Time frame: Just minutes after the events in Book 7, yet the last 19 years are not what they appear.
As the Hogwarts express pulls away, Harry decides that the time has arrived. Its time for the world to be shook up again. They had failed to learn the lessons of the past, yet again, as Draco standing there chatting with his wife will attest to. Most of the Death Eaters once again bought their way to freedom, this time by bribing the Wizangaunt instead of the Minster of Magic. Most of the Money for the 'redecoration' of the Wizgaunt Chambers, would up being used to redecorte the members homes instead.
Harry steps thru the portal leading to the non magical side of platform 9 and three quarters, and opens his cell phone, one that while hardened against magic, still did not like to be used in magic laden areas like Nine and three quarters.
'Its Harry, we are go' Harry speaks into the phone, without uttering another sound, he closes it and puts into an inner pocket.
Harry turns to find his wife of 18 years has finally caught up with him, she will be difficult, but no harder than making her believe she gave birth to his children, not to mention making the rest of the world believe it. In all honesty, it was not like he loved her, she was just another fan girl who got lucky when he was feeling guilty over the death of her brother.
Years of hard work, of letting his Syltherian side run a muck, had resulted in what will start today. Working from within the system, as Defense Instructor at Hogwarts, had been a great boon. With access to the students, he was able to sound out and ready those select students who would play a part in the events of the next few weeks/months/years. It had not hurt that he taught the mostly muggleborn Auror force on weekends and summers, he had gathered quite a following there as well. Of course, most chalked it up to him being the Slayer of Voldemort, a few smarter purebloods that put the pieces together had quietly been silenced, while not all had been killed, one was still in the long term ward of St. Mungos, his mind not really his own anymore. If he did not already know that Hermione was scary, he would now.
Access granted to him, as an Heir of a Founder, by birth and by conquest, allowed him places that his job as the defense instructor did not. Like the room with the master Ward Stone, and the book of students, and of course for him, an Heir, it would show the names of future students, as well as past students. This access also allowed him also to find some books that had not seen the light of day for nearly a thousand years. Diaries of the Founders themselves, original construction plans, and spells, and the original charter. This school was not about politics, blood status, or even level of power for the students, but about preserving magic itself. The Secrecy Act, actually hurt the school on several levels, as it became harder to bring Mundane born students into the school, the practice at first had the student effectively kidnapped and the parents (mostly peasants in the 1600s) simply killed. It had evolved later into kidnapping and mind wiping of parents. But someone in the ministry of magic decided that the Mundanes might be a decent breeding pool, and started informing them, although magic was used to ensure that no parent ever rejected a Hogwarts letter, some were easier than other to convince. Hermione's parents had only taken a small disbelief charm to allow it.
When Harry told Hermione this, she was furious, but she was firmly with Harry from that point on. The world of witches and wizards would never be the same again.
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The year after Dark Lords Death. Harry is teaching and starts to use the Room of Requirement, as a private retreat. The room starts giving him copies of the founders' journals. He finds other references as time passes. Something is not right, and an idea is formed. take back control of Hogwarts, and run it as the founders had wanted. No governmental control, no pure-blood governors board. Teachers teaching their fields, for the love of teaching. Teaching ALL magic, not what the pure-bloods wanted taught. If the pure bloods could not hack it, they can be taught elsewhere. This is was to be the premier school of magical theory in the world. The last few centuries had seen the classes cut back and the magic taught here slid so far back that what was taught in all seven years now, was barely what was taught in 3 year in the original Hogwarts.
Over the next 5 years Harry makes a plan to take back the school. And starts grooming students both here and in the Auror corps, to run it. However, he knows that as soon as he does, he will be branded a Dark Lord, and the Wiz World will come after him. However if he simply takes over the Wiz World... hmm..
