Title: Harry Potter and the New Lord of Darkness
Category: General
Sub Category: Romance
Rating: R
Spoilers: SS/PS, CoS, PoA, GoF, and the Order of the Phoenix
DISCLAIMER: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Chapter 1: Lost Soul
Harry Potter, the so-called savior of the Wizarding World lay on his back on a dirty stone floor. Harry had been rotting in Azkaban for 2 years now. His one-time friends hated his guts. They had been the ones that put him here. At the start of Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry had been distant and not talking much due to his Godfather's death. His friends tried to cheer him up, but nothing seemed to be able to get him out of his depression.
Harry had trained hard during that summer learning Dueling techniques and Occlumency. He had mastered Occlumency with the help of his Mentor, Albus Dumbledore. Harry had taken great strides during that summer and things were looking good for the Light side with the captures of many Death Eaters. That was, until the first Hogsmeade trip.
That first trip Harry would remember as the worst day of his life forever. Harry had gone with Ron and Hermione to Hogsmeade when Death Eaters attacked. Harry was split up from the group, fighting with all his might until he blacked out. After that, Harry only remembered getting his wand handed back to him and being supported by none other than Lucius Malfoy.
"Thanks Potter. The Dark Lord will be happy for you coming over to his side." He said as Harry jumped away.
"HARRY HOW COULD YOU?" Hermione screamed crouched over a dead Ginny.
"YOU WILL DIE FOR THAT POTTER!" Ron screamed running and tackling Harry.
Harry was so surprised he didn't get out of the way. Lucius Malfoy apparated. Ron kept hitting Harry over and over again. If Ron kept going he surely would have killed him.
"Ron. Stop." Hermione said coldly, "Don't kill him, let him rot in Azkaban." She said glaring evilly at Harry. Suddenly everything went black again.
That was all Harry remembered. He didn't remember his trial. It all came in flashes, but the Dementors made it hard for him to remember anything. All he knew was Ron and Hermione testified to seeing him kill Ginny. It was their word, Harry's wand that the Killing curse had been thrown from vs. Harry's word. Of course they won. Veritaserum didn't work on Harry so there was no way for them to know if he was innocent or not.
Of course Harry was innocent and that kept him sane like Sirius Black had done. In the two years he had been in Azkaban he had grown to hate his friends, professors and anyone he thought of as family. Now he just laid on the stone floor listening to his mother's screams all day and all night. Well, that wasn't actually true. He still had his vision and the pain in his scar.
Harry learned a lot through his scar. He found that he could watch Voldemort contently if he wanted too. Harry witnessed many Deaths. Deaths of little children. Rapes. Many things that would scar Harry forever. He had seen so many sick things, he didn't even know if he could remember half of them, which was good, but the ones he remembered made his stomach turn.
The bell rang signaling that it was time for dinner. All they got was dry bread and a cup of water. That is what they got for all of their meals. Harry hadn't had an appetite since he entered Azkaban. Harry probably never thought he would ever have an appetite again for the rest of his life. That is what he got. A life-sentence. He would rot in hell until he died or until he escaped, which he didn't have the heart to do even though he probably could.
.........
"NO this can't be?" Minister Fudge screamed.
"I am afraid so Cornelius. We all have made a great mistake," Albus Dumbledore said sadly.
"But this means he will turn for sure now, when he gets out," The Minister said with a sigh.
"You are forgetting how amazing young Harry Potter was when he was convicted Cornelius," Albus said as Cornelius nodded.
"Yes, he was pretty brilliant. How do we know he is innocent?" Cornelius asked as Dumbledore frowned.
"The Death Eater that was caught in last nights attack was Draco Malfoy. When we asked what crimes he had committed he admitted to framing Potter. The Death Eaters have been acting like Potter was a part of them to keep him in Azkaban," Dumbledore said sadly.
"Well, you will have to report this to the Weasley's, because I don't think I am well liked around there," Cornelius said as Albus nodded.
"I will go tell them before I go and pick up Harry," Dumbledore said as Harry nodded.
"You think I should get a Prophet Reporter and report the story to them?" Cornelius said as Dumbledore nodded solemnly.
"It would be nice for Harry to get his named cleared before he is let out," Albus said before nodding.
He apparated straight to the Weasley's. They lived at Grimmauld Place now because the Burrow had been destroyed although no one had been hurt. Death Eaters had attacked the home a couple days after Harry had been imprisoned. They left a message that made the Weasley's hate Harry even more.
