Chapter: 1
Blood Lies and Visions
The trip back to Privet Drive was an unpleasant one. Right from the start when his Aunt told Dudley to sit up in the front seat with his uncle while she sat beside Harry in the back. When she sat down she looked at him in a comforting way. It was the first time she had ever done this, to be honest it was scaring Harry. He was never used to this behavior from her. But that was not is concern right now. He was starting to think about what had happened over the past couple of months again. He couldn't help feel responsible for the death of Sirius. It was because of him that he was at the Ministry in the first place. If he had only of listened to Hermione. Then there was the fact that he almost got his two best friends killed and three others injured. He still blamed himself even though everyone from Dumbledore, who he didn't even pay attention to, to his best friends told him it wasn't his fault. He knew that they would be in constant danger since they were so close to him, he couldn't change that. He could try to distance himself from them as much as possible. He knew instantly that the plan wouldn't work since Ron and Hermione both would do everything possible to talk to him. He was already beating himself up over the whole mess he knew now that he would need the support of his friends to get through this.
They finally arrived back at when he suddenly heard a faint CRACK! He figured it was one of the many Order members that had to be watching him over the summer. He didn't care right now about this all he wanted right now was to get to his room and get away from everything for a while. He quickly grabbed his trunk and got Hedwig and head start to his room. When he got their he immediately saw that he was not the only one there. There was an owl their holding a letter. He put his stuff down. He crossed the room thinking " What now. I have only been away from school for not even a day and Dumbledore is already bothering me." He grabbed the envelope and saw the ministry crest on it.
" Bloody hell." He said as he tore open the letter. He was expecting the worse, but…
Dear Mr. H. Potter
We have concluded our investigation into your actions at the Ministry of Magic. We have decided, too much of the displeasure of our former minister, not to press any charges. We decided that you where doing what you were under the knowledge that you were trying to help someone you care deeply for. Even though he is a convicted murderer, though I always did believe that Sirius was innocent, I cannot clear him without a public outcry till there is proof. Furthermore in taking the advice of Albus Dumbledore, you and the other five that accompanied you will be able to use magic outside of school. If you think anyone else that should be able to please feel free to contact me.
Thank you for your time,
Amelia Bones, Minister of Magic
Harry was in shock. He never imagined that after the year the ministry gave him that they would try to get on to his good side.
" They're not trying to get into mine. They want Dumbledore to help them again." He thought angrily as he laid down and fell into an uneasy sleep.
For the next couple of days Harry stayed secluded in his room. He had not been eating or sleeping much. He keep having the same dream every night. It started with Cedric dying then went to Sirius then his own death. He always woke up in the middle of the night in a hot sweet. He could never get hardly more than an hour or two of sleep if that keep up.
" I need to concentrate on what Snape told me about blocking things out of my mind." He thought. He then sat up and started to clear his mind of all emotion. When he finally felt that he had accomplished this, he start to drift asleep again. He suddenly woke up a few hours later from a more intense dream.
" This is useless." He muttered and he sat on his bed and pulled out one of his books so he could start on his homework. He was almost done with all of his potion homework when he heard his uncle.
"Boy get down here!" his uncle shouted.
He arrived in the kitchen to see his uncle very red faced holding the phone and his and looking scarred.
" One of your freaky little friends is on the phone." He yelled at him.
" I don't want to talk to them!" he yelled back. His aunt looked shocked at this.
" Why not Harry?" she asked him. Harry turned and looked sternly at his aunt.
" Because I don't want to!" he yelled his temper getting higher.
" Fine!" his uncle shouted over both of them as he got back on the phone " He said he doesn't want to talk to you, so don't call back!" he screamed into the phone, then hung up. He just rolled his eyes and turned to leave just as a flash of flames Fawkes appeared.
" I will not tolerate these god dammed owls in my house! He shouted getting redder in the face.
" Its not a owl it's a…" but he didn't finish as his aunt interrupted him
" an phoenix." She mumbled out. He just stared at her in disbelief till he could just say " er…right it is." Before heading back up stairs with Fawkes on his shoulder. He got in there and locked his door so no one could get in before taking the note from Fawkes. He opened it to find.
Harry you will need your friends to get through this troubled time. So please talk to them they are only trying to help.
