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Chapter 1: End of Hogwarts

In November of Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts, right after the Hogwarts champions were chosen, many muggleborns were told that there sick or old relatives were all dieing from a virus. No one could figure out what was going on any adults who studied it ended up dieing within three days, and it wasn't until December that the magical community was hit with the same epidemic.

It started with the adults again but looked as if magic was trying to fight back. When the Headmaster got sick many purebloods started killing muggles in hopes that the virus would not spread to the rest of the magical community. It was in vain, apparently the Virus was air born and any who got close died soon after.

It was at that point Hermione realized that something needed to be done and quick, her parents had already died by this point, and she new magic couldn't help. She organized all the house elves to find non-perishable food and bottled water and put it in a bunker on the grounds. Harry and a couple handful of other wealthy families paid with all there money for what they could gather from all over the world.

Then there was panic when everyone including magical creatures lost there magic. The magical creatures died almost immediately from the loss. Most of the children that thought there parents might still be alive went home on the train to be in their homes when the time came for there parents, there were only staff and the upper years from the visiting schools that couldn't get home before there mode of transportation no longer worked.

The twenty some odd Hogwarts students for the next month hid away from the older people when they noticed that they were all growing older at a rapid rate and dieing. The few who stayed with them, a couple of Hufflepuffs, also caught the virus and died. By February there were no more students above the age of sixteen.

"Hermione, please! We have to get out of here!" a fourteen year old Harry Potter yelled at his scared best friend. Things had changed drastically in the last three months, not just for them but for the whole world. The adults were all dead and the magical children had lost what made them magical. All magic was dieing including Hogwarts which was the reason for the screaming. Without magic the castle just couldn't stay alive. It was falling apart.

"Harry I can't live like this. The 'gifts' that we are left with just... don't do this to me Harry, please." She held her arms around herself the closest she could get to a hug. The gift Hermione was talking about was the little magic left in all the magical children under the age of sixteen that survived, a lot of children caught it from there parents before warnings could prevent it. Hermione ended up shocking anyone she touched not just a little one but kind of like sticking a fork in a light socket, not good for her or anyone else. Harry personally could heal people of wounds though not illnesses. Harry had learned of his healing when she had grabbed him in a hug when news that professor Dumbledore had died came to them.

Harry gave her a long look before he relented he would never force any of his friends to do what he thought was best, that was what the grown-ups did and they were dead now. There were only about twenty children left in Hogwarts now, most of the children were taken out by there parents when things started to change. But the ones left either didn't have parents or were purebloods and didn't want there kids anywhere near them for fear of the virus catching to them. The plan was already made of what they were going to do, Hermione made it, Harry just wanted her on board but she wasn't budging.

The argument happening now was about leaving Hogwarts and sailing in a boat that the Durmstang students brought with them, it was weirdly enough not made out of magic. It was made with magic but the house elves and wizards used real things not conjured materials. Unfortunately all of them were dead and it would take nearly everyone left in the castle to sail the ship, a lot of the gifts would be a lot of help in making it work, a lot would also destroy it if given a chance. Daphne Greengrass could actually make gusts of wind by hand movements alone. Her and Adrian Pucey's gifts would make it possible to get over the land that separates the lake from a river to the ocean not far away. Adrian could make things lighter and could pick up just about anything.

Unfortunately to make everyone more uneasy was Draco Malfoy and Ron who were constantly at each others throats and with there powers everyone was scared that they would use them. All Malfoy had to do was think and he could put someone in a coma or kill them from nerve damage, Harry had healed Ron and many more when Draco first started with his power. Ron though could make fire and between the two of them Harry had already healed everyone here at least a little. Then the twins found out that they could make things explode. So with Pansy able to scream and make a sonic wave everyone was tiptoeing around them, the two arguing groups.

Unfortunately at that moment the castle gave a loud groan and it felt like an earthquake was happening. Hogwarts had started to crumble around them. All the children ran to the exits, except for Hermione, Harry looked back just in time to see her standing there crying, then a large slab of the castle fell right on top of her. In his shock he stopped, Harry felt someone pick him up and continue running. It was a good thing too because not long after the castle just collapsed on to itself.