Harry Potter will break out of Azkaban and burn all of you and your muggle- loving friends to the ground. He will piss on the ashes.
Albus apparated right in to the front room. The portrait of Mrs. Black had been gone for a long time so there was no screaming. Molly Weasley walked into the room, upon hearing the sound of apparation.
"Albus, what are you doing here?" Molly asked surprised at seeing the Headmaster.
It had been a long time since the Order of the Phoenix had Grimmauld Place as their headquarters. Hogwarts became their permanent headquarters at the start of Harry's sixth year. The Ministry had given the house to the Weasley's when Harry had gone to Azkaban along with all of Harry's money, besides Harry's inheritance that Dumbledore never had a chance to give to Harry.
"We need to have a talk. I need the whole family along with Hermione there," Dumbledore said quietly.
"Okay Albus. This is about that boy is it?" Molly Weasley said hatefully.
"It actually is Molly, but before we start discussing it we need the whole family to be here," Albus said bowing his head.
"All right Albus," She said sort of nervous at the way Albus was acting.
Albus took a seat in the kitchen while Molly went and round up all of the family. Hermione and Ron were together and probably going to get married. They were a summer out of Hogwarts and they were as happy as could be in the situation. This would have been Ginny's last year at Hogwarts. Fred and George's joke shop had been booming and they had made the family and themselves more money than they have ever had.
Charlie and Bill weren't doing too well after Ginny's death. They blamed themselves for not seeing the evil in Harry. They both quit their jobs and went into Auror Training to catch the Dark Wizards that hurt their Sister. Percy, well, Percy was another case. He hadn't made up with his family yet when Ginny had died so he used it to grow farther apart from them, although he wasn't a dark wizard. He was the Head of the newly formed Department of Justice, which pretty much was a lower version of Council of Magic Law.
It took Molly awhile to round up everyone, because they were all off on their own in the huge house. Once the entire family, excluding Percy, was there did Dumbledore begin.
"Hello everyone," Dumbledore said raising his head.
The Weasley's and Hermione could see the pain in his eyes.
"I haven't done many things that I have regretted in my life, but the thing I am about to tell you is something that I hold the most regret for," Albus began as the Weasley remained silent. "Today, we were interviewing a captured prisoner and he admitted to framing Harry for the murder of Ginny."
There was utter silence throughout the room. Everybody held blank expressions on their faces. Ron's quickly turned to anger.
"That is BULLSHIT. We saw him do it." Ron shouted angrily.
"I am afraid you were mistaken Ron. Draco Malfoy admitted to taking Polyjuice Potion..." Dumbledore began, but Ron cut in.
"MALFOY!" Ron shouted.
"Boy, shut up," Bill said angrily with intensity in his eyes that made Ron go quiet.
"Yes, Draco admitted to stunning Harry and taking Polyjuice Potion. Then he ran and killed Ginny before running back over, reviving Harry, and apparating away. Lucius and Draco had it all planned," Dumbledore said sadly.
Hermione and Molly began to cry immediately. Charlie just walked out of the room without another word, trying to control himself. Ron just stood there not uttering a single word. He began to comfort Hermione and his Dad did the same with Mrs. Weasley. Fred and George were beside themselves. Bill let out a growl of anger that Moony would have been proud of and started punching the wall. Fred and George began to try to restrain him, but he threw both of them off.
"Losing your temper will not help this situation Bill. I asked you to remain calm," Albus said though he felt what Bill was feeling. Bill turned around instantly.
"I want to come with you to get him," Bill said as Dumbledore nodded.
"All right. We better get going then," Dumbledore said as Bill nodded. They both apparated at the same time.
.........
They apparated to the Ministry where they went to the Department of Justice. Dumbledore needed Percy Weasley to send out the release papers to allow Harry to get on the boat to come back to the Ministry. When they arrived, Percy had already done what needed to be done. The Minister had already talked to him and he didn't seem to be in the mood to talk to Dumbledore or his brother.
Dumbledore and Bill apparated out to the boating dock. By the time they rowed out to Azkaban the release papers would be there. They walked up to the man who was standing next to the boat.
"Good evening Mr. Weasley, Dumbledore," The man said with a nod, "You guys will be going to Azkaban tonight?" The man asked as Dumbledore and Bill both nodded.
