"So, what did you guys want to talk about?" Harry asked as he sat down on the opposite side of the dining table with a coffee mug in his hands. Alastor sniffed the liquid inside his own coffee mug before taking a small sip… He opened and closed his mouth a few times as he savored the taste for a few moments before finally grunting in approval.
"Whoa!! This is soooo good…" Tonks groaned in satisfaction as she bit into the chicken burger. Unfortunately, Harry didn't have any ham in stock and he wasn't willing to send off Norton to grab ham at this dreadful hour, so chicken had to do. "Thanks for the food, man, you are a savior" Tonks gushed out gratefully.
"You are welcome" Harry accepted her gesture with a smile. "It seems, at least, one of you is embracing the unhealthy American lifestyle" Harry pointed out as Tonks continued to enjoy her chicken burger and cola.
"Heck yeah!!" Tonks exclaimed cheerfully. "That food back at home is bland" Tonks whined, but moments later, she cheered up again when she took another bite of her burger.
Alastor cleared his throat to gain both of their attention… "I think we are getting off-topic here" Alastor huffed, looking irritated.
"Yes, you are right. We are getting off-topic" Harry admitted his mistake and Tonks simply gave Alastor a sheepish look and decided to remain silent until Mad-eye was done with his chat. Then there was also the fact that she didn't know what Mad-eye wanted to talk about in the first place and she also wanted to enjoy her chicken burgers in complete silence.
"How much do you know about Albus Dumbledore?" Alastor asked while tapping his fingers on the coffee mug.
Harry stared at the man for a few moments before he finally started to speak. "He is the Headmaster of Hogwarts, he is the Chief Warlock of Wizengamot and he is also the Supreme Mugwump of Wizengamot" Harry answered before taking a small sip from his own coffee mug. "Oh and he was also the founder of the Order of the Phoenix" Harry added thoughtfully.
Alastor nodded his head in understanding… "I have to admit, you know quite a lot. Tell me, boy, how did you know about the Order?" Alastor asked gruffly, his paranoia kicking in.
"I did a lot of research… Why do you think I am here attending Ilvermorny instead of Hogwarts? A lot of Death Eaters escaped justice by claiming Imperius Defense and I consider all of them my enemies. Since I researched the Death Eaters, obviously I also researched their opposition. The Ministry and the Order of the Phoenix" Harry explained firmly.
Alastor gave Harry an impressed look while Tonks simply gaped at Harry like he had grown a second head. "I have to admit, I am impressed. You did your homework!" Alastor grunted appreciatively.
"Recently he also caught Peter Pettigrew" Harry added with a small nod of his head.
"Yes, though Pettigrew escaped" Alastor griped unhappily. He wanted to see how the boy would react if he mentioned the traitor, but he was surprised when the boy didn't show anger, instead, the boy simply grimaced.
What Alastor didn't know was the fact that his words weren't the reason why Harry grimaced. |Don't worry, my son… We will get him and then we will skin him alive. After that make him eat his own skin and choke on it| Lily stated darkly and her words were the reason why Harry grimaced. |Or maybe we can cut out his intestine and make him eat his own intestines| Lily wondered nonchalantly and the grimace on Harry's face intensified.
Calm down, mom…| Harry said softly in an attempt to stop his mom from providing any more gory illustrations. He didn't want to skin anyone, nor did he want to feed anyone their own intestines… That was gross and wrong on so many levels. Harry would have to admit, Peter Pettigrew, deserved the goriest death, but he was satisfied with giving him a simple but painful death.
Sorry… Sorry… I simply hate that man| Lily sighed as she decided to stop for the time being. If it was up to her then she would make his death way more terrible than anything she suggested, but she realized that her baby boy wasn't ready to hear all that. If she ever regained a body, then she could always take care of such things behind his back like any other good mother would do…
Yes, that was what she was going to do… Lily nodded her head in satisfaction and decided to drop the matter for the time being. Her Hadrian wouldn't need to get his hands dirty… That was why she was there. It was a mother's duty to take care of her son's problems without him knowing anything…
"I don't think you came here to tell me about Pettigrew. Did you come here on my Godfather's behalf?" Harry asked after a few moments of silence when he noticed Alastor was watching him intently.