The next year: Harry starts the next phase of his plan, that is contacting mundane born students, and their families long before they would start Hogwarts. Normally when the child is about two years old. Also older Mundane born students who have left (or are about to) the Wiz World are contacted, and asked to take up specific careers. And with finacial support from Harry, most agree and are brought into the fold. A good number of them are asked to join various military forces the world over. Soon Mundane wizards and witches are starting to recruit other Mundanes and Harry adds them to the plan. His worldwide 'force' is less than 500 at this time, but steadily growing.
A few years later someone in the Ministry notices that not only are the Muggleborns growing in number, but in strength. They seem to move more quickly thru classes, than the pure-bloods, full bloods and even half bloods. It is also noted that the last two graduating classes, have NO Muggleborns who have stayed full time the wiz World. Some straddle the fence, and operate in both. In areas like food and other stables. Acting as go between, a role normally fulfilled by half bloods. It seems the purebloods no longer had as much access to the book, and could not kill as many Mundane Borns as before they got their letters, so the population went up. Harry now, was the sole personal allowed to access it, and use it to address letters to incoming students. It was figured out that, this work had been by 'tradtion' farmed out to an outsider from the Eduction Department in the Ministory. As the Depeuty was too busy to do all the work. Harry first, offered to do this, then demanded as an Heir to do this, and simply locked the book behind some wards that only the castle could release. The Deputy at the time, Flitwick, did not mind, as long as it got done.
It is also mentioned that Squibs, once they reach Hogwarts age, are starting to enter the Mundane world, with quite a bit of success. Pure-blood families normally cast them out at that age, and most die on the streets. But as far as this clerk could tell, it had been over a decade since the last one had. Offers to reinstate them into the family, so they can be the Mundane contacts they need, fall on deaf ears. They were cast out, unwanted, they had a place now, where they ARE wanted. No thank you. A few families stopped casting out squibs, even sent them to muggle schools(at parental expense), only to find once they finished, they simply left. Of course Harry got his claws into them, or one of his foundations did, and the Squibs got all the help they needed. Harry thought it a fair trade, he got an edcuated workforce in the Mundane world, who know about magic, and the Squibs could spend as much or as little time around Magicals as they like. Some never seen another wand in their life, some went to work at the Island/Colleges, just to stay in the world.
Harry meanwhile had been funding the Mundane born students who left the Wiz World. Going as far as to buy a magical island, and turning it into a private resort. This allowed the Mundane born adults to practice magic openly while there, and even further their own education in Magic. Due to Hermione, they did not have any house elves (she would change her mind years later when she learned that house elves, were once a proud race.. of minor daemons, bound forever to that form, and forced to serve Wizard kind forever). However, there was still a place for more, and Harry thought that there was a seriouly untapped source of power that the Wizarding World had overlooked for generations, Squibs. He took them in, and feed them (albeit indirectly at first), educated them, and found them meaningful work, and encourged them to have families. Now they are the backbone of the reason why most Humans on Earth have Magic genes. This Island would later house three world famous Mastery/Post Mastery colleges, as well as be an active retreat for all magical races. The Herd of unicorns and Alicorns are doing well in the balmly weather. Even the Packs of Werewolves behave and are given wolvesbane to drink, and run free and play tag with the 'corns.
Several people, in half enlightened attempts at solving a problem, they did not understand, tried to make laws that said Muggleborns could NOT leave the wizard world. However, as none of them had any way to enforce said laws, the Wiz World simply did not enough jobs for them all, and faced with starvation or leaving. Most still left. A few were called upon and punished. But as the laws themselves had no teeth, (Harry had seen to that, he still did have a few pure/full boods he was in contact with, The Greengrasses, The Longbottoms, Bill Weasley' Branch of his Family. Susan Bones and a few others.) those laws were soon repealed.
15 years after the defeat of Voldefart, Harry had a follower who was finally in the right place within the Aurors. And that follower slowly started 'retiring' or reassigning most of the non Mundane born within the ranks. As being a cop is still a dangerous and even deadly profession. Few noticed that the police force for the Wizardly world, was almost all muggleborn. Fewer still cared. While most would think that is great for Harry who now had the forces to take over the world. However, Harry intented to do this without bloodshed.
