TSS: Chapter 1: Reunions and Revelations

> *"Do-do you think Harry is going dark, Uncle Pete?"*
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— Charlus Potter to Peter Pettigrew concerning Harry Potter's actions in the mirror room with Voldemort.

## Summary:

The various Hogwarts students return home after the scholastic year. Charlus Potter asks Peter Pettigrew for training, and there are persons of interest discussed in the Department of Mysteries.

## Plot:

**June 20th, 1992:** On Platform 9 ¾ Charlus watches as his brother leaves for the Muggle World whilst contemplating his views regarding their relationship. While still on the platform he goes and greets his Uncle Peter Pettigrew that was waiting for him alongside the Weasley family. After a short conversation among Charlus, Peter and the Weasleys, the first two depart for Potter Manor. Once there, Charlus ends up telling Peter Pettigrew what happened during the school year.

After finishing his tale, Charlus asks Peter if he thinks that Harry is going dark. When Charlus brings up the fact that Harry is in Slytherin as a factor for him going dark Peter ends up pointing out that Merlin was also in that house, and that other good people, such as Charlus’ grandmother were also Slytherin alumni. Peter ends up admitting that Harry going dark is always a possibility. Charlus ends up moaning that he was easily defeated by Voldemort and that Harry performed that much better, then, he proceeds to ask Peter to arrange for him some tutoring sessions in duelling. Peter acts reticent and then agrees to go behind James’ back and arrange for a tutor.

Daphne Greengrass returns to her family manor using the portkey tied to her heiress ring. There she is greeted by her little sister, Astoria, and her mother, Celia. Her mother asks her about her end of year grades and the grades of her friend, Harry Potter. When it is revealed that Harry received three O+ grades, Celia is thoroughly impressed. They continue conversing about the school year and they lightly touch on the subject of the sudden disappearance of Professor Hurst.

Draco Malfoy is summoned to his father study. There, after a short questioning from his father, Draco is Cruciated by him as punishment for his foolish behaviour during the school year.

Using an international portkey, Blaise Zabini returns home to Castillo Zabini. There he discussed the year with his mother whilst focusing on their “mutual interest”, which is heavily implied that is Harry Potter. His mother inquires if “he” is the one to which Blaise tentatively agrees, whilst stressing that he needs more time to ascertain that.

That night at No. 4 Privet Drive, Harry ends up having an initial conversation with his “new pen pal”. As a result of that, he is quite confident that the Emily with whom he is speaking is in fact the prodigy known as Emily Riddle.

Severus Snape goes to Dumbledore’s office at Hogwarts and confronts him about what happened during the end of the year in the school’s catacombs. They discuss Lady Voldemort and her latest actions. After further prodding from Severus, Dumbledore admits that he had orchestrated the whole confrontation between Charlus and Voldemort. Severus, to Dumbledore’s surprise, expresses his dissatisfaction in regards to the expendable manner in which Harry Potter was treated.

Later that night, in his apartment, Peter Pettigrew things about the new information revealed by Charlus earlier in the day. He reminisces about his past actions on October 11th, 1991, when he broke into Hogwarts and Imperiused Terrence Higgs in a bid to figure out what was going on inside the castle at the time; he ends up lamenting over his death. After he finishes thinking about his past actions he decides to act by calling in a favour to Mr. Bellona in the form of private fighting lessons for Charlus Potter.

**June 21st, 1992:** Harry wakes up to find that while he was sleeping the Dursleys took all his belongings with the exception of his wand and the diary linked to Emily Riddle and locked him in his room. He realizes that using wanded magic to get out of his situation would simply land him in trouble with the Ministry of Magic, thus, he tries to prevent himself from having a panic attack.

In the Department of Mysteries, Saul Croaker goes to collect the report about the potential persons of interest from Records. The latter reveals that there are two such potential individuals, one most likely too young to be of interest at the moment and another that is certainly intriguing, but, for whom they doubt that anything would come of interest in the avenues that the Department of Mysteries hopes for. Saul ponders that his job might get a whole more interesting in the not-so-distant future.

## Characters introduced:

Ginerva Weasley.

Saul Croaker.

Records