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Whitethorn Manor - 1997 - 4:02pm

The Potters all sat down on the chesterfield, Hadrian opted to sit in a black armchair, the one beside the elf, a blank look on his face. " Tippy, bring us all some tea please"

"Of course master" 

"Thank you Tippy"

The elf later returned with a tea tray, and passed the cups around. Lily nervously sipped at her tea, "Why are we here?" Daniel rudely questioned.

"Daniel! Don't be impolite" his mother scolded him. There was a small pop, and the elf disappeared. James looked to where the elf once stood.

James turned his eyes to look at his oldest son. "Hadrian, how have you been?" His father asked

"I have been keeping well thank you, and how are you faring?" The question was directed at all of them.

"Great! I've been taking advanced classes since I was 6! And I am the captain of the quidditch team! I also got the highest marks on the transfiguration test!" Daniel rambled to his brother, "what about you? Anything special happen to you?" Daniel asked with an arrogant and demeaning tone.

"Yes actually, I was abandoned at 3, ran away at 5 and was taken in by the Thorns and have been attending Dumstrang  since I turned 11." Lily flinched at his harsh words.

"So your a dark wizard, then" Daniel stated as if to say that grass was green.

The look on Hadrian's face suddenly turned sour, and then contorted into blinding rage within seconds, before a neutral mask replaced it.

The temperature of the room dropped by several degrees and to be honest, James felt scared. But what was most frightening, was the calmness of his voice when he spoke.

" Why would I be a dark wizard?"

"Because you attend Dumstrang, and they teach the dark arts, you would practice the dark arts so then, you are a dark wizard, no matter what"

"Out"

"What?" Lily asked voice shaky with fear and disbelief.

"Tippy!" He roared

The trembling elf appeared with a pop "Yes master?" 

"Be so kind and escort the Potters out of my manor"

"Of course master"

Hadrian stood and walked over to the fire place, and turned back towards the flames.

Potter Manor - 1997 - 6:00pm

The Potters sat at the table with the Order members, all of them still and unsociable.

" How was Hadrian?" Dumbledore asked Lily

"We never touched our tea" was James reply.

"And why not?" Kingsley asked

The Potters didn't speak, " Perhaps we could use the pensieve?" Dumbledore suggested.

"Yes" everyone was surprised, as it was the Potter matriarch who spoke.

Lily raised her wand to her temple, and as she slowly withdrew her wand, a silver string of light & magic followed.

Dumbledore plucked an odd looking bowl filled with liquid from a pedestal in a corner of the room, he placed it onto the table, in reach of Lily, Kingsley and himself.

Lily placed the memory in, as Dumbledore and Kingsley dipped there heads into the pensieve.

Memory

The  Potters all sat down on the chesterfield, Hadrian opted to sit in a black armchair, the one beside the elf, a blank look on his face. " Tippy, bring us all some tea please"

"Of course master"

"Thank you Tippy"

The elf later returned with a tea tray, and passed the cups around. Lily nervously sipped at her tea, "Why are we here?" Daniel rudely questioned. "Daniel! Don't be impolite" his mother scolded him. There was a small pop, and the elf disappeared. James looked to where the elf once stood.

James turned his eyes to look at his oldest son. "Hadrian, how have you been?" His father asked

"I have been keeping well thank you, and how are you faring?" The question was directed at all of them.

"Great! I've been taking advanced classes since I was 6! And I am the captain of the quidditch team! I also got the highest marks on the transfiguration test!" Daniel rambled to his brother, "what about you? Anything special happen to you?" Daniel asked meanly.

"Yes actually, I was abandoned at three, ran away at 5 and was taken in by the Evans, have been attending Dumstrang since I turned 11." Lily flinched at his harsh words.

"So your a dark wizard, then" Daniel stated.

The look on Hadrian's face suddenly turned sour, and then contorted into blinding rage within seconds, the temperature of the room dropped by several degrees and to be honest, James felt scared. But what was most frightening, was the calmness of his voice when he spoke.

" why would I be a dark wizard?"

"Because you attend Dumstrang, and they teach the dark arts, you would practice the dark arts so then, you are a dark wizard, no matter what"

"Out"

"What?" Lily asked

"Tippy!" He roared

The trembling elf appeared with a pop "Yes master?"

"Be so kind and escort the Potters out of my manor"

"Of course master"

Hadrian stood and walked over to the fire place, and turned back towards the flames.

End of Memory






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