Harry's plan. Take over Hogwarts, as a founder's Heir. Seal the school, Send letters to all half or better parents, offering to flue home their student if they so desired. Announcing to the world that Hogwarts was under the control of the Heir of Slyerthian and Griffindoor, and that many many changes had happened. A meeting with the staff. Had most of them staying, a few pure-bloods, left. One claiming an upstart half blood had no place in the school at all, let alone running it.
The wiz world is in an uproar, even when all the students (which was all the purebloods, light, dark, and gray), were released, unharmed, with all their possessions. (Most of the full bloods, and about half the half bloods also were released as per their parents wishes, after all, Harry's people would trust him, and about half the half bloods had parents who were Harry's folks).
When called to take the castle by storm. The Mundane born Aurors as one, stepped to the Minister of Magic and summoned their letters of retirement, and left. Even those still in training (although not to the minister himself).
Those (well, not few in the lower postions)few Mundane born within the ministry, also presented their bosses with a similar letter at the same time (text messages are so fun). And left, Not one quill belonging to the Ministry was reported missing. Not that some texts, files, and whatnot, were not copied... (a hardened laptop with a scanner is so much faster than a quill...)
Now of course, this left the Ministry in quite a pickle. No school, No Aurors, about 1/3rd of the lower positions (clerks, janitors, etc), also in need of replacement. A few well placed queries around the country summarized that no muggleborn was present, unless married to a pure-blood (Rare enough that Harry did not even court them). Muggleborns who married each other and found work. Disappeared. Strangely enough, the food supplies seemed full. At least for a while.
Of course, Harry was declared a Dark Lord, and Public Enemy Numb er One, and all sorts of nonsense, until a middle managment Half Blood asked if Harry as the Heir accually had the right to do what he did. It was found out, that he did, and such nonsense quietly went away.
Much hand wringing and shouting was heard thru the ministry for weeks. But finally, they decided to just ignore it, and plans were drawn to build another school and hire a staff. Of course, Hogwarts had been self substantiating, and few had any clue that the founders had each left, massive fortunes, whose proceeds to this day, helped fund the school. All that money was beyond the reach of the government, for it was bound in trusts only available to those at the school. It was not even in the Goblins hands, but in MUGGLE hands. Seems that Switzerland had earned its rep as neutral, well before the great wars of Europe. Or at least thats what the Ministry was told.
All the plans came crashing down just 29 days after Hogwarts closed. It seems that all contrats for food from the muggle world, ended on that day, and no one could find the Muggleborns to sign new ones. When questioned. The goblins admitted that there had not been a muggleborn in any sort of contact with the bank in 12 days. When demanded to seize the Potter/Black accounts. The Goblins first refused, citing that there was no reason in treaty, and then relented and walked them to the Potter and Black vaults. Which were both empty except for a note. "Whomever is reading this, have fun, the Mundane born are tired of your crap, and have taken steps to educate themselves and live apart from you. You will get no more help from us."
Ginny herself had not heard from Harry, except one note. "Ginny, the vows we took, were broken after your first Quiddich match, your 'fling' with the Harpies Keeper, saw to that. They have had no any effect for years. You might also notice, that you had a very easy time coming back from 'giving birth' to playing in just a few weeks. Did it never appear strange that others complained of having to work hard to regain their strength and skills and it just came back to you easily? None of 'our' children are yours at all. All are orphaned Mundane born children, I only made you believe you carried. You have samples of all their blood, you took it yourself, citing blood tracing in case they were ever kidnapped (you never really trusted me to protect you either). Have it tested, they carry no Weasley or Potter Blood. Just a really good potion or two to give altered appearances.' The Notices filed at Gringots, were all legal and proven. The Bond Paper just had her name on it and the word, Oathbreaker.
