Harry Potter: Lost by Bear

Author:Bear [Bear]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-03-09T14:26:34+00:00

Chapter 6

Author's Notes: Thanks again to my betas Jezzjamer2 and Arnel. For some reason when I submited the last chapter the last few lines were missing. I fixed it about a day or so ago but if you read it immediately after I updated then the chapter came to a rather jarring halt. So it might be worth just checking the last few lines of Chapter 5.

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Minerva

December 17th 1992

Minerva rushed to the Headmasters Office. She had just been summoned by Professor Dumbledore because apparently Adam Winters was a Parselmouth. Although she had been summoned because he was a Gryffindor, it was more important, in her mind that she was there to ensure that Albus didn't give into his paranoid tendencies of thinking that this boy was the new Tom Riddle. Without her there he would quite possibly end up expelling the child.

As she swept into the office she saw that Albus, Severus, Adam and Ginny were already in the room. She was very glad to see that Adam's friend was sticking by him.

"What is going on?" Minerva asked.

"It appears Mr. Winters is a Parselmouth," replied Severus silkily.

"So?"

"Being a Parselmouth is a sure sign of being a dark wizard," Severus stated.

"Adam is not a dark wizard!" Ginny practically screamed at Severus.

"I know Adam is not a dark wizard, Miss Weasley," Minerva replied calmly. She hoped to keep this from becoming a shouting match.

"Albus, what do you think about all this?" Minerva asked. Albus had been silent so far and it would be his decision in the end.

Albus sighed. "Mr. Winters, when did you realise you could talk to snakes?"

"I-I-I didn't know until Ginny told me I'd h-h-hissed at the snake in the duelling club. P-P-Please sir, don't expel me! I've nowhere else to go," Adam pleaded.

Minerva's heart nearly broke at his words, she was still certain in her heart that this boy was not evil.

"Don't worry, Adam, just because you have an ability that is deemed dark, it doesn't mean that you have done anything wrong. You won't be expelled," Minerva reassured Adam while she glared at Albus.

"Headmaster, surely you can't mean to let this go!" Severus exclaimed. Minerva really hated that man sometimes.

"Minerva is right, Severus," Albus sighed. "Even though he has this ability we don't have any proof he has done anything wrong."

Adam sagged in relief, and Minerva saw a Ginny's face break into a relieved smile.

"Now, Adam, I want to talk to you a bit about this ability. It is hereditary so that means that one of your parents must have passed it on to you. Do you know anything about your parents at all?" Albus questioned.

"N-N-No, sir. I never knew them." Adam replied shakily.

"What is your earliest memory?" Albus questioned again. Minerva was pleased to see he was at least trying to take a gentle tact with the boy.

"The first home I was in."

"Do you know how you got there?"

Adam looked down at his feet and didn't answer.

"Adam? I need to know." Albus said firmly.

"I-I-I was always told I was left… in some bushes.

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