Chapter 58: Verification!

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"No nothing like that Mrs Tonks, it's just that young Magnus's sudden appearance and placement in house Black has caused a stir as you can imagine, and the headmaster just wished to confirm such as well as your guardianship over him."

"Of course Professor Flitwick, give me a moment and I'll be right over, I just need to grab something that should help, as it happens I was just in the process of adding Magnus to the family tapestry so I have the documents to back up his claims at hand."

Andromeda gave her excuse before disappearing from the flames.

Both Magnus and Flitwick stepped back from the fireplace and several moments later green flames rose up once more from the grates and died down a second later as Andromeda stepped out of them holding a document folder underarm.

With a flick of her wrist she dusted the ash from her shoulders before looking to the occupants of the room.

"Magnus, Professor Flitwick, Professor McGonagall, Snape." She said as she walked over before looking to Dumbledore.

"Headmaster, always nice to see you again." She stated her voice dripping with sarcasm through her thin-lipped smile.

Dumbledore smiled hiding his displeasure as he nodded his head, "And you, Andromeda, I trust you are well."

"As well as can be expected," Andromeda said in a clipped tone, "now what is all this about you're not believing Magnus's claim to being a Black?" she asked her tone short.

"Ah yes, I was just expressing my concerns," Dumbledore stated as if nothing was wrong.

"It would seem that the goblins did not pass the word on about young Magnus being discovered, so his claim could not be verified by the wizengamot and the appropriate actions are taken to ensure he was properly cared for, I'm sure with both yours and Edwards busy schedules you wouldn't have time to care for a new ward."

Andromeda simply smiled, "Actually Dumbledore I have such verification here, his birth certificates as well as a blood inherency test to prove he is of house Black and who his parents are, so there is no further verification needed." She said as she set the folder down on the desk.

Snape chose this time to speak, "Hardly surprising, given how loose Black was with women, I'm surprised more of his spawn hasn't turned up yet." The man sneered.

Magnus glared at Snape for the comment but it was Andromeda who spoke first, "Actually it would surprise you to know that Magnus is not Sirius's son, his father was Regulus." Andromeda said giving Snape a narrowed glare as she opened the folder showing the family tree.

Snape's eyes widened a fraction at that statement, he had automatically assumed that the boy was a spawn of his rivals best friend....

....But finding out it was actually his brothers made the man pause to re-evaluate before stepping forward as he looked at the tree and sure enough there it was, he paused again to think before he spoke.

"I see." He said as he thought over the facts again, the boy was a descendant of one from Slytherin house.... this required more thought.

The statement also brought McGonagall to the table as she leaned over the desk to peer at the documents before her eyes flashed with recognition of not just Regulus's name but that of Alisha Parker she gasped before she covered her mouth, "Alisha," she said in shock.

Professor Flitwick gave a small shocked squeak in equal recognition of the name as his eyes went wide, "Oh my."

Magnus blinked at the Professors actions as McGonagall turned to him, "I thought it was just a coincidencecoincidence. "

Magnus felt himself stiffen at a realisation of what her words meant, "You knew my mother didn't you?" he asked a little slowly as he did so.

Minerva slowly lowered her hand, nodding as she did so, "I did," she said sounding rather heartbroken, "She was one of my lions, I remember her well." She said as she smiles fondly at memories.

Magnus looked shocked, "My mother was in Gryffindor?" He asked genuinely not faking the shock, the memories of the years he had spent in the orphanage coming to the surface as he felt genuine emotion hearing about his mother.

Minerva smiled and nodded, "She was, one of the many I remember fondly, so passionate and full of fire, always there for a friend in need."

Magnus took in a breath and swallowed as he listened, he could feel tears threatening to come and he blinked his eyes fighting them back.

"I.... I never knew her." He said as he felt the emotions stir in him, the emotions of that of a child that had longed for the comfort of his mother.

The years of not knowing, it overwhelmed him, he couldn't think clearly and his control slipped.

His shoulder-length black hair began to recede and returned to his normal length and his grey eyes flickered and turned to a hazelnut brown his sudden changes drew gasps from each in the room.

"A metamorphmagus." Snape said in realisation.

Magnus blinked suddenly at the statement and his eyes opened wide, 'C-crap, I lost focus,' he mentally berated himself as he did his best to calm himself once more.

Dumbledore seemed to smile, "My that is a rather rare gift you have my boy," he said before looking to Andromeda, "A Black family trait if I'm not mistaken." He stated.

Andromeda nodded, "Yes, Nymphadora had been giving him lessons on how to control it," she said as she looked to Magnus.

"Are you alright?"

Magnus took a breath and nodded, "Yes just a little bit shocked lost my form." He explained before reaching up and brushing his hair back as he lengthened it once more, "sorry about that."

Andromeda smiled, "Your eyes have reverted too dear." She told him after.

Magnus blinked in confusion, "My eyes?" He asked not sure what she meant, he hadn't been doing anything to his eyes before.

Andromeda smiled, "They're brown now." She told him as she looked him in the eye.

Magnus blinked again at that statement, 'What, but I hadn't been changing my eye colour before, they were always grey, well in this life they were brown but...' He thought to himself.

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