Poor Pure-bloods, like the Weasleys (even tho Weasley Wizard Weezes had done well, but not really well enough, and after the cut from the Mundanes, they were unable to acquire most of the ingredients they needed to make their stuff so were hurting badly) were forced by old forgotten treaties with other families to forgo their current careers and start farming. The several hundred acres around the Burrow, were quickly cleared and farms planted. One would think that this would make the Weasley's rich again, or at least comfortable. But alas this was not the case, the old treaties and agreements, made it so they only gained enough to live on, and plant their next crop. The years would not be kind, and after Harry's proof of broken marriage bonds, Ginny was in the fields planting, weeding and picking crops. George's shop was converted into a storage and tranfer warehouse, and Percy was made to keep the books, and making sure all needed supplies for the crops were held onto.
Strangely enough the Greengrass Family, and the Longbottom Family, both pure-blood, appeared to have no issues, turns out they had been leasing thousands of acres of prime farm land to the Mundanes, and simply rearranged their contracts so that they got a small share of the produce. Foodstuffs, Wool, and other fibers while scare in the general Wiz World were plentiful for the two families. Rumor has it they even approached the school about putting their great grand children on the list, when the time came. If the smiles on the Elder Greengrass's were any indication, the response was positive, even if they refused to answer any questions about it.
Within twenty years, things had regressed even further than before. Education (once it was determined that the only way to open a new school was to tax EVERYONE especially the Pure-bloods, very heavily), was once again, apprentice based. Agriculture again was the driving force of the people. Apparently the muggle government found out, and forbid sale of land to anyone in the wizardly world. Citing that once the land passes to the Magicals, it would forever be lost the rest of the world (unplottable and similar charms were cited). Attempts to seize land by the magical were stopped. Often the unplottable land was simply to reappear with the muggle military surrounding them. The wizards often fought, but never won, a shield charm, simply would not stop a wall of lead.
Diagon Alley is now a ghost town. Everyone is at home, growing what they need to survive, those who had grand mansions, now find themselves Lord of a Farm instead. Even going so far as to converting the first floor of said mansion into livestock quarters. The ministry has gotten smaller, most of the sports and games dept gone. The Aurors, have enough trouble just keeping the other magicals from being caught using magic in front of muggles they are stealing from.
Hogsmead, somehow disappeared behind massive wards on day 29, along with the muggle world contacts. Some of those residents turned up over the next few days, not exactly sure what happened. But none could find proof that they owned any property in Hogsmead. All had rented various rooms/buildings. One lone clerk found proof later that the entire town, and surrounding lands were owned by Hogwarts, and simply leased to whomever. Originally the town was founded for the families of the staff at Hogwarts, but in later years others had been allowed to lease land. Those residents who stayed, had blood ties to earlier staff, and had decided to remain and help the school. None were pure-bloods, few were even full bloods. Most were Mundane born or Half blood.
Slowly over the next 50 years, the Wiz World died. Not only in England, but everywhere. Seems that on the mainland. Several of the schools did the same thing that Hogwarts had, Notibly Beauban and Durastran. And the outdated culture of the Wiz World could not adapt. I am not saying the Wizards and Witches themselves died. But the Ministry of Magic, slowly lost power over the witches and wizards, soon the office of Minister was simply a relic of olden days, a position of honor more than power. Younger non-pure-blood witches and wizards learned to move about in the Mundane world, and some even got jobs there. Using magic carefully. As the oldest generation died. The Voldemort generation (those alive when he had first risen, but too young to lead/fight), came into power. Those like Draco Malfoy, Cho Chang, decided that enough was enough, they would retake the Wiz World and make it great again. However, when faced with reality, they fought and fought, mostly with each other, and no progress was made.