Harry continued to cry not moving from who ever was carrying him. He glanced up to the face of the guy holding him and saw to his shock it was Gregory Goyle a strong and dumb looking Slytherin in his year. The fifteen year old Slytherin looked down with sorrow on his face and glanced back towards Hogwarts to see the last of the walls crumble. They held on to each other with all the strength they could manage. Houses didn't matter anymore.

Looking around after a brief sorrow-felt goodbye to Hogwarts and Hermione they finally let go of each other. Loss was common to them all now.

Not everyone managed to make it out in time, Ginny Weasley and a couple of others were no where in sight. The twins and Ron were still grief stricken and hoping to see there sister some where out in the open but Harry already new it was to late anyone not here was not going to be here.

That night each of the children, no young adults, found themselves a room to take over in the Durmstang ship. They had all spent the last couple of days putting food and clothes on board to make sure that they would have plenty of stuff for a long journey because not a one of them new how to navigate even if they had had a compass which they didn't. It was a quiet night with everyone trying to get over the recent deaths and now there home away from home gone just like everything else magical. The children didn't know why the virus had started and didn't know what they were going to do but they all knew they had to keep moving forward.

The next morning everyone awoke and started there plan. They had to get the ship to the river and to do that they would need Adrian, Greg and Vincent to move the ship as Daphne blew wind in the sails to make it easier. Greg and Vincent were strong, almost like vampire strong, and with Adrian making the whole ship light they could pick it up and walk the mile to the river the trick though was to use all of the kids to help support and balance it for the trip, that meant everyone walking under the ship. If Adrian ever let go of it for any reason they would all die. So Harry the resident healer walked right next to him to make sure that even if he got hurt a little he would be able to heal him straight away.

Amazingly not one argument broke out the whole trip, when they finally got it in the water and secured, everyone cheered and went straight to Harry to heal the sprains and cuts from the rocks or bushes they all ran into at some point, even Malfoy.

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Harry woke the next morning to an argument outside his door. He instantly recognized Ron's voice but the other eluded him. As he made his way to the door he listened.

"What do you mean your not leaving, he's my best friend I think I would know what he would want!" Ron shouted at the unknown person.

A grunt sounded followed by a deep voice. "You didn't protect him before. I did! So I'll watch over him. Hm."

"Why I aughta.." Harry decided at that moment to open the door before it came to blows or worse powers.

"Guys what's wrong?" He looked back and forth at Greg and Ron. Hoping to stop a fight, they couldn't afford one, not on the ship, he continued to talk, " Greg is there something you need? Are you hurt?" Harry looked him up and down he looked fine. Greg shook his head while replying with, "No, little healer."

Harry blinked at the term then turned to Ron, "Are you OK, Do you need anything Ron?"

Ron also shook his head no.

"Right then so you two just decided that arguing in front of my door would be a good idea?" Harry lifted his eyebrows in question, without the glasses hindering them they looked really intense and bright. That was another thing with all types of magic gone, his bad eyesight had to of been a curse on the potter line because when the magic left him he woke with close to 20/20 vision. Harry never expected that his features were a curse before his hair grew to where it was supposed to be if it had only been cut since his Aunt last did it, when he was nine, so his hair was now down to his elbows, he wore no glasses and he was unfortunately... pretty, at 5'2" at that. Now that he had no magic he was one of the weaker people in the group, he was now labeled a civilian. Which meant that they were arguing over who was going to keep him safe. It was right embarrassing.

"Or do you both want to talk to me?" Harry looked up at both of them and they started to blush. Ron immediately started to stammer turning more red and Greg made a few noises before he shut his mouth which was surprisingly smart.

"Right, hm hm." Harry cleared his throat then put his hand on the back of his neck, clearly embarrassed and thought of what he was going to say to the both of them. He knew he would have to get them to work together because even he knew that he could probably be taken down by a ten year old girl but the only threat on the ship was from Greg's other charge, Draco Malfoy.

