Chapter 157: The Prophecy (1/2)

At lunch, Bill informed that a large number of Order members had left to bring Harry to the Grimmauld Place.

Ron and Hermione looked excited and anxious at the same time. Chris was relived by the news, as she was getting tired of disappointing Hedwig everyday.

That evening, Chris was staring at the evening sky, while lying on a long wooden stage, on the roof of the Grimmauld Place. The rooftop was hidden by other houses, a wooden bench and a wooden platform lay there taking the most of the roof.

Dumbledore climbed on the roof and Chris got up.

”Aha, Christina!” Dumbledore said smiling. ”Enjoying the fresh air, I suppose?”

”Yes Professor.” Chris said. ”The house feels pretty gloomy sometimes.”

”Indeed.” Dumbledore sat on the bench. ”And also it's difficult stay here for a long time.”

”Professor, I wanted to ask you, if I can go out?” Chris said at once. ”I need to talk to Dames about the incident happened with Harry. I think he can give me an idea about the entire Dementor situation.”

Dumbledore looked sober as he nodded.

”You'll have your chance. I'm curious too but we need to wait for the right time.” He said. ”I think you understand, that it's really important to keep you and Harry safe as much as possible, considering the connections between Harry and Voldemort; you and Malgino.”

Dumbledore's words made Chris's doubts clear. She have to defeat Malgino before he kills her, there's no other way around it. Maybe that was why the founders took her to their memory lanes.

Chris sighed.

”I realized that much, but why? I got that, I've a connection with Malgino and the keys, but why Harry? Why's Riddle so obsessed with Harry and most importantly why he tried to kill baby Harry in the first place? Do Harry know the reason? Because he never mentioned it to me.”

Dumbledore looked very serious and old suddenly.

”He doesn't.” he said quietly.

”He doesn't? He never asked?” Chris was very surprised by this.

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The boy has some serious curiosity issues and he doesn't know about the first fact of his tragic life?

”He asked, yes, but I couldn't bring myself to tell him the truth.” Dumbledore sighed. ”He was so young when he asked me... I thought I'll tell him one day but not now.”

”But you can now. Harry is fifteen and he is mature enough to understand it, I think.” Chris said. ”I mean after what happened last year... Don't he deserve to know the truth, Professor?”

Dumbledore smiled but it was nothing like his usual calm and affectionate smile, it looked like a bitter one.

”The truth!” he said. ”It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution. But you've to understand Christina, when I first saw Harry, after he arrived at Hogwarts, he was neither as happy nor as well nourished as I would have liked, perhaps, yet alive and healthy. He was not a pampered little prince, but as normal a boy as I could have hoped under the circumstances. And that.. created problems, I care about him too much Christina. So I couldn't burden him with this terrible truth. A big flaw in my master plan.”