As to Hogwarts, That first School year, basically had every student back in first year. Some progressed faster than others. Everything that was taught at the school, was totally revised. The Ghost that taught history was quickly replaced and not only Magical history taught, but Muggle history as well. Basic Maths and Sciences were also taught, as well, and many subjects thought lost. Many more teachers were hired, for old and new subjects. Classes ran from 7am (breakfast at 6-7), till a one hour lunch break, then a 90 minute dinner break at 6. After classes were over, year based common rooms opened up for study. Each room had a teacher or (in the case of younger years,) a perfect. Professors kept open office hours at least 3 nights during the week and all afternoon on Saterdays. Sundays were by appointment only. Tutoring from older students was availble if needed, you just had to ask. Quills and parchment were a thing of the past. Heavy Weight Bond paper, brio pens, and eventually, computers took over the school. Getting outside network connection was a problem that they worked on for years, and finally solved, just before Harry's death.
The Rumors of a Ravenclaw library were well founded it turned out, and not just the small one the students themselves had put together over the generations. It was found hidden under the Ravenclaw tower, only the headmaster or an Heir could access it. The books had been placed there by almost a dozen of the last heads. They were quickly replaced in the main library, Access to some books was still restricted, but the general Resticted section was open to all 5, 6, and 7th years. The Back Room restricted section, had very old Dark Arts, which could easily cause trouble for students, so their use was strictly monitored. But not totally banned. Most students at one time or another, checked one out, just to see what the hype was. Most found it boring or disgusting, and quickly returned them. A few made serious study of the Dark Arts, and became Dark Wizards and Witches. Only select students werer allowed to do this, however. And they were watched closely. Most went on to make great strides in research and healing. A few secluded themselves away and were rarely heard from again. One or two, tried to go Evil, and cause problems. But as they were being monitored closely, none of them got far.
Within the Statue of Secrecy, is a small clause, basically stating that while they could not tell the mundane of magic, nor preform in front of them. They were still expected to be leaders of MEN, and advisers to Kings, and while Kings are rare in the 21st century. Presidents are not. So many Mundane Magic users, went into the greater Mundane world, and become leaders. By this time, there had been no less than 2 Prime Ministers of England who were magical, and 5 Presidents of the US. Half of Congress and the house of Commons were Magical. The Queen knew this of course, being versed in the magical world herself thru the unbroken string of Kings and Queens, who taught their own heirs.
While the Wizardy World was never exposed, in the coming years, Magic was. As the new world order of magic users had no connection with those who signed the Statue of Secrecy, they no longer felt (nor were they magically) bound to follow it. Decades of research, privately funded by the Black Trust, determined that a regressive gene, allowed magic users to control parts of the mind that could in turn control energy in many forms. This gene seemed to be hard to breed into, as conditions had to be exact, but once brought forth, was plentiful. Within a couple of centuries, a good percentage of the 'civilized' world had this gene, granted it would take a while, but with a dozen generations. All humans on the planet would carry it. Only about a quarter would have enough power to use a wand, or other focus, and not all of them would even train it. It was too common to be anything special, and technology alongside magic had made strides that would be greater than anything Merlin could have done.
It was not many years, before the ICW, pulled the wool from its eyes, bounced the reps from Britan's former goverment and accepted the goverment based at Hogwarts as the one serving the people of Britan. While Hogwarts did accept anyone who applied. of the first class of 20 who went back. 19 failed out before Yule. The 20th one, a Ravenclaw, was just barely hanging on, and dropped by spring Purebloods, simply did not have the needed pre-Hogwarts training, nor the magical power to handle the education that Hogwarts was offering. A few Halfbloods did make it thru, and seen the outside world, and never looked back. Somehow, the Greengrass and Longbottom Clans, did not fair near as bad, they all made it to at least OWLS. Most went to NEWTS, and later masteries. Both Families maintained the Manor home in England, but the Families themselves were spread across the world. COming back for Yule dinner, at least once every 5 years.
Harry in his last year, had visited the magical sections of England, and found no traces. Diagon Alley, and its sub alleys, were inches deep in dust, dirt and waste. Not a soul to be found. The Leaky Cauldron was locked tight, and the portal sealed from within. Similar trips to other 'magical' centers, turned up similar situations. The old magical world was gone. When contact with the old magical lines was finally established (some months after Harry had started looking). Harry had found Draco Malfoy of all people, tending his garden in the backyard of Malfoy Manor (which had a curious smell of cows coming from it).
