Chapter 53: Planning Secrecy at Hogwarts
When Harry exited his bedroom, Mr. Granger had had his clothes transfigured back and was waiting for him. He took Harry aside and started discussing the other matter with him. His bondmates did their very best in not embarrassing Harry, but he could hear the various giggles and laughs. "There will be revenge you know," He sent back to them.
A half hour later a still blushing Harry was sitting at the table with everyone at the table enjoying a good breakfast. He started thinking of the things that they need to get done today and realized there was one thing the Grangers needed know before they went out for the day.
"Sir, Mrs. Granger," Harry started. "One thing we need to explain before we show you the castle. We..." Harry smiled at his bond mates, "are going to try to conceal the existence of our bond until the summertime."
"Is there a reason?" Richard asked.
"In the wizarding world Harry is very famous Dad," Hermione said.
"Famous? In what way?"
"Think Prince Charles meets Sean Connery type of famous," Hermione replied.
"Hermione, what do your parents know about me?" Harry queried.
"That you are a wonderful friend who is a great seeker on the Quidditch team," Hermione replied.
"So nothing about our adventures?" Harry asked.
"Would you let your twelve year old daughter go back to a castle where she was attacked by a mountain troll? Or a Basilisk? Or plants that try to kill you, or friends who were attacked by a Dark Wizard? Or who spent a couple months of her life jumping back in time an hour at a time only to help a mass murderer escape?" Hermione replied.
"I wondered why you kept me from talking about them last night," Harry replied. "So they don't know about how I lost my parents?"
"No. I'm sorry Harry. I did tell them you lost your parents when you were one, but again I was afraid to tell them about Voldemort then."
"I love you. So shall I tell them now?"
"Yes. You'll need to explain why you are famous," Hermione replied.
"Sir, Hermione says she told you I lost my parents when I was one year old," Harry started. "They were killed by an evil Wizard named Voldemort. On Halloween when I was a baby, this Dark Wizard found where my parents were hiding and killed them and he tried to kill me. I'm famous because not only did I survive the curse, but it somehow rebounded back at him and destroyed his body. For some reason the people see me as the person who defeated Voldemort. They call me the boy-who-lived."
"This Wizard tried to kill you as a one year old baby?" Jean Granger cried out.
"Yes ma'am," Harry replied.
"Why?" She asked.
"Voldemort was very evil mother," Hermione said. "For some reason he targeted the Potters and they went into hiding. Unfortunately one of their friends betrayed them, allowing Voldemort to find them."
"You mentioned that the curse destroyed his body," Richard said. "That's a very strange way to say it killed him."
"Uh…it didn't," Harry replied. "Somehow though his body died, his essence exists as something else. But anyway that is why I am famous," Quickly ending the conversation to prevent anything else from coming up.
"Because he is famous, the press goes crazy about any small thing that comes across about him," Hermione said. "We are hoping by waiting until summer, the press can do all of their stories before school starts back up and minimize some of publicity that will happen. We will have reporters outside of home as soon as the story breaks."
"So what does this mean to you and Harry and…and..." Richard said nodding to Fleur and Gabrielle.
"We are going to say that only Gabrielle is my girlfriend," Harry started. "Hermione has been my friend since first year, so no one is going think anything of her being with me, and Fleur is Gabrielle's older sister so she will be my friend and sister's chaperon."
"Complicated relationship?" Richard asked.
"You can say that," Harry responded. "That reminds me. We need to tell the staff about what we are planning on doing so they don't spread it around. Dobby!"
The house elf was there immediately. "Yes sir, Harry Potter sir."
"Hi Dobby, could ask Professor Dumbledore if we could have a meeting today of all the people who know about our bond including Fleur and Gabrielle's parents?" Then Harry turned to his bond mates, "Is there anyone we want to include?"
"Madam Maxime if she doesn't already know," Fleur said.
"Professor McGonagall?" Hermione suggested. "As head of our house she can run interference if necessary."
"I agree," Harry replied then to Dobby, "Ask Professor Dumbledore to include Madam Maxime and Professor McGonagall if they don't already know."
"Yes sir Harry Potter sir," And the elf was gone.
"Now shall we show you the castle?" Hermione asked her parents. "Oh, I just realized, you don't have coats do you?"
"I can do a warming spell on zem when zey get cold 'Ermione," Fleur said. "I'll 'elp you take care of your parents."
Hermione smiled at Fleur. "Thanks."
Harry noticed Gabrielle was staying very quiet. "Are you alright Gabrielle? Ready to go out and be introduced as my girlfriend?"
A smiled played over Gabrielle's lips. "Do we get to try out a 'ogwart's broom closet?"
Harry choked on a swallow of tea he was drinking at the time. "How…wha...Hermione suggested that didn't she?" Harry mentally accused, then glancing over at the culprit who guessed what just happened.
"Thinking of broom closets already Harry?" She asked innocently.
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