Harry and Hermione gave a quick rundown of what had happened both at Hogwarts and the past Sunday. As they told the story, Fred and George's eyes grew wider and wider.
"No wonder mum wanted to talk to us," Fred finally said. "As we said we didn't know."
"Wait…Ginny," George said. "She…she asked us for some stewed lacewings near the end of the year."
"She said it was for an end of year potions project and she'd lost what Snape had given her," Fred added guiltily.
"At least that explains how she got some of those ingredients," Hermione said. Seeing the look of guilt on the twins' face, she quickly added. "We don't blame you. She was quite brilliant in some of her plans, but we are concerned for her," Hermione and Harry detailed their suspicions about what they believed happened after Ginny's first year.
"…and now Dumbledore has convinced your parents that Ginny is just someone with a serious infatuation," Harry finished.
"Well she did have a considerable crush on you, but this is a bit more serious than that," George agreed.
"We'll talk to Bill and see what he thinks," Fred added.
"Thanks guys," Harry replied.
"So you and Hermione are married?" George asked returning to something revealed in the explanation.
"We are in the magical world, but we're not…" Hermione tried to explain. "We still consider ourselves just boyfriend and girlfriend, but…I mean we're not…"
"It's complicated," Harry finished for her as he took Hermione's hand in his. "I promised her father that we wouldn't really consider ourselves married until…well until we're married in the muggle world. Though…as each day passes, I see less and less of Hermione Granger when I look at her, and more and more of Hermione Potter…if you can understand that."
"Maybe someday," George grinned, "but we have a ways to go before that."
"A whole life to live before we settle down, if you know what we mean," Fred added with a wink.
Harry and Hermione both swallowed as they remembered Fred's body lying among the rest of the dead. Harry finally squeezed Hermione's hand as he said "Not this time."
"Now before we head to the Burrow and get our heads handed to us by our mother, you have to tell us about You-Know-Who," George said.
"As long as you can keep it to yourselves, no one but Sirius or Madam Bones can know what we are about to tell you," Harry said.
"Madam Bones? But you told us to tell the…"
"We know but she caught us in a bit of the fib and we had to tell her everything but she's keeping it to herself," Hermione explained.
"You can trust us," George said as Fred nodded his agreement.
"We know…it's just that we definitely don't want Dumbledore to know about it," Harry explained.
"Why not?" Fred asked. "If it's a way to beat You-Know-Who then shouldn't Dumbledore know?"
"We've come to discover a lot of things about what's going on," Hermione said. "A lot of bad is happening because of Dumbledore. Take for example his Pensieve; if he'd taken it to the Ministry or the press and shown Harry's memories would Harry have had to deal with the ridicule this past year? Or the Ministry keeping their head buried?"
"And think about Sirius," Harry added. "With Snape being a spy for the Order, was there no way to get to Pettigrew?"
"Also, did you know that Dumbledore never told the Ministry that it was a Basilisk going around the school petrifying people?" Hermione continued. "I could have died when Dumbledore KNEW all along it was a Basilisk."
"What do you mean he knew?" Fred asked.
"You remember when Colin got petrified?" Harry asked and when the twins nodded curiously he continued. "I was in the hospital that night they brought him to Madam Pomprey because it was the same time Lockhart deboned my arm."
"Yeah, we remember," George replied.
"Well when Dumbledore opened Colin's camera the film was melted you see," Harry explained. "When McGonagall asked him what it meant, he replied something like 'it means the Chamber has indeed been opened again'."
"So if he didn't know the creature was a Basilisk, then how would he know what it would do the film?" Hermione asked.
Fred and George both looked astonished as their features turned somewhat ashen. "He really did know didn't he?" Fred finally whispered.
"He let us walk around that bloody castle when he knew there was a Basilisk on the loose?" George added.
"I hope you can now see why we don't trust him and neither does Madam Bones."
"Okay you have our word not to tell anyone," Fred said after a quick glance at his brother.
"You remember how I knew your father had been attacked?" Harry asked but before the twins could respond he continued. "It's some kind of connection to Voldemort. He's been using it to try to lure me to the Department of Mysteries to get the prophecy."
"So there is a prophecy? About you?" George asked. "Do you know what it says?"
"Something that is best left unsaid," Hermione interjected. "At least for now."
"I will tell you that it was that prophecy that got my parents killed," Harry said.
"Oh…" The twins said in unison.
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