Harry Potter and the Battle of the Ages

Chapter 1: A Birthday to Remember

Sleep left Harry Potter as it has left him for the past several years on his birthday, but today was a very special day, for in Harry's world, in his society, he was considered an adult. Harry Potter is an extroadinary young man, living in an extraodinary world that he only found out about six years previous to this day. For Harry Potter was a wizard, and one of the most well known and famous wizards of his time, even though he was only seventeen years of age.

When Harry was a baby there lived a wizard that was so feared and so evil that no one dared to speak his name, the name of this wizard was Tom Riddle, though very few knew him by this name but rather as Lord Voldemort. Shorty before Harry was born a prophecy was made that a boy was to be born as the seventh month dies to those who had defied Lord Voldemort three times. This boy was to be the one that would bring down the dark lord, to be the only one that could vanquish him. Thinking that he was fullfilling the prophecy, Voldemort seeked out Harry, killing his parents in the process, using the dreaded Avada Kedavra curse, the killing curse. Voldemort then turned his attention to Harry to complete the prophecy, what he did not expect was for his curse to come hurtling back at him, which coincidently happened. Voldemort was in a state that was worse then death, he was barely matter, but the young wizard known to the world has Harry Potter lived, had thought to have defeated Lord Voldemort.

After Lord Voldemort fled, Harry was left alone in the home of his parents, with no one to help him until a gentle giant came to help him. Reubeus Hagrid came for Harry, knowing what had happen, on Dumbledores orders and take him to his Uncle and Aunts home. Harry was left to live with his mothers sister, his Aunt Petunia, where the protection that deflected the curse that nearly vanquished Lord Voldemort would still live on through her sister, through the same blood that flowed through both Harry and his Aunt's veins.

Fourteen years later and after several attempts to regain his body and to kill young Harry Potter as he worked his way back into the wizarding world, not really knowing anything about his past, and having more people tell him about him then he knew, the dreaded Lord Voldemort regained his body and had returned to power! Though he returned to power, though he had captured Harry yet again, Harry was able to get out of his grasp once again and return to Hogwarts, the school for young witches and wizards, and alert the world to his rebirth. Unfortunatly no one believed Harry, only Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts and the only wizard Voldemort ever feared.

These memories were just that, memories, he did not dwell on them, he knew that he must except his fate which at the end of the prophecy, mentioned that his life would either include murder or end in such, for he and Voldemort could not co-exist in the world. Harry did not think about it, for today was a special day, it was his seventeenth birthday, and he was an adult in his world, an adult that can perform magic at any time he wished. "The Dursleys will never know what hit them." he thought to himself as he ticked down the final seconds in his head. Finally, as if it were never to happen, that he would stay at one minute in time for the rest of his life, the red letters of his alarm clock shown 12:00 am.

"HARRY POTTER!!!!" he heard the usual bellow of his Uncle Vernon from downstairs. The morning ritual, they yell for Harry, Harry makes the breakfest, then Harry goes back to his room to be secluded from the rest of the people in number 4 Privet Drive. Today, though, was a different day, a different time, and for Harry, a different age.

Harry threw the covers off of himself, dressed at his own pace and then finally made his way downstairs. Opening the door to the kitchen he let it close on it's own, his Uncle Vernon and cousin, Dudley, were sitting at the table waiting for Harry to make them breakfest. "Good morning Uncle Vernon." Harry said with a smile.

"What are you so cheery about?" he asked behind his newspaper.

"OH, nothing in particular," Harry said while slowly pulling out his wand from up his sleeve, "just a great day to be alive."

"Just hurry up and make breakfest, I've got an important meeting this morning and I can't be late." his uncle said grumpily.

"Not a problem." Harry said with a smile pointing his wand at the plate in front of his uncle. It was at this point that Dudley finally noticed what was in Harry's hand.

"dadwatchouthesgonnadomagicandkillusall" Dudley said in quite a hurry as he backed up against the wall.

Vernon Dursley finally put down his paper and looked at his son, "What exactly are you talking about Dudley?" Finally turning his attention to Harry, "didn't I say to make me break......WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!?!"

Harry didn't flinch, just gave them a smirk, "OH, I forgot to mention that today's my birthday, and in my world, ya know the world of magic, I'm an adult and can perform MAGIC, at any point in time I want.....magic....that's right MAGIC!" Every time that word was spoken Vernon Dursley flinched, this amused Harry. It was at that point where Harry cast a spell and a breakfest of different fruits appeared on Vernon's plate. He looked at his nephew in absolute confusion, it was at that point that Harry began to speak, "I'm not going to stoop to your level and curse you for everything you've done to me for the past 16 years. I'm better then that, I'll be out of your home by the end of the day." With that Harry went back up to his room, leaving a very confused Uncle and cousin in his wake.

Harry walked into his room, closed the door and began packing his belongings into his trunk. There wasn't much around his room, he barely unpacked after a fairly uneventful sixth year at Hogwarts. Harry deciding that he didn't need the grief of Voldemort just yet, stayed within the confinds of the castle walls and began to train for the insuing battle that he knew that would come. He noticed his snowy owl perched upon his window sill with a letter tied to it's leg, Harry reached for the letter, untied it from his owl's, Hedwig, leg and stroked her feathers as he read the letter.

