From The Veil

Author's Note: Harry Potter does not belong to me, but to the Goddess J.K. Rowling.

Summary: Harry has everything he could ask for after he steps through The Veil. He has a family. But is he ready for what that could truly mean?

Prologue

Harry pulled out his last cigarette. "One last one for the road, I guess," said Harry. He lit the cigarette and smoked it. One drag was left. He threw the cigarette on the ground. He stepped on it with the edge of his boot.

"I did it," he said to himself. "But I lost everything getting here. First, Ginny. Then, Ron. Then, Hermione."

I know some might think this is taking the easy way out," continued Harry. He thought of Ginny—he thought of her beautiful red-hair crowned in light.

"I know you would understand," he said. He thought of Hermione. He thought of her brown eyes alight with excitement while she read a book.

"And I know you would think of this as some kind of lark—something of a laugh," said Harry. He thought of Ron. He thought of his boyish expression of glee whenever the two of them got together and nursed mugs of strong, dark ale at Madam Rosmerta's pub.

"Well, I won't say any of you are wrong," said Harry.

Harry, are you monoglouing again? asked a familiar voice. It was Harry's familiar—the serpent, Sarienta. She sat on Harry's shoulders.

Harry chuckled. I guess so, Sari, he answered.

I thought we were going somewhere, replied Sarienta.

We are. Harry took a deep breath. He began to walk.

Harry steadily rose up the staircase on the dais. A stone, marble archway stood there as solid and steady as a tree. A thin veil fluttered in the open space between one pillar of stone and the next.

Moments later he heard footfalls. "He's here! He's here!" someone called out from the bottom of the dias.

Harry glanced down at the person who was yelling. It was an Auror.

Tonks.

"Harry, what do you think you are doing?" shouted Tonks. "Get away from there!"

"Sorry, Tonks," said Harry with a sardonic smile. "I did what I had to do. Now, it's time for me to do what I want to do."

"What? No! You don't know what will happen to you if you go through there!" shouted Tonks. Her eyes were opened wide.

"I just want to go somewhere where I can be happy," said Harry.

"This is not the way to get that!" argued Tonks. She climbed the stairs of the dias.

"I disagree," replied Harry.

Harry breathed in. He began to draw sigils in the air with his wand. He felt a shift in the air as he finished the spell.

Are we there yet? asked Sarienta.

Not just yet, replied Harry in Parseltongue.

He heard more noise from the entrance of The Veil Room. More Aurors were making there way into The Room. Harry glanced at Tonks. She was almost at the top of the staircase.

The spell was complete. It was time for him to go.

"Sorry, Tonks," said Harry. He gave her a salute. "I guess I'll see you on the flipside."

Then, he stepped through The Veil.

I'm excited for this new story. I'll update in a few days.