"Not important cousin," Sirius replied. "Well Albus?"
"I truly only want to speak to them," Dumbledore replied.
It was only a matter of seconds before everyone except Harry, Hermione and Dumbledore had left the room.
"So?" Harry asked. "What's so important?"
"The prophecy," Dumbledore replied. "We never discussed exactly what the power he knows not is did we?"
"In a different timeline we did," Harry said as he and Hermione tried to replay the conversation they'd had with the Headmaster the previous week. Finally Harry answered. "No sir. I think the conversation went a bit off of that."
"That it did," Dumbledore agreed.
"So what is this power I suppose to have?" Harry asked.
"I have watched you closely, more closely than you can imagine from the first day you arrived at Hogwarts," Dumbledore said.
"And yet I still ended up being almost killed every year," Harry interrupted the Headmaster. "Makes me wonder about your powers of observation."
"That as it may be," Dumbledore said, "I have watched you and I came to believe the power you have that Riddle knows not is love."
"Love?" Harry asked trying to act surprised. He then decided to toy with the Headmaster. "So you're saying to defeat Voldemort I have to what? Kiss him? Take him on dates? I absolutely refuse to marry him."
"Harry, this isn't something to take lightly," Dumbledore sighed. "I have been concerned about you recently though, the way you discarded your friend so easily and then your disregard for the deaths you were responsible for last week and now this morning I find out there has been another death, this one entirely on your hands."
"And why would that concern you sir?" Harry asked, "They were threatening us."
"I was concerned that Tom still had an influence on you; leading you down a path that should not be traveled."
"Was?" Hermione asked. "You said was, you no longer believe that?"
"No, I don't think so," Dumbledore replied shaking his head. "You see, a few minutes ago Harry threatened Professor Snape, another thing that seemed wrong until I realized what he'd said."
"And what was that sir?" Hermione asked.
"That if he found out it was he who caused YOU to almost be killed," Dumbledore explained. "I also remembered you saying the reason for your separation from young Mr. Weasley was because of your relationship."
"So?"
"This morning, may I ask exactly what caused you to kill the man as you did?" Dumbledore asked Harry. "Molly described a most gruesome scene."
"So it is Molly running to Dumbledore about everything," Harry said to Hermione. "Sirius was right," He sighed before answering Dumbledore. "I wasn't actually trying to kill him, but he was about to use the killing curse on Hermione. I was just aiming at his arm but..." Harry shrugged.
"Yes and two years ago when you stood on the other side of the lake, were you more concerned with saving Sirius or yourself from the Dementors?"
"Sirius of course," Harry replied instantly. "They were sucking his soul out," Harry then realized what he was saying, he was back in the final battle and Voldemort was about to kill Molly Weasley...the shield charm he'd cast then had been greater, more powerful than he'd ever cast before.
"You see it don't you?" Dumbledore asked. "The pattern? You protect those you love. Willing to sacrifice yourself for those people. You derive a certain, power shall we say, from your love. The power he knows not. Voldemort will never understand that attacking those who you love will only bring about his ultimate demise."
Harry stared at the Headmaster, trying to figure out if the Headmaster was again trying to make events fit his view of the world. Last time he explained his powers because he'd prevented Voldemort from possessing him.
"Don't listen to him Harry," Hermione said urgently. "Yes emotions play a large part of magic and it very well might be love allows you to do more, but did you hear the words he used...sacrifice, willing to sacrifice. He is preparing you to sacrifice yourself."
"Of course," Harry replied. "But if he thinks I believe him, we will know the path he trying to lead me down," He sighed finally as if accepting what Dumbledore said. "I...I don't know what to say sir."
"I understand," Dumbledore replied in his grandfatherly tone. "We'll discuss this another time. Now let me take you back to Grimmauld Place where it's safe. I'm sure Madam Bones will understand it's for the best."
"Madam Bones will most certainly not," The voice of the Head of the DMLE said from the door. "Albus you might have been reappointed to the Chief Warlock position of the Wizengamot, but you have no business telling my Auror to abandon her post nor interfere with an investigation."
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