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Coming Back From the Dead
Chapter 1: Coming Back
Some strange noises from the Department of Mysteries are drawing the attention of Ministry officials. People are afraid going there since the noises come from the mysterious arc that claims the lives of everyone who crosses it and had just recently done it to Sirius Black. However, since recently appointed Minister of Magic Rufus Scrimegour ordered a complete investigation of the case, somebody had to enter the hall where the arc is. The only people brave enough to go ahead are aurors Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, Nymphadora Tonks and Kingsley Shacklebolt. While looking around, they get a great surprise. A sudden flash comes from the arc and four people come out of it.
"Who are you?" Alastor Moody asks while he and the other aurors point wands at them.
"I'm James Potter." James replies.
"I'm Lily Potter."
"I'm Sirius Black."
"I'm Regulus Black."
"What!!!"
A few days later, Harry Potter, the boy-who-lived, or the Chosen One as the Daily Prophet has been recently calling him, is waiting for Albus Dumbledore, who said there's something really important he must know. "Boy, what's wrong with you?" His Uncle Vernon Dursley asks. "Besides the usual freak stuff, of course."
"I'm not sure if Professor Dumbledore will really come or not." Harry explains.
"Is that freak school's Headmaster is coming?" Vernon asks, shocking Harry, who had just remembered he didn't tell the Dursleys about Dumbledore's visit. "What did you do? Something expulsion worth, I hope."
"He said he had something important to tell me." Harry replies with a serious tone.
"Hopefully they've caught your godfather." Vernon happily suggests, earning a glare from Harry.
"Sirius Black is dead." Dudley suddenly replies.
"What are you talking about, Diddykins?" Petunia asks.
"I heard the freak mentioning it at his nightmares." Dudley comments. "Harry blames some Snape guy for Sirius Black's death."
"Snape?" Petunia asks, shocked. "Severus Snape?"
"You know him!?" A surprised Harry asks.
Realizing there's no way out of it, Petunia decides to tell the truth. "He's the horrible man I was talking about last year."
It takes some time before realization clicks in. "My Mom was friends with Snape?"
"Yes." Petunia replies. "And how do you know him?"
"He's a professor at Hogwarts." Harry explains. "He teaches potions but would like to teach Defence Against the Dark Arts. But I can't believe he and Mom used to be friends. Ever since my first year in Hogwarts he always did his best to make my life a hell."
"Petunia, are you sure you find a man like that horrible?" Vernon asks. "At least he treats the boy like he deserves."
Before anyone has a chance to reply, they hear the doorbell. Vernon answers it and finds Albus Dumbledore and Sirius Black standing in front of him. "Albus Dumbledore, I presume."
"Correct, Mr. Dursley." Dumbledore replies. "And I have very disturbing news I'd rather not tell outdoors. May we come in?"
Vernon Dursley reluctantly nods and Albus and Sirius enter. "Sirius?" Harry asks, shocked.
"I thought he was dead." Vernon comments.
"And I was." Sirius replies, to everyone's shock. "I fell through a mysterious arc nobody ever came back before but then I came back. And I didn't come alone."
At this moment, three people who were under the Disillusionment Charm reveal themselves. Harry fails to recognize one of them but recognizes the other two. "Mom? Dad?"
"Yes, Harry." Lily happily comments. "We're back." She tries to hug him but he retreats. "How will I know it's not one of Voldemort's tricks?"
"My boy has no trouble about saying his name!!!" James happily exclaims.
"Don't worry, Harry." Albus says. "Alastor Moody did all safety measures."
"Okay, then."
"Well, if the boy's parents are back, I hope you'll take him away unless you expect me to look after a whole family." Vernon disdainfully comments.
"Don't worry." James spats. "I'm a rich man."
Vernon's eyes then show greed. "In that case, I insist you repay me for all those years I let your freak son live under my roof."
"Don't call my son a freak, you monster." Lily demands.
"And you're lucky we won't sue you for mistreating Harry." James adds. "Come on, Harry. Pack your stuff. We're going back to our home at Godric's Hollow."
"Mate, Voldemort destroyed the place when he killed you and Lily." Sirius explains.
"In that case, to Grimmauld Place." James announces.
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