1A Wish Granted
Chapter 1 Your Reward
Harry Potter lay on his bed, his eyes staring at the ceiling but not really seeing anything. Harry was sixteen years old and had just defeated the most powerful Dark Lord in… well ever; he had also just lost everyone he ever cared about.
Harry sighed and rolled over onto his side, his eyes now staring unseeing at the wall.
He was tired with life and wished, not for the first time, that everyone he loved was alive again. But more than that, he wished that he had the chance to grow up with a loving family, his family. If only he had the knowledge and power he had now, than he could have protected those he had loved, maybe than they wouldn't have died. He wished for this, even knowing that it could never be, as he drifted of to sleep.
Unknown to Harry, someone heard his wish from where they sat watching over the young savior who had sacrificed so much and asked for so little and smiled down upon him.
"Yes it is time for you to receive a reward." The Man said to Harry. "And I have the perfect one if you'll accept it" said the man. "Come," and Harry was gone from his bed appearing in the realm in which the man lived.
Harry's eyes shot open and he quickly stood, his eyes searching his surroundings. He was defiantly not in the room he had fallen asleep in; actually he wasn't in a room at all. He stood in the middle of the greenest field that he had ever seen, at the edge of the field was a large forest and he could just make out the sound of running water. All in all, it was a beautiful sight.
"Hello Harry!" said a deep rich voice from behind him.
Harry spun around and found himself face to face with a tall man who looked to be in his mid-twenties. The man had shoulder length sandy-blond hair and deep brown eyes filled with knowledge, power and a slight sense of mischief.
"Uh hi! Umm who are you? And where are we?" Harry asked as his eyes searched the man for danger. The man gave him a warm smile.
"Do not be afraid my dear boy, I mean you no harm. Now as for your questions I am Selaga and we are in my realm, the in-between. Beautiful don't you think?" Selaga asked looking around with a smile.
"Uh yeah it is. The in-between what do you mean? And why am I here?"
"Ah yes, the reason for my bringing you here. Please sit" Selaga said sitting down opposite Harry. "You see I have been watching you for a long time now, all your life and that of your parents' too. I decided that after all you have done for the world and all that you have sacrificed, you deserve a reward. So, me and my divine siblings came up with the perfect reward for you; but as with all good things there come catches, so I decided to bring you here so you can decided if you would like this reward. Catches and all." Harry raised an eyebrow
"Reward?"
"Yes! Harry have you ever heard for Alternative Dimensions/Universes?"
"Hmm… Yes I vaguely remember Albus mentioning them once." Harry said thoughtfully "He said that there's a theory that whenever a major event happens, in which there can be more then one outcome, the world sort of duplicates and one world gets one outcome and the other world gets the other one. But that's just a theory, it has never been proven."
"Yes, that's because it's impossible for mortals to travel from one dimension to another, but for me and my divine siblings it's entirely possible."
"So, you mean your going to send me to an alternative dimension?"
"If you want me to! Though there are a few things about this dimension you should know about before you decide."
"And they are?"
"Well your parents are alive for one and your godfather never went to Azkaban. The Harry from that world was kidnapped before he even left the hospital, but his kidnapper ran into trouble and lost him. That Harry died soon after but nobody ever found the body as it was destroyed in a bushfire. So, no one actually knows for sure he is dead but it is assumed. Your parents had more children, though even five years later they still morn the death of young Harry. Umm…Oh yes Harry wasn't the oldest. He was their fourth child; I believe it goes something like this: Eathen-10, Leo-8, Maria-7, Harry-5, Rose and Katharine-3, and little Lilly has just been born."
"This world sounds wonderful, what's the catch?" Harry asked eyes wide and watery at the thought of the family he never had.
"Catch? Oh well you see… if I send you there, you will be five again, and you'll have to defeat Tom again." Harry's eyes darkened at those words. "Don't worry you'll still have all your powers and the knowledge you have now; but be careful this world's Tom is more powerful than your one, for he was never banished by you. Also yourliketheonlyroyalelfdragoonandfariesoyou'llhavetorulethosekingdomsunlessyouwanttodoomthemall." Selaga said very fast. Harry blinked and blinked again before his mind finished un-jumbling the words enough for comprehension to hit
"WHAT!" Harry screamed "What about the rest of my family surely one of them could rule?"
"Ah ," Selaga said slowly watching Harry carefully "about that, well you see none of them are able to. A spell was cast on your parents, accidentally making them, and their children, unable to get their heritages; except for Harry; I'm not sure why he wasn't affected. So, no Elvin blood, Dragoon blood, Fairy blood; no Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Huffelpuff or Merlin heritage either so you'll be the only heir to all of them. Tom is actually a descendent of Salazar's disowned brother and all the other families that had founder or Merlin blood in them are dead. So what do you think? Do you want to go to this world? Oh, and if you do decide to go you can't go back to your old world."
Harry was silent for a while as he looked around not really seeing anything as he was to deep in thought. Sure if I go I'll have to defeat Tom again and will have to eventually rule three realms, but I'll also get a chance to have the family I've been denied. I'll be able to see all those I've lost again, alive and happy. And if I don't go what will happen to them then? Will Tom kill them all if I'm not there to stop him? I'll be able to have older brothers and younger sisters like Ron who I always envied, I'll be able to see for myself if I'm more like mum or dad, I'll be able to be held in my mum's arms, able to see if me or dad is better at Quidditch. I'll be able to see Sirius without the hunted look Azkaban gave him, I'll be able to see what Remus is like without the years of loneliness he went through when he lost all his close friends at once, I'll be able to see Hogwarts again standing proud and tall like the first time I ever laid eyes on her, my home. So what am I doing standing here? Harry smiled
"When can I leave?" Selaga grinned at him.
"Now! Oh all your things including all your familiars that want to go with you will meet you there. And you will probably get more gifts too."
"Gifts?"
"Yes well you don't think that traveling from one world to another wouldn't change you slightly? Don't worry though it'll just be small things like Aura reading, always knowing the time and such. What else? Ah yes you'll also be able to come back here if you want to talk to me. Umm…oh now and then you might just know something like history that's different or things about different people. I think that's it, you ready to go now?"
"Where will I turn up when I get there?"
"Oh yes, at the edge of the forest that's closest to London, can't remember the name. Ready now?" Harry took a deep breath and nodded.
"Yes and thank you."
"My pleasure my dear boy, though make sure you come visit me I get awfully lonely. And Harry"
"Yes?"
"Good luck!"
And with that Harry Potter disappeared from one world and was re-appeared in another ready to start a new life.