Draco at first was enraged upon seeing Harry, but quickly settled down when he seen that Harry at 120 was still in prime shape, magically and physically powerful. Whereas Draco, with a poor diet and no medical care he could not preform himself, was in poor shape. They spoke for a while, and Harry found out that most Magical families now sent their children to Mundane schools at age 5, and taught them magic at home, entering when one could be found, into an apprenticeship, at age 11. There was simply not enough time to teach the children at home full time anymore. Most children, simply left at 17 or when they were finished with school/apprenticeship. Most never to be seen again.
Draco admitted that somehow, all those years ago. Sept. 30, had been the day that the Wiz World Died. And what was reborn in its ashes was something he could never understand, let alone adapt to.
Somehow, No further Dark Lords of any note, appeared in Britan. Seems most of them relied on the Purebloods for followers, and a few things were wrong with that. One: They did not have time to go to meetings, and planning sessions, and worship sessions, let alone raids on Muggleborns, that they could not even find. Oh a few tried picking on Halfbloods. But the halfbloods learned quickly to just disappear. And somehow muggles *blast their fithly hides* suddenly had Wards, not only to detect Dark magic, but to alert the Muggle Special forces, and raids on muggles were met with lead, and kevlar. Those groups who survived, did not repeat it. Sure, groups of two or three could go snag a couple of girls, and have fun. But if they were the least bit uncareful... They found fully geared Military troops on their doorstep. Guns and Wands ripping their wards down, to retrive the ladies. In later years, a flamethrower on the crops, and a machine gun on the livestock, was more than enough punishment. That family would have to beg for food for the long harsh winters.
Epilogue:
Harry's Great-Grandson Todd, was a teacher of Math at a local elementary school in a rural town in Montana, but he had a secret, one forgotten by most, including his own family. In his hand was a letter from his Father, that his Great-Grandfather Harry had died in his sleep, at 121. That itself was not a secret, even tho Harry was not popularly known. Most of his work after the first two decades having been done thru fronts, and foundations. He was mostly known for being a great teacher at Hogwarts, as well as one of its Founders' Heir.
The great secret was that Harry had tracked him down a few years ago and offered to duel him, when the younger man had won, he complained that Harry had not given his all. (And he had not) Harry however presented him with the Hallows, all three of them, and explained their history, and power. Harry had hoped, that by passing the Hallows onto his little known grandson, that the owner of them would again become a question of legend and rumor. And asked that Todd do the same thing when the time came, and tell no one of the power he held. The Master of Death would rise again, someday, when magic itself needed saving again. But now was not the time.
Todd noticed a young pair of students, one with wild untamed black hair, and one with bushy brown in the back of his class. Both were quiet students, according to his notes from the first day of class when he scanned everyone for magical cores, both were magical, and did not seem to have many friends, but both were smart. She of course was scary smart. He did not know either family, as both were fairly new in the community, having moved here in the last decade or so. Todd remembered seeing a picture of a pair many years ago when visiting his grandfather at Hogwarts (for the one and only time), of a similar pair, when he had asked, yes, it was Harry, and his best friend. Todd began to wonder if all things do come in cycles, and what the next great task was ahead for those two. He knew what his next great thing was, mentor these 8 year olds, in a couple of years, transfer to the Reginal school of magic, and teach them. If the boy was honorable, powerful, smart enough, Todd decided that the young man might just be the ones to pass the Hallows on to. When the time came. Who knows the young man could be a Potter after all. Magic is strange, very strange.
The END:
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AN:
I have a wild idea for a follow up.. the 8 year old students in the Montana Classroom... Are Harry and Hermione, reincarnated to attempt to give them a normal life. Both have control, and fairly advanced spell knowledge. But their personal histories have been erased. They are just normal students now. (Harry having delayed the notification of his 'death' until they were well sure of the reincarnate spells)
