Harry Potter and the Family Secrets

Author: Louise Mills

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Beta Reader: Andrea Taylor

Summary: Harry returns to Hogwarts in his firth year and finds out more about his parents death, from someone he didn't realise was connected to him. Along the way Harry has fun and falls in love.

Rating: PG

Chapter One – Coming Home

Harry approached the invisible barrier with apprehension. All summer he had dreading what Lord Voldemort would do after he escaped him at the Tri-Wizard Tournament. Harry looked around the platform to make sure any Muggles couldn't see him go thought the invisible barrier, because to Muggles it was just a wall.

Harry grabbed tightly onto the hand rails of his trolley and made a dash for the barrier, a second later he found himself on platform 9¾ with the Hogwarts Express sitting patiently bellowing clouds of steam to the side. This would be taking him to Hogwarts this he called "home" for most of the year. His Uncle and Aunt, the Dursley's house was not what he called home. They hated everything about him because he was a wizard. During the time he spent at their house from the end of the school term to the beginning of the new term they treated him like their personal slave.

Harry wheeled his trolley down the platform to the baggage compartment, where his trunk would be lifted onto the train. Harry got hold of his owl, Hedwig's cage and walked back to one of the passenger carriages where he got onto the train. He went in search for the compartment, which his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley would be saving for their trip to Hogwarts.

He found them in a compartment the farthest away from the rest of the students on the express, near the back of the train. He stood in the doorway noticing the changes in his friends. Harry hadn't seen them since he left the train for the holidays. He had an invitation to go and stay at the Burrow's for the last few weeks of the summer, which is where Ron and his family lived. However his Uncle Vernon refused to let him go anywhere expect to buy his new schoolbooks and robes that seem to have shrunk over the break.

Ron he noticed had grown in height over the summer, and his hair was shorter. All in all he looked to be the same old Ron. It was Hermione he noticed that had changed the most, her hair was shorter just above her shoulders, and it wasn't frizzy anymore, and without the frizz you could see a wave in her hair. Also her body had become curvier. It was only then that the biggest difference what hit struck him she didn't have her noise stuck into a book, she was glancing out the window watching other student walking by. 

"Hey Guys!" Harry greeted them because knowing them and how quiet they were at the moment. He could have stood in the doorway all the way to Hogwarts, and they wouldn't notice that he was standing there. Ron and Hermione both turned around and immediately their sombre expressions turned to smiles.

"Harry!" They both cheerfully said, making Harry's smile become even wilder then it was. Hermione got up from her seat and walked towards Harry, when she got to where he was standing she threw her arms about Harry. They both hugged each other, when they parted they both sat down together.

"So what have you been doing over the summer?" Hermione question Harry. She had noticed when hugging him that his body and become much more muscled then she remembered.

"Nothing except being the house slave."

"What things did they get you to do?" Harry and Ron both turned towards Hermione shocked that she wanted to know what Harry's evil family made him do against his will.

"Hermione, I don't think Harry wants to answer, you and I both know they treat him badly, I don't think any of us especially Harry needs to be reminded how badly." Hermione looked towards Harry with an "I'm sorry face", she didn't mean she wanted to know how badly they treated Harry, but what things they made him do to get such a nice body.

"Harry I didn't mean it like that, I meant to say what things did you do to put you in excellent shape?" Harry stared at her with surprise and shock, did he hear that right! No way could he be in good shape, but obviously Hermione thought he was, which made him smile.

Ron stared at his two friends he kept glancing from one to the other, they both were smiling like Cheshire cats. Ron had noticed last year that they started to smile more at each other. He could tell from where he was standing they had crushes on each other. Last year they had both convinced their heads to think they liked other people. Ron knew they were in denial about their feelings because Harry and Hermione last year started to defend each others honour more then they had before. He could tell they were never going to admit to themselves what they were denying. So he would have to come up with a plan for them to realise what was right in front of their noises.

The train blow its whistle three times signalling that the train was about to leave interrupted their thoughts. The train left the station and the three of them chatted about what they had done over the holidays. Of course it was mostly Ron and Hermione speaking but Harry was listening with envy.

