Mcgonagall Pov.

I sat in my office when my door was knocked on. Curiously I got up and opened it to see Nathen holding a letter and a look of malicious on his face. "Hello Professor." He said with a look of betrayal.

"How can I help you Mr. Ryan?" I asked already guessing what he wants.

"Nothing much just help understanding this letter." He said holding up a letter that I recognized.

"So I see you got it." I say with a slight amount of guilt. "Please come in and sit. Would you like a biscuit?" He walked in and sat in a chair in front of my desk. I went to my chair behind the desk and sat.

"No biscuit please just answers." He said in a different tone that could have been sadness or betrayal. I nodded understanding and waited. "Why?" That was the first and most expected question he asked. "Why did you leave?"

"I'm a teacher at Hogwarts. I had a duty to teach and protect. Back when you were born it wasn't safe to keep in contact with your father." I explain as he nods understanding.

"So with that out of the way." He said with relief in his voice. "How long have you known I was to be transferred to Hogwarts?" He asked as I looked right at him.

"Since your 7th birthday." I say as he stayed quiet. "When your father and I learned you could do magic we agreed that you would be transferred to Hogwarts when you turned 14. Harry needing protection was just an unexpected addition." I say as I continue to look at Nathen.

"So did you know what my father and I are?" He asked as i saw his ring flash.

"Yes i know very well about your creed." I say as he nodded.

"So if you had a chance would you have been there for me?" He asked as my face softened.

"Yes. If I knew that you would have been safe I would have been there with you as much as I could have been." I say as he sighs and I hear a sniffle from him. I wipe my eyes as I feel them water before handing a tissue to him. He took it and wiped his eyes.

"That's all for now Professor. I'll need some time to process all this so I have a potions class to get to." He then stood up and walked to the door.

"Please wait a minute as I write you a note. Severus can be a bit strict with late students." He nodded and stood at the door as I wrote a note explaining why Nathen was late. "Oh and treat Fleur with respect. I don't know if you got my manners when you were born." He chuckled as I smiled handing him the note. He left with a bow.

"I'll see you later mother." He then left as I sighed pulling out a photo of me and Robert kissing and laughing. I put it on my desk and started to think about the good times we had.

"I miss you Robert. I wish I had been there for the funeral but......" I sigh even more. "I just hope he grows up to be as amazing as you."

Nathen pov.

I reached my potions class as I saw some jealous looks of irritation. Before I could make a step into the class I was stopped by Professor snape. "A bit late are we not Mr. Ryan?" He asked with a smirk. I held up the note to him as he read it. "Very well please join a table and pay attention." I nodded and sat at the gryffindor table. I noticed that Harry, Hermione, and Ron were sitting there looking at me with looks of interest and one of sadness.

"Are you okay Nathen?" I heard Harry ask me.

"Oh just fine." I say lying through a smile as they seemed unconvinced.

"Did something happen between you and Fleur?" Ron asked hopefully as Hermione got a bit angry.

"Oh gosh no. I may not be the best in the field of romance but I'm not that bad." I say as I noticed hermione has red eyes. "What about you Hermione?" I ask as she seems to ignore me. "What's wrong?"

"She's upset about-" Ron started only to get hit upside the head by books. "Ow." I held back a laugh as Harry smiled. "What was that for herm?"

"Its not his business Ronald." She said before looking at the board. I raised an eyebrow. Ron then glared at me.

"So I'm the problem?" I asked before having to duck at a book flying at me. I sat there confused as hermione sat there. "I'll just leave it alone." I say holding up my hands. I then see that its almost time for class changes. "Hmm defense against the dark arts next." I muttered as I felt a unsettling glare on my back. I look around until I see a blonde girl with green robes looking at me as if making a plan to hurt me or something. "Ah so we're dealing with one of those." I say as she kept staring at me. Before I could confirm anything I heard the bell ring and i was the first one out to try and find my next class. I was tempted to follow my fellow classmates, but knew that might end in another book to my face so I just relied upon my intellect to get around the castle. I put my hand on my hidden blade and checked to see that it was still there. I smiled and continued walking as I bumped into someone. "Sorry." I say as they seemed to drop everything. I knelt down and started to help as I noticed it was a guy. He had a frog on his shoulder.

"Oh it's fine. I'm use to it by now." He said. "I'm Neville longbottom." He said as I handed him his papers.

"Nathen Ryan." I say while subconsciously saying Mcgonagall.

"Everyone knows you. You're dating Fleur Delacour." He said sadly. "I wish I could be like you."

"No you don't. It's not all strippers and burritos my friend." I say as he gave me a weird look. "Right uh it's not as glamorous as you think." I explain as I sigh. "Do you think you could help me get to my next class?" He nodded and we walked off to Defense against the dark arts.