This made him really mad, to have Dumbledore trying to tell him what he should do after the events of the past months. He angrily got out his ink and quill and wrote back on the parchment.
I don't care what you think I should do. I said I don't want to talk to them so bugger off and leave me alone.
The-Boy-Who-Doesn't-Want-To-Live
Harry
He held it up for Fawkes to take. He took it a little reproachful, then in another flash of flames he disappeared. He went back to his homework for the rest of the night until he fell asleep for exhaustion.
Over the next few days the dreams seemed to be getting worse. Even though he hardly slept a wink, but when he did he dreamt of the deaths of Cedric and Sirius and once or twice of himself. One night he had the most vivid dream he had ever experienced.
His eyes flashed open to a scene of horror. He looked around and saw a village and forest on fire, then he turned and saw a raging battle over at a castle.
" I must be at Hogwarts." He thought to himself just as he heard a scream of pain. He turned and saw Mrs. Weasley lying on the ground writhing in pain as a group of Deatheaters watch in amusement. He then saw beside her 6 bodies with vivid red hair. Then he saw Mrs. Weasley go limp. She had finally died everyone of the Weasleys were their except for Ginny and Ron. He heard another cry and saw as a big group of students and aurors fall at the hands of several deatheaters and giants. Then he saw a hint of red and saw Ginny and a blond haired boy Harry couldn't recognize fighting with her against 10 deatheaters. The finally fell when several cried the killing curse. He started to make his way to the school when he saw dead on the ground by some giant bodies were Hagrid and McGonagall. With a couple of deatheaters and giants standing near them laughing. He finally made it to the castle doors to see Hermione and Ron dueling another group of deatheaters. He also saw Neville and Luna on the ground dead in each others arms. Then he saw Hermione fall to a killing curse and heard Ron shout, " You will pay for that." With that he raised his wand over his head and started to chant. Then the whole area in a 5-yard radius was blown up. He moved to where he could hear the last of the fighting. As he made his way their he saw a lot of dead bodies, mostly of students and teachers. He finally saw himself battling with Voldemort with Dumbledore in the corner unmoving. He was then hit with the crusiatus curse. He was yelling in pain. Then Voldemort spoke.
" Having fun Potter. I am rather enjoying this myself, but before I end this little game I do believe that you deserve to see the last person you care for killed." He turned and saw a girl battling with a group of deatheaters and holding her own.
" To bad your little girlfriend chose to be on your side Potter she would have made a great deatheater." The real Harry was still looking at the girl, trying to figure out who it was, when Voldemort shouted " Avada Kadavra!" and the jet of green light hit her straight in the face. She fell in a heap to the ground. The dream Harry screamed and started to get up when he was hit with another crusiatus curse.
" It is time to end this boy. Good bye Potter." He raised his wand again and sent the killing curse at him. When it hit him everything went black.
He woke up drenched in sweat. He looked around and saw his aunt coming into his room with a cup filled with something. Seeing that he was awake she went over to him and sat and told him to sit up. He did as she told him since he didn't feel like arguing. She handed him the cup and told him to drink it. He looked inside it and saw a purplish runny liquid that smelled like rotten cabbage. He looked at her questionably, but she keep a stern and he downed the entire cup in one gulp. It ended up tasting better than he thought. he started to get tired then laid back down. Then she spoke.
" Harry we will talk after you rest." But before he could respond he was asleep.
He woke up groggy and turned to look at his alarm clock he had fixed. It was already noon. He swung his legs around the side of his bed and got up slowly and made his way to the bathroom. After a hot shower he headed downstairs to find his aunt. He didn't have to wait long as he found her in the kitchen sipping tea, looking as she was waiting for him to get up. She motioned for him to sit down.
" Would you like anything to drink or eat?" she asked him.
" I can get it myself." He told her curtly. He waved his wand and a butterbeer showed up with a sandwich. His aunt just sighed and muttered something. This mad Harry get a little angry.
" What did you just say?" he asked irritated.
" I just said you are a lot like James, but you seem to be more talented then both of them." She stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
" You knew my dad?" he asked her still with a stunned look on his face.
" Of course I did. Everyone in Gryffindor knew him. He was the hero of Gryffindor. One of the best pranksters Hogwarts had ever seen." She looked and saw the shocked look on his face. " Before you ask I was at Hogwarts until I was expelled."