"No. I am not here on his behalf" Alastor immediately denied with a sniff. "I have my own reasons for reaching out to you. I am here to warn you" Alastor stated after a few moments of silence. He could have told the boy the truth, but the problem was that he couldn't trust the boy…
His very nature was screaming at him against trusting the boy and he also knew that the boy might try to blackmail them if he came to know that he was the only one who could beat Voldemort. For the moment, he decided to keep the Prophecy and continued existence of Voldemort to himself.
"Warn me?" Harry inclined his head with a confused look on his face.
"For whatever reason, Albus Dumbledore is obsessed with you… Did you know it was him who placed you at the Dursleys?" Alastor asked with a growl, only for Harry to stare at him with wide eyes before he finally ended up shaking his head in denial.
Harry obviously wasn't going to tell him that he knew that Albus Dumbledore was the one who placed him at the Dursleys as doing that would bring up the question of how he knew that and Harry couldn't have anyone asking that type of questions… He was also aware of the fact that the man was probably obsessed with him and he could also guess why.
"Well, now you know!" Alastor huffed with a shrug. "For whatever reason, he wants you back in Britain and he is planning to use the Goblet of Fire to bring you back" Alastor finally revealed after beating around the bush for so long.
"Goblet of fire? What's that?" Harry asked with a grave look on his face. He didn't know what the Goblet of fire was, but it must be something very powerful or Albus won't be trying to use that to bring him back to Britain.
"Have you heard of the Triwizard Tournament?" Alastor asked and once again Harry shook his head in denial, but that wasn't the same case for Lily. She had seen the mentions of the Triwizard Tournament in a couple of books… It used to be a Magical contest held between the three largest wizarding schools in Europe and that was all she knew about the Triwizard Tournament.
"The Triwizard Tournament is a Magical contest held between the three largest wizarding schools in Europe; Hogwarts, Durmstrang, and Beauxbatons, and each of these schools are represented by one champion. The Tournament was discontinued at some point after 1792 due to the high death toll" Alastor slowly explained. Even he was having a hard time trying to recall everything he had learned about the damn Tournament.
Meanwhile, Tonks was simply listening to the conversation with wide eyes as her gaze continued to switch between the duo while sipping her chilled cola. She didn't even know how to react to the bombs Alastor was dropping with his words, so she decided it would be best to sit this one out… Whatever was going on, it was way out of her league.
"They are planning to bring it back or at least, it was Albus who pitched in the idea. Now, the problem is, an artifact called Goblet of Fire is used to choose the champions. The students write their name on a piece of paper and drop it inside the goblet, The goblet spits out a name, one student for each school, and after the name comes out, the goblet binds the participants with an Unbreakable Magical Contract, which prevents anyone from backing out" Alastor explained solemnly.
Both Harry's and Tonks' eyes grew wide in shock and surprise… "Wait! Wait! Wait! So, if someone puts my name and it comes out then I will have to participate or I lose my Magic?" Tonks gasped in horror. She wanted to avoid butting into this conversation, but she wasn't able to stop herself after learning about the Goblet of Fire.
"Yes" Alastor confirmed with a huff, making both Harry and Tonks pale… For the next couple of minutes, nobody said anything.
"Dumbledore is planning to place my name in the cup, isn't he?" Harry was the one who broke the silence and his voice was barely higher than a whisper. Alastor gave him a stiff nod and Harry decided to continue. "But how is he going to make sure that my name comes out?" Harry asked skeptically.
"That I don't know, but since he is planning to use the damn Goblet, he must have a way" Alastor grumbled and Harry had to admit, Alastor did have a point. For the next few minutes, nobody said anything.
"Is there anything else you wanted to tell me?" Harry asked, breaking the silence once again.
"No!" Alastor admitted gruffly as he emptied the contents of his coffee mug with a huge swig. After that, he slowly stood up, making Tonks fumble with her cola sup, which slipped out of her hands in the process, spilling the contents on the glass on the table.
"Sorry…" Tonks muttered out an apology while looking down at her feet in shame and Alastor simply sighed in defeat at her clumsiness.
"It's alright. I will ask Norton to give you a refill" Harry said as he pointed his Wand at the table and muttered the cleaning Spell along with appropriate Wand movements and the spilled liquid disappeared without leaving another trace.
"Alright then! We won't be taking your time anymore. It is already too late and we also need to return" Alastor said impatiently. Harry summoned Norton and told him to bring another cola cup for Tonks. The said Witch accepted the cup with a beaming smile on her face and thanked him profusely before Harry walked them out of his apartment…
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