Harry,

We shall be there within the hour to take you to headquarters, the threat is growing and Voldemort is beginning to formulate his master plan. You shall be informed of more upon my arrival

Albus Dumbledore

"So, Dumbledore's coming himself." Harry thought to himself, "things must be getting bad if no one else in the Order is coming." Dumbledore, after the end of Harry's fifth year began to divulge the truth more often, and Harry began once again to trust the old headmaster of Hogwarts and leader of the Order of the Phoenix. The Order of the Phoenix is a secret society that is leading the fight against Voldemort and his followers, more commonly known as Death Eaters.

Just as Harry was finished packing, he heard a knock at the door and the squeals of his terrified cousin as he ran up the stairs and into his bedroom. Harry closed his trunk and was about to open the door when it opened on it's own and there stood the friendly face of Albus Dumbledore, but paranoia being as strong as it could be, Harry drew his wand and pointed it at Dumbledore. "In my third year, what did I ride to the Astronomy tower to save Sirius from the Dememtors?"

Dumbledore stared at Harry, and with a twinkle in his eye he smiled, "A hippogriff by the name of Buckbeak." Harry lowered his wand and shook the hand of his headmaster, "how are you Harry?"

"I'm quite well and yourself, headmaster?" Harry responded.

"I fear things are getting worse for our number Harry, and I fear things for the school." Albus said as he drew chair with his wand and it appeared, he sat. "I know it's been some time since you've needed it but I'm issuing you protection Harry, you're going to need it very soon."

"What do you mean Professor?" Harry said as he sat on his bed. It was at this point when five people walked into his room, and surprisingly enough they all seemed about his age except for one. One of the two girls was a tall slender, blonde haired girl with a smooth face and a cocky look in her eye, the other was shorter with green hair with one lock that hung in her eyes that was black, she had icey blue eyes that seemed to chill Harry when she looked at him. One of the boys that was about his age had short, spikey blonde hair with green eyes, and had the build of a boxer the other about his age was tall and had long black hair that flowed and covered his eyes which were the color chestnuts. The other seemed to be a man in about his early 30's, except he had a shaved head and a smirk that looked like he could entertain even Harry's uncle.

"These people, Harry, are your guard." Dumbledore said, "This is Annabella Sullivan," he indicated the raven haired girl who smiled at Harry, "next to her is Tim Gregory," the guy with the short spikey hair waved, "they're going to be your bodyguards of sort. They're going to be sorted into Gryffindor house and act as seventh years, they'll pose as American transfer students.

"Even though that would make sense seeing as how we're both from America." Tim said with a laugh, his accent was very thick and Harry could tell that he was from one of the northern states.

"This is Gabrielle Murphy and Monique Black," the last name caught Harry's attention as he looked at girl with green hair.

"Yes, Harry." she said simply.

Harry stared at her in confusion, "Yes what?" Although deep inside Harry knew what she was going to say.

"Sirius was my uncle." she looked at him with eyes that seemed to hold a deep sorrow.

Harry just stared at her, he couldn't speak he just stared at it seemed that right then that Monique and Harry had a bond, a connection that seemed to surpass words.

Dumbledore gave a small audible cough and Harry seemed to snap back to reality as the man in front of him reached out his hand, "How ya doin' Harry? I'm Al Casey." he said with a smile. Harry took his hand and shook it.

"Mr. Casey will be the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts Harry." Albus cleared up.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, sir." Harry said.

"Until school starts Harry, call me Al." he said with a smile.

"This is going to be your guard Harry, though Monique, Gabrielle and Al will be mostly in the shadows while watching after you. Monique and Gabrielle will be sorted into Slytherin, we feel there might be some spies of Voldemort in that house. We should be going soon, we need to get back to headquarters so we can finish this conversation away from any prying ear. We shall be traveling by portkey Harry." With that Dumbledore pulled out an old newspaper, "portus" Dumbledore whispered and when they all touched it, Harry felt a familiar tug behind his navel.

Harry's feet hit the ground hard and he was once again in the familiar kitchen of Grimmauld Place, the residence of his late godfather. A redheaded woman turned away from the stove for a moment to see the new people in the kitchen. "OH Harry it's so wonderful to see you again." the woman said with a smile and embraced Harry.

"It's good to see you too Mrs Weasley." Harry responded as he hugged Mrs Weasley. She was his bestfriends mother, and as good as a mother as he ever had, seeing as his parents died while he was too young to remember.

"Under normal circumstances Harry," Dumbledore started, getting Harry's attention back to the matter at hand, "I'd let you go see your friends but I must tell you of Voldemorts plans now, for they envolve you, and perhaps now that I think about it, it would be best if Ron, Ginny, and Hermoine did come down for this. Molly, can you get them for me please."

"Of course, Albus." Mrs Weasley left the kitchen and went up the stairs. Dumbledore and the rest of Harry's guard walked out of the kitchen and up the stairs, Harry followed them. They all walked through a door that was at the top of the stairs that lead to the den. In this room was a circular table, where each of the five people took a seat, Harry took a seat between Annabella and Monique. A few moments later Ron, Ginny, and Hermoine walked in.

"HARRY!!!" they shouted in unison. They were about to run at him but Dumbledore stood and raised a hand at them.

The time for welcome shall come later, but right now we must discuss Voldemorts plan, for it envolves all of you, and namely.....Hogwarts."

Authors Notes: Chapter 1.....yeah good times, I know I got some new characters, but that's gonna happen with a new story, but wait....THEY'RE AMERICANS AHHHHH!!!!!