" Why were you expelled?"
" I was in love and I did something to protect him. Its as simple as that. I did what I had to so his secret that could ruin his life and probably did, didn't get out."
" What did you exactly do to?" he asked her skeptically.
" Well I did a memory charm on a Slytherin that followed him and the Marauders one night. I wasn't with them that night since it would have been to dangerous." after she reveled this it all clicked in Harry's head.
" You were dating Remus weren't you?" she nodded " So that's why you performed the charm to protect the fact that he is a werewolf. You were expelled for that?"
" Yes you would think that even though I performed the charm perfectly that I would of just got a detention, but no the ministry had to get involved when the parents demanded action. The were going to send me to Azkaban for a couple of weeks, but Dumbledore got them to let him handle it. The school governors were pressuring him and he was forced to expel me. I was disgusted that it happened that I completely cut myself off from the wizarding world and from Remus." She told him as a single tear went down her face.
" So that's why you married uncle Vernon and was mean to me." she just nodded again forcing back the tears. " Do you want to come with me when I leave this place you can see Remus again I am sure he would be happy to see you again." he told her as he went and put a comforting arm around her shoulder.
She turned and started to cry on his shoulder nodding her head. " I will need to right them to see when they are going to come. You will have to start getting everything ready ok. I will try to get them to come as soon as possible." With that he left his room to send an owl to the Order. When he got to his room he found two letters on his bed. He went over and picked them up and examined them. One was from the Dumbledore which he opened at once.
Harry-
The order will be picking you up a week before you're your birthday so please be ready to leave immediately.
Dumbledore
He put down the parchment and turned it over and wrote back.
Dumbledore-
Sir I need to leave as soon as possible. I will be bringing someone with me so it is imperative that we leave quickly.
Harry
He went and retrieved the other letter and saw that it was from Parvati Patil, his stomach id a somersault when he saw the name. He tore it open.
Harry I found this book in our library and it seemed like it hasn't been used for a while, so I figured that you could use it for the D.A. hope you enjoy it.
Sincerely,
Parvati
He reread the letter again soaking in that he just got a letter from her. He immediately grabbed a spare piece of parchment and wrote her back. When he was satisfied he gave it to Hedwig and told her to give Dumbledore his first then go to Parvati. This is perfect he thought.
Over the next week Parvati and him keep writing to each other. She was the only one he was in constant contact with. He only read one other one that was from Dumbledore the day after he sent Dumbledore his reply. It told him that they would come and pick him up in two and a half weeks. After he got this him and his aunt started to get ready for their departure. She had started to file the divorce papers a couple days ago. They knew that the papers wouldn't go through till the day of their departure and her and Vernon would be legally divorced. She had giving custody of Dudley to him also and the house. Harry was going to have her live at the Black house. He got another letter from Parvati a couple of days before it was time for them to leave telling him that she had a surprise for him. It was one day before their scheduled departure when their was a knock on the door. He got up and went to the door and to his surprise he found Parvati on the other side of it smiling at him. He just stood their looking at her till she waved her hand in front of his face and said
" Earth to Harry." He suddenly got out of his trance and smiled back and her.
" Would you … like to come in?" he asked but he already knew the answer. He stepped aside as she walked in taking in the surroundings. His aunt called from the kitchen.
" Harry who was at the door?" she asked
" It is Parvati. I guessed that she decided that it would be nice to drop in on my." he said back smirking back at Parvati. She blushed at this. " Its ok I could us the company." he told her. His aunt came into the hallway and told them to come to the kitchen to get something to eat.
" So how long can you stay?" ask Petunia
" Only for an hour, I have to go visit a relative at St. Mongos." she told them.
" So we better get started then. I want to show you I have learned from the book you sent me." he said, but Parvati just looked at him as if he was crazy.
" Harry we can't do magic outside of Hogwarts I thought you would have learned that already." she questioned him.
" Well that's until I got a letter from the Ministry saying that I can because of the constant threat on my life by Voldemort." he told her in a matter-of-fact tone. For the rest of her time their Harry showed her everything he had learned and what he was planning on teaching the D.A. He was interrupted in his session when Parvati hit him with a jelly legs jinx.
