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Hidden Family	By : vinsmouse Category: Harry Potter Crossovers > General - Misc Views: 17507 -:- Recommendations : 3 -:- Currently Reading : 3
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Chapter II
1 July, 1987
Amelia Bones, recently named head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, or DMLE as it was more commonly known, came to a sudden stop, her previous errand forgotten in the shock of the moment.
“I assure you Cornelius that Harry Potter is safe with his mother’s sister.”
It was these words, uttered by none other than Albus Dumbledore, Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards, Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot and Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy that had halted her travels. Quickly casting a disillusionment charm on herself, Amelia continued to listen.
“Now see here Dumbledore, as Minister of Magic I should have some say in what happens to our saviour.”
Amelia could easily imagine Minister Fudge drawing himself up, puffing his chest out like a banty rooster preparing to fight. Unfortunately, for the British Wizarding world, that was as far as the similarity went. Fudge would be much more likely to turn and run at the first sign of any real opposition than he would be to fight.
“It has been nearly six years since You-Know-Who was defeated, surely the boy can be brought back to the world he belongs to,” Fudge petulantly continued.
“To Cornelius?” Dumbledore firmly questioned.
At this Fudge began to stutter. “I didn’t me—mean it like that,” he protested. “I simply meant to say that Harry Potter, more than any other Wizarding child should be raised in the world he saved and in which he will eventually, as an adult, live in.”
“What of the Death Eaters? Would you have him needlessly endangered Cornelius?”
“Of course not,” said Fudge in an affronted manner. “But surely you don’t believe a few demoralized Death Eaters are any real danger to The-Boy-Who-Lived? What I mean to say is...”
“I do believe exactly that Cornelius,” countered Dumbledore. “However, that is neither here nor there. Lily Potter specifically stated in her will that if both she and James were deceased then their son was to be raised in the Muggle world by her sister.”
Bristling at the blatant lie, Amelia hurried away to her office, before she lost control of herself. The result of the head of the DMLE firing a curse at the Chief Warlock, etc., didn’t bare thinking about. She wondered what Dumbledore was playing at. She had known Lily Potter and knew for a fact, having been told by Lily, that she had forbidden the placement of her only child with her sister. “I’m so sorry Lily,” she whispered. She had promised Lily that if the worst happened and Harry couldn’t be taken in by any of the magical families they had named or would be safer in the Muggle world, she would see to it that he would be placed with his grandfather.
“Amelia there is something I need to tell you, something of the utmost importance,” Lily spoke quietly, almost as if she were ashamed of what she was about to say.
Amelia was confused by her friend’s manner. She had been an Auror for a while, and had sat in on plenty of interrogations. She would swear Lily was about to make a confession, though she couldn’t imagine what she could have to confess to. “You can tell me anything, you know that Lily,” she said, in what she hoped was an encouraging tone.
“I,” Lily paused, as if gathering her thoughts or perhaps her nerve, “I don’t think James and I will survive the war.”
Amelia was shocked. She knew Lily to be one of the most positive people she’d ever met. To hear her expressing such a fatalistic and pessimistic view was therefore a shock. “Now Lily I’m sure you and James will come through this war just fine. You’re just nervous, afraid something will happen before the Fidelius can be cast.”
“No Amelia, it’s more than that.” Lily glanced around the room, as if she were afraid of being overheard. “There’s a prophecy, though I can’t tell you what it says, please don’t ask. As I said, there’s a prophecy which should he hear of it, will point Voldemort directly towards us.” Lily tactfully ignored her friend’s flinch at the name.
“That’s why you’re going under the Fidelius?” Amelia had to admit, she had wondered about that but not wanting to insult her friends she hadn’t asked.
“Yes,” Lily quietly confirmed. “I don’t know if the measures we are taking will be enough and,” nervously, she licked her lips, “I’m not convinced Dumbledore can be trusted to carry out our wishes. I would have preferred somebody else as Executor of our wills, but James insisted and I had no real objection, only a feeling and so Dumbledore was chosen. This is why I asked you here Amelia, before we are unreachable, I need to ask a favour of you, but first I must tell you a bit of a story.”
Amelia listened in surprise as Lily told the story of her parents. Now the shame was explained, Lily was obviously afraid that she would be looked down upon for what her parents had chosen to do. “I had no idea that Muggles would choose such a route. How do they hide the paternity without potions? Oh I’m sorry Lily, it’s none of my business,” she quickly apologized.
“You don’t think it was wrong of them?” Lily asked, clearly surprised.
Amelia, quickly realized why Lily would need to ask. “It’s not unheard of in our world Lily. Many purebloods have trouble conceiving and choose the same route, but they have potions to hide the true paternity. It’s not spoken of, needless to say, but it’s a well known fact in pureblood circles.”
Lily giggled, for a moment all her troubles forgotten. “Wouldn’t you like to see their faces if they found out they had something so important in common with Muggles?”
Amelia shared in her friend’s mirth.
“As to how they conceal paternity, I can’t speak for all of them. I don’t even know how often such a thing happens in the Muggle world. My mother simply chose a man who shared features with my father, that is to say her husband. She hoped, she said, that in this way there would be a better chance that I would resemble him.”
“This has something to do with the favour you would ask?” Amelia inquired.
Lily nodded. “We have chosen guardians for Harry, beginning with Sirius of course. There are a few other magical guardians but it may happen that none of them will be available. Harry may also be safer outside the Wizarding world.” Taking her teacup in hand, she sipped it slowly.
“Because of this prophecy?”
“Yes. The prophecy involves Harry. If we, as I fear, don’t survive and Harry is safer in the Muggle world, I need you to make sure he doesn’t end up with my sister Petunia.” Lily looked up from her tea, an earnest look upon her face. “Petunia hates magic with a passion and anything connected to it. Yes that includes me. I’m afraid to imagine what she might do to my son should he come under her control. I have left instructions in my will that Harry is to go to my biological father, a man by the name of Ginger Hebblethwaite, if staying in the Wizarding world isn’t possible. I don’t know if Dumbledore can be trusted to carry out the instructions I have left and that’s why I asked you here today.”
“You want me to ensure he is taken to your father,” Amelia said, quickly catching on.
“Yes exactly. Will you do this for me Amelia? For Harry?” Lily begged.
Amelia took Lily’s hand, giving it a light squeeze. “Of course I will Lily, you needn’t worry about that.”
Amelia could kick herself. How could she have trusted Dumbledore to do what was right? Especially after Lily had come to her with her doubts. She should have asked him outright if Harry was with his grandfather. To think that little boy had spent six years with a woman who hated magic for no other reason than that the person tasked with ensuring he was safe asked the wrong question, compounding the mistake by taking Dumbledore at his word. “I will fix this Lily, I promise you that,” she vowed. “Right, time to stop wallowing in regrets and set about doing what I should have done six years ago.”

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