" Greg how is Malfoy going to take you hanging out with me now?" Harry asked looking into the serious face.

Greg replied seriously, "He can take care of himself, he no longer cares if I am there, little healer."

"Well you're right on that account and why are you calling me little healer? You know my name." Again Greg blushed at him and looked away. Harry didn't think it was worth the trouble of knowing sense he was little at least to Greg and he was a healer. So the name made sense. Harry turned his attention to Ron. "So Ron why are you yelling this early? Are you wanting to guard me too?" He asked with skepticism in his voice.

"Well you see Harry, now don't take this the wrong way, but you are now a damsel mate. Your pretty and you have no defenses. Merlin Harry! but I can't loose you too!" Ron was practically begging not to be sent away from him.

"Ron your my best mate I wouldn't tell you to go away what with who we just lost we need to stick together but don't call me a damsel again." Harry gave Ron a brief hug and missed the challenging glare that passed between the two taller members of the new trio.

The rest of the day set the mood for the next three months on the boat. Harry and two random others made meals. Ron, Fred and George argued with Draco and Pansy. The girls did every ones hair who would sit still, in between turns making the boat go forward. You couldn't call it driving they could steer and Daphne could put wind in the sails for a couple hours a day but that was it. They had to clean up after themselves and wash there own laundry with the water rations.

By the time the second month of being on the ship you were in one of two groups, aggressive and petrified. The aggressive argued and fought and the petrified stayed out of the way hoping no one accidentally blew the ship up. Harry had stopped trying to prevent fights and just healed every one that came to him in hopes of peace between the members. Malfoy and Ron were constantly at each other always something new. Harry was so brow beaten from the two of them that he just stood behind Greg and waited like everyone else. When he tried to get involved he only brought more fuel for the fire. He and Ron no longer talked after a night when Ron tried to force himself on him. Greg had attempted to throw him off the ship but Harry begged and now Gregory didn't leave him out of his sight.

For him and Greg it was a platonic relationship they figured out early that they didn't really like each other romantically, after Ron tried to molest Harry. They talked about there home lives and things they liked and didn't. Harry told him how he grew up in the cupboard under the stairs and how the Dursley's were. He also told him of his fear that apart of Voldemort used to live in his scar. When magic started to die out in him his scar felt like it was on fire and he heard screaming in his mind. Greg told him how he grew up in a pureblood family and all that was they it entailed. Including who he was to marry and what he was supposed to behave like. He grew up being treated like he was dumb and told not to make big plans because he wouldn't amount to more then a grunt to the Malfoys. So he never tried to be anything more. Harry was then determined to never treat him cruelly and started to look up to him like an over protective older brother.

At night Harry would sit in the galley and talk to everyone that wasn't horrible on the ship. During these nightly conversations the girls, Luna and Daphne would take turns doing hair and teaching the boys how to do it. Those times he thought Greg would actually run and hide when they came up to him with the eye liner but he never left because Harry had told him he looked dark and mysterious.

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Five months of being on the ship and they saw land, all they new about it was it was chilly and they wanted to be there. Of course fate had other plans. The trouble makers started another fight but this one seemed more about leadership than anything else. Harry by now didn't even talk to any of the Weasley's he kept to his strong, silent and witty bodyguard and older brother, Greg, who made sure no harm came to him. It was lucky for both of them that Harry had taken to clinging to him like a teddy most days because the inevitable happened they made the ship exploded and it took everything he had to keep himself and Greg alive and together.

The last thing he remembered was trying to swim and Greg dragging him onto a piece of wood and aiming for shore.

Look into the future

what do you see

I really need to know now

Is there a place for me

tell me where do we go from here

take me as you find me

For what I am

When I make mistakes please understand

For as long as I know your near

There is nothing for me to fear

Out of the darkness the light shines

burning through the coldest night

We can find our way

Together we'll make it

with every step we take

we're closer together

if were going to survive

the dream must stay alive...

"The Dream Must Stay Alive"

Sung by

Rosalind J.

Written By

Simon May, Simon Lockyer,

Ben Robbins