51 51. Aura and Oaths

"Sure professor. I usually sleep for only 4 hours anyway. Let's go." Harry said and started to walk out from Ravenclaw dorms with Filius.

"You really only sleep for 4 hours? It is not a healthy habit Harry." Filius said clearly concerned about him.

"Don't worry professor. I knew from the beginning that I was not normal, that is also one of the reasons that I was so happy when Hagrid told me that there are others like me. Only after my one month of deep research I understood that even with magical standards, I am not normal.

Moreover I had to do the dishes and all the chores before bed and my uncle preferred to have his breakfast the first thing in the morning, so I also had to wake up very early to make it. After all these years It has become a habit and I can't sleep more even if I want to." Harry said all these not only for Flitwick but also for the portraits to hear. Harry was sure that Dumbledore had already ordered portraits, ghosts and elves to spy on him. He wanted Dumbledore to feel that he was uncovering all his secrets and paying attention to the real secrets Harry wanted to hide.

'This also reminds me that I too need to install some magical cctv to keep a watch on all the places. Sigh, another task to my ever increasing list of tasks.'

Harry was brought out of his thoughts by Flitwick's words, " I'm really sorry Harry that you had to go through all that. Your mother was one of my favorite students." He sounded genuinely guilty and sad.

"It's alright professor, It was not your fault. I am just sad that I will have to go live with them again every summer." They finally reached his office to find professor McGonagall already waiting there.

"Hello Harry." She enveloped him in a hug. Harry too greeted her by calling Grandma, making her even more happy.

"Filius, do it." stepping back, she called out, instantly making Harry alert. They both took out their wands, making him even more nervous.

'Shit! What the fuck happened. Are they trying to attack me? Did Dumbledore do something? But if that is so, how did they escape the effects of my aura? I am no match to them magically. I can only try to use close combat abilities. I should have been more careful. Their status is also showing - Serious, grave. Fuck!.'

Suddenly they both raised wands vertically making Harry dazed and confused.

"Wh.. What are you both doing." He asked.

"I, Minerva McGonagall (Filius Flitwick), swear on my magic and life, that I will not reveal anything I hear or learn from Harry Potter without his express permission. I will support him, to the best of our capability, in his endeavors and will not act against him voluntarily. So I say, So mote it be! "

"Lumos!" x2

Harry was completely dumbfounded by this development. It took a few minutes to calm down.

"Why did you do it? He too got serious instead of acting like he usually does in front of them.

" When you suggested that Slytherins should be punished for Snape's mistakes, we felt that you are the one who can truly change the world for the better.

We understood that you are much more mature than any other teen out there, and only act like a kid because of your lack of trust in us. Now with the oath in place, you can say the truth and we will finally be able to help you." McGonagall said.

Harry kept feeling that something was seriously wrong. They both were acting out of their character. But he was not able to pin point what was really wrong. He wanted to find the problem before anything else.

Harry looked at their status using observe - Sincere, Genuine, determined was written there.

He had already confirmed that there was no painting or elf or ghost spying on them inside the office.

"Professor erect as many secrecy wards as you can in this office." Saying this he himself started to erect goblin wards to the place while McGonagall and Filius did their work.

"Alfred! isolate the space. I don't want anyone to know what happened here. Not even using the time turner." Harry knew he was overdoing it but he wanted to be extra sure as it was a huge thing for him that their behavior changed so suddenly. He wanted to know what really led to this as he was completely against manipulating innocents to this extent.

After securing the office, Harry brought out his trunk and entered it along with both the professors.

"Mom, i need your help." Ignoring the surprised professors, Harry told Lily everything that happened.

"Harry, I think we really underestimated the power of your aura. They were already sympathising with you, then you had them under the effect of your aura many times and when you used your aura with full power on them to make them support you unconditionally it actually affected them severely.

I can't think of anything other than that."

"but mom they wouldn't have been able to make loyalty oaths in that case. I remember you telling me that one can not get a loyalty oath from someone under the effects of potions, charms, curses, hexes, or even by torture." Harry pointed out.

"That means , Harry, that your aura does not have that kind of restrictions. That is why I said that we underestimated your aura." Her words silenced Harry.

"What are you thinking Harry? I noticed that you were frowning even when making potions. What is really bothering you, what is the matter really? " Lily asked seeing Harry frowning.

"Things are not simple mom. Today while in his office I looked at Dumbledore using one of my abilities. That ability allows me to see the past actions as well as other information about anyone." Harry spoke with a sigh. Both the professors were standing there, listening to the mother-son talking. They understood that they were under some kind of magic but they were not at all angry at him. In fact they were smiling happily as if it was the best thing that happened to them.

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