" Hey what are you doing? I wasn't even paying attention and don't you think the ministry is going to expel you for this?" he asked her in a fearful, but unconvincing tone. She just smirked at him.
" Well I figured they did it for everyone."
" Well girl they didn't." then seeing the shock on her face added " That's why I told the Minister that I think you should be able to also." her shocked expression turned to pure happiness. She took off the jelly legs jinx and started to come towards Harry put he sent a tickling charm at her and she bent over laughing.
" Harrry pleeeaaase takkke it off." she cried out while laughing.
" fine." he sighed out as he flicked his wand and the charm was taken off.
" That was not funny or even fair." she told him while trying to catch her breath.
" Why not? You did it to me" he responded
" So whats your point?" she chuckled with her hands on her hips. He raised his eyebrow.
" My point is that you should really get my wand before you let me go cause I will get you back." he told her with a smirk that would rival Draco Malfoy's.
" Oh really ?" she asked stepping closer. "She is coming closer." he thought. All he could do was nod cause he didn't trust himself to talk. She was still making her way towards Harry. " Ok Harry calm down. She can't like you that way." he looked her in the eyes. They had a dreamy look in them. " Can she?" Right when she was a couple of inches away his aunt yelled out the window.
" Parvati its time for you to go!" They both snapped back to reality.
" OK were coming." They both hurried back inside. " Why does she have to leave already?" he asked his aunt when they got into the kitchen.
" Your uncle is coming home soon and…" she never got the last part out because Dudley came waddling in and saw Parvati and let out a whistle.
" Mom who is the hotty?" he asked his mom. This made Harry very angry. He started to reach for his wand when he felt Parvati put her hand on his arm and whispered in his ear. " Don't he is not worth it." But Dudley saw this and snickered.
" Oh she is a freak like you." But before he could say anything more Harry had already drawn his wand and cried at Dudley " Ricashampra!" which made Dudley fly into the wall ( A/N: leaving one big ASS dent) and come down on the ground on his knees with a terrified expression. He slowly got back onto his feet still looking at Harry.
" You're not allowed to do that outside of your freak school." he stammered out. Harry gave him a smirk.
" Do you see any owls or and wizards." He asked him looking around the room." Dudley shook his head. " Good I knew that you weren't that dumb. Now you will apologize to my friend or I will give you another tail." He commanded of Dudley. His voice raising. Dudley turned to his mom.
" Please make him stop." he asked her, but she shook her head.
" No you shouldn't have said what you did." Dudley was in shock it was the first time he had been made do something he didn't want to.
" Sorry." he mumbled
" What was that Duds? I didn't hear you said." said Harry
" I said I was sorry." he shouted this time.
" Good now that we have taken care of I am going to walk Parvati to the Knight Bus." He told everyone. He showed Parvati to the door and led her to the street.
" You really shouldn't have done that you know." she told him turning towards him.
" Yes I did. He needed a lesson in treating people right." she nodded in agreement. " I guess I will see you at school?" he asked while sticking out his wand arm and looking at his shoes.
" Of course." she assured him. He smiled up at her and she bent down and gave him a kiss on his cheek. She stepped onto the Knight Bus leaving Harry standing their rubbing his cheek. He went back to the house thinking nothing could go wrong. How wrong he was.
When Uncle Vernon returned home that evening, he seemed to be already upset. They spent a unusually quite evening. That was until Dudley told his father what Harry had done and that his aunt had allowed it. This mad Vernon stand up and go red in the face. He turned towards Harry his fist clinched ready to hit him, but Harry had his wand out twirling it between his fingers. This mad his uncle look if it was possible even angrier, but he conceded to defeat. That was the only incident in the night till the later hours of the night. Harry had gotten to sleep relatively early that night, but was awoken when he felt a fist collide with his face. He open his eyes just to see his uncle's face and another fist hit him in the eye. His uncle just keep on repeatedly hit him over and other saying incoherent speech. All Harry caught was something about breaking up his family. Then he started choking Harry. Then after a couple of seconds of doing this, he let go in a scream of pain. He just went back to hitting Harry over and over again. He was starting to lose consciousness when he heard to different sounds. One was a women's voice shoot " Impedimenta!" and a load bang. Then the women's voice calla name out.
" Remus stun him." then he heard to identical voices call out.
" Stupefy" as he fell into unconsciousness.