Ron spoke about how the whole family took a trip to China to visit one of his father's friends. They went to where the ancient Witches and Wizards of the Chinese empire used to be respected by Muggles and were the backbone of China. And it was only with the western influence to China that Muggles started to fear Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Hermione went on to explain how she went to America without her parents to visit her cousin who lived over there. This was the first time in her life she let loose and she never once picked up a book Hermione admitted she had enjoyed letting loose for once. The minute she told them that Harry and Ron were stunned and started laughing and saying to her 'Welcome to our world.'

They stopped talking when they heard someone outside of their compartment fall over followed by a wicked laugh. They all knew that laugh very well it belonged to Draco Malfoy, who was their number one worst emery. All three of them stood up and made their way to the door. When they opened it they saw a girl they had never saw before, who had long blonde hair to her waist and piecing green eyes, and a figure to die for, who looked to be a few years older then they were, she was holding her hand over the right side of her face.

"Potter, Weasel, Mudblood." They heard Malfoy greet them they all turned to him. "This one will get on well with you three, as all Muggle lovers would. But that won't last long, not once the Dark Lord gets his hands on all the Mudblood and Muggle lovers." "Go away Malfoy!" Harry snarled with venom. "Why should I? It's a free country!" Hermione, Harry and Ron glared back at him they didn't want Malfoy to get them wound up so early before the school term had even started. They were about to turn around when Malfoy quickly turned and shouted back to them. "Why do I bother, you're a waste of my time and space."

Hermione turned and bent down to the girl on the floor. "Are you hurt?" Hermione asked. "Of course she not! Why do you think she covering her face?" Ron sarcastically said, both Harry and Hermione glared at him, he took a step back afraid a little of his friends expressions.

"Harry, help me bring her though to the compartment." Hermione ordered. Harry went forward took one arm, while Hermione took the other they slowly helped the girl up and brought her into the compartment where they sat the girl down on the seat.

"Thanks for helping me, but I think I'll be okay. I'll just have a nasty bruise tomorrow." "Well I'm sure Madam Pomfrey will have something to heal the bruise when we get to Hogwarts. Oh by the way I'm Hermione Granger, that's Ron Weasley, and that's Harry Potter."

"I'm Guinevere Williams, nice to meet you all." She looked up finally and smiled at them all. Harry, Hermione and Ron were waiting for the 'Oh my Gods' aimed at Harry, but they never came.  Harry stared wondering, 'wow someone who doesn't know who I am.'

"Can I ask you a question Guinevere?" Hermione requested. "Sure you can, as long as it's not to personal!" The three of them knew then that they were going to like Guinevere. "Well I'm sure it won't be. What year are you in? You seem to be a little too old to be a student. Unless you're a new teacher?" Guinevere chuckled.

"Do you think if I was a teacher I'd let Malfoy get away with what he did?" Hermione smiled and thought about what Guinevere had just said, she shook her head in response to Guinevere's question. "Well you're right I am a little to old for Hogwarts, I'm 20 actually. But five years ago I fell ill and I couldn't complete my schooling. Myself and a few of my friends fell ill. Some of us have only just got better, so now we can complete school."

"So if you fell ill five years ago. You would be starting in the fifth year then!" Hermione spoke with excitement in her voice. "That's right!" "So what school did you go to before?" Harry asked. "Hogwarts."

"Really? I don't remember reading about a few students five years ago falling ill." "Hermione not very thing is written down, and that especially includes Hogwarts. Especially when they don't want to scare the new students." Hermione and Harry stared at Guinevere; they were confused, wondering what had to be covered up about students getting ill. Ron couldn't stop staring at Guinevere because she was beautiful.

"You said you and a few friends fell ill, exactly how may?" "Ten." "Ten and they are all coming back to Hogwarts this year?" Hermione yelled in surprise. "No there are only three of us coming back. There's another 2 who are still ill, and the others, …the illness was to much for them and they slowly died."

The whole compartment was shocked into silence, 5 Hogwarts student had died and they were never mention in Hogwarts a History or in the Daily Prophet.

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