands all left to all different countries. It started from the time he returned, but six months before he had control they had a surge of muggles leaving, not just muggles, but muggleborns as well. Again like what I did, some changed their names, their magical relatives made them fake documents to make it harder to trace. Since I gave them the names my parents are using and the fact I removed their memories, they know where to start and what it will take to fix their memories, return them to who they really are. I only have one concern when they do remember who they are?’

‘That they’ll be angry about what you did?’ Harry asked.

‘No, I think I can explain so they will understand my reasons. What I’m concerned about is they might want to stay there, that means I will have to move over there with them.’

‘Why would you have to Hermione, you’re an adult now, surely you could live away from home?’

‘It’s not that Harry, how am I supposed to live. My parents did give me money for my school supplies and a bit of spending money, but I had to make sure all theirs was with them in case they needed it.’

‘Listen, it’s up to you if you want to, let me give you some money if you want to stay. Enough to keep you going through your last year at Hogwarts and enough to get a flat or something. You know once you finish you’ll get any job you want, with your brains, they’d be crazy to say no to you.’

‘But Harry you’ll need that yourself, to buy your own place and to live until you get work.’

‘Hermione, don’t you realise how much Sirius left me. The Black family were seriously rich, I know Grimmauld place didn’t show it, but they were loaded.’

‘When did you find this out?’

‘When I went to Gringotts, I decided to go into Sirius’ vault to see if he left me a letter or anything. To be honest, the moment the goblin opened the door I almost fainted. Like what we saw in Bellatrix’ vault, Sirius had similar stuff not to mention all the blasted money. That’s why I went on a big buying spree with the clothes, shoes and personal products like bathroom stuff. So you see Hermione, I can afford it, so it’s up to you if you want to stay or go with your parents. I know you’ll want to visit them, but an international port key doesn’t cost that much.’

‘Well, if I agree to this if my parents decide to stay, I will pay it back. It just might take a while.’

‘That’s fine even though I don’t want it back, but I know you will so don’t break yourself, a little at a time after you start work. Now you’re good with numbers and figures, how much do you think it will take to keep you going until you finish Hogwarts along with the price to buy a flat somewhere?’

‘Let me do some research, but you don’t have to buy a flat Harry, I can rent one.’

‘Buying makes more sense, when you’re working and get your own house or whatever I’ll either sell it or rent it to someone, maybe Ron might want it once he’s working.’

‘That might work mate as long as you take the money for the rent.’

Harry laughed, ‘Okay, but it’ll be really cheap, I can’t have my best mate pay too much, how would that look.’

‘Then if you help Hermione out with money for the year at Hogwarts, she can stay here until she’s finished. Mum has already given her Percy’s old room so she doesn’t have to share with Ginny anymore.’

‘Whatever Hermione wants to do, but I bet she spends more time in here then there,’ Harry gave a cheeky grin.

‘We’re not saying,’ Ron said but nodded enthusiastically making Harry laugh and Hermione slap Ron’s arm. The three friends ended up laughing because they realised that they were having normal conversations, about where to live and how to pay for things, that had never happened to the friends before. The more they talked or thought about what they were saying, they more they laughed.