Jean Potter [Book1]

Chapter 5: Talking To Harry

Dumbledore has informed me that Harry will be a student this year and he will introduce us after the feast. However he also informed me that until I have housing, stable income or a job, I won't be able to keep Harry. Also Harry has to agree and the Ministry has to determine a few things before they will agree or reject my proposed to keep Harry. Harry was put in Gryffindor like Lily, James, Remus, Sirius, and Peter. Severus and I were placed in Slytherin. The others were still my friends though because of James at first then for themselves. I'm proud of Harry already and it looks like he already has a few friends. Dumbledore comes into the back room with Harry on tow. I smile at him. "You've gotten taller than the last time I saw you." "Who are you?!" "Sorry. My name is Jean Potter. I'm your father's twin sister. I'm sorry we haven't met before now or I would have been he one to raise you when James died." "How come I've never heard of you then?" "I was believed dead since my 5th year here at Hogwarts as I had ran away to America to finish my schooling. Also I was incapacitated until just last night when Sev broke the spell." "How have you been incapacitated?" You transform into your panther form and back again. "I was stuck in my feline form and for some time in a Zoo as well. The same Zoo you set that python free in. I was able to escape because of that so thank you." "Wait I've seen you before outside the window at night. I thought I was seeing things." "It wasn't until a few years ago did I learn that you had survived and found you. I did what I could but I couldn't even use my wand." He nods. "Wait a minute! Dumbledore said I have to stay with the Dursleys because they're my only family. So you're my family too right?" "Yes I am But Harry until the Ministry of Magic allows me to I can't keep you no matter how much I want to." "You want me?" "Of course Harry. And I owe it to my twin brither, your father, to take care of you for I failed him long ago." "How long?" "How long for what Harry?" "Until you can keep me?" "Most likely when you start your 3rd year here." "Two years?!" "It takes awhile and I haven't anything of the requirements met yet." "What requirements?" "I need to find a house, find a job, make sure you want to, and I have to jump through Ministry hoops too. But it will help as I was made your Godmother when you were born. My brother loved us so much that he trusted that no matter where I was in the world if something happened to him and your mother that I would raise you for them. I would have too if I hadn't arrived too late to find you and I wasn't stuck in my feline form." "You can work here and I want to go with you." "That's a great idea Harry! I'm sure the Professors would all like some help as I'm well trained in all subjects. I'll ask Dumbledore later. And I'm glad you want to cone with me. I'll find us a nice house soon then just Ministry hoops. I promise Harry you will be mine and we will never have to see or hear the Dursley's again." Harry smiles and hugs me. "Thank your so much Aunt Jean." I kiss his head. "No need to thank me Harry. And you don't need to call me Aunt Jean if you don't want to. You may call me just Jean if you wish and my feline form is called Kitten." "Kitten?" "Because I'm a big black cat basically and Sirius, your father's best friend, came up with that even before we first transformed." "Will you tell me more about my parents and their friends?" "Of course but not tonight. Get some rest Son you'll need it. Oh and a word of advice read your potions book as much as you can before class and pay close attention to Professor Snape when he talks." "Why?" "Severus doesn't tolerate dunderheads and those who don't pay attention in his class." "Your friends with Professor Snape aren't you?" "Yes since school years." He looks awed at that. "You look so much like James Harry except..." "I've got my mother's eyes everyone tells me that." "No Harry you've got my eyes, and my father's eyes. Your mother had blue eyes with rings of green. You've got the Potter eyes, your dad, my brother had our mothers eyes." "No one's ever told me that before." "I'm not surprised, not many could see Lily's eyes with her glamour spell on them. She made her blue eyes, that she shares with your Aunt Petunia, into looking like mine because she hated her sister for hating her." "Why'd she choose your eyes?" "Because James always loved my eyes. He always wished he was the one of our generation to get the Potter eyes." "Of your generation?" "The Potter eyes aren't just the color Harry. The Potter eyes are also the gifts they give the only one of the generation to inheirit them." "What gift?" "Gifts Harry plural." "So what gifts?" "For starters can you tell when people are lying? I mean always can tell." "Yes." "That's one. The other main gift is frowned upon in the world." " What's that?" "Parseltongue." "What?" "The ability to speak snake language. Even my best friends have no idea of my gift. Only my parents and James knew. Not even my bestest friend in the entire world knows. They still don't know, however Dumbledore has since found out." "So that's why I can talk to snakes? Not my scar but my eyes?" "Well your scar helps at your young age but yes because of the Potter eyes you've inherited. Had I any children or you any siblings none would get the Potter eyes." "Why?" "Only the first born of that generation of the Potter line get them." "Not until they're born?" "Yes. All first born Potters are born with no eye color, until we are named. Once named the first born's eyes turn the color they are and receive the gifts." "So you're older than my dad?" "By a mere minute. Had James come put first he would have gotten them and I would have had different colored eyes. Everyone doubted James and I were twins since we didn't look alike except our hair color." Harry yawns. "You're tired Harry. Go read your potions book then go to sleep. I will see you after our classes tomorrow. And will talk to Dumbledore about your idea in the morning. Goodnight Harry." "Night Aunt Jean" He goes off. I enter Severus' chambers. "How was your talk with your nephew?" "It went well. We have an idea to discuss with Dumbledore in the morning well I'll talk to Dumbledore he'll be in class. Oh I told him to read the first chapter of his potions book quiz him tomorrow in your class." Severus nods. I give I'm a hug. "Night Sev." He still isn't used to hugs but im working on it. "Night J" I smile at his old nickname for me. I head to bed looking forward to tomorrow. I fall asleep in the guestroom of Severus' chambers. I should talk to Dumbledore about my own chambers tomorrow as well.