"Yes, we would like to leave right now McKinney," Bill said quickly as the man nodded.
"Let's go," McKinney said as they all got on the boat.
.........
Harry just finished his dinner...if you can call it dinner. Harry crawled back to the corner. Harry tried to hide from the Dementors as best as he could. As if that worked. Harry curled up in a ball feeling the cold air pass by him. The cold air began to come closer and he heard his Mother's screams begin in his head again. He felt a cold hand grab hold on him. He felt so cold; he couldn't handle it any more. He passed out.
He didn't know long he was out, but when he woke up, he was in a room. He wasn't in his cell any more. He laid on a rock hard bed in the hospital wing of Azkaban. He reached for his glasses, being blinded. Someone put his glasses on his face.
"Good evening Mr. Potter. Eat that chocolate," she said pointing to a big chunk of chocolate on the bedside table.
"Why are you doing this?" Harry asked confused.
"You have been released Mr. Potter. Congratulations," she said before exiting the room.
Harry was shocked. He didn't know what to say. He looked at the chunk of chocolate. He wanted to throw up. No he was going to throw up. Harry put his head over the side of the bed and vomited all over the floor. He vomited up pretty much all the stuff he had eaten for the last two years. The lady came back into the room.
"The boat to take you back to the Ministry is here," she said walking over to Harry.
The lady was the first contact Harry had had with anybody since he arrived in Azkaban. He hadn't talked to any of the other prisoners. She helped him out of the bed. She did a quick cleaning charm for the vomit, which wasn't really that much before she helped support him all the way out of the small building. Harry almost jumped away from the lady at the sight of Albus Dumbledore ten feet away.
"It is all right Mr. Potter. They are here to take you away from this place," she said sadly as Harry visibly calmed down.
She continued to help him towards the boat. Dumbledore walked over to help, but the woman told him she didn't need help. Harry was thankful. She helped Harry into the small boat.
"Thank you," Harry said when she let go of him.
"Your welcome Harry, I mean Mr. Potter," the girl said as Harry smiled his first smile since the day that changed his life forever.
"It is alright..." Harry said trailing off not knowing her name.
"Katie. Katie Bell," she said as Harry nodded. She turned to Dumbledore, nodded and walked back towards Azkaban.
.........
The boat ride held an awkward silence. Harry didn't speak a word to Albus or Bill. Harry settled at looking out into the distance. The ocean was a deep blue and in no time Harry found himself deep in thought. Soon the boat pulled up to the dock. Dumbledore and Bill both hopped out the boat and offered a hand. Harry did not take it. He got to his feet and got out of the boat on his own. He looked around at the scenery and breathed in the first fresh air he had in a long time.
"We are going to take a Portkey straight to the Ministry," Dumbledore said as he conjured a Portkey. "We are going to have to talk."
Harry just gave him a cold look and put a hand on the boot Portkey. Harry felt a familiar tug and then a swirl of colors. Harry hit the ground with a loud thud. Dumbledore and Bill were instantly at his side, but Harry waved off their hands and got to his feet. Harry was dirty, his hair was long and he had a full-grown beard that needed to be cut. He looked to see the Minister of Magic in front of him. The Minister offered him a seat.
"Have a seat Harry," the Minister said as Harry just gave him a cold glare.
"I think I will stand," Harry said, uttering his first words since he had talked to Katie Bell.
"All right stand then. We at the Ministry are sorry for you wro..." Minister Fudge began but Harry cut him off.
"Save the crap Cornelius. I don't need to hear it. What I want to do is go to my house and have a shower," Harry said as Fudge and Dumbledore both looked at each other.
"Harry your house was given to the Weasley's after you went to Azkaban," Dumbledore said as Harry sighed.
"You gave away my house. Sirius' house," Harry said anger building up. "Well that is just great. I bet you gave them all my money too?" Harry said as Fudge nodded.
"Money is not an issue Mr. Potter, the Ministry will be giving you..." Fudge began but Harry cut him off again.
"I don't want the Ministries dirty money because is all it is. What I want to do is the leave this god damn place that I use to think was a home," Harry said bitterly.
"Does that mean you are leaving the Wizarding World?" Fudge said with a hint of excitement in his voice.
"Yes, that what it means Cornelius, but only after I kill Voldemort," Harry said as Fudge flinched.
"Well, I want a shower so I need a place to stay and I want my wand back," Harry said looking down at the floor.
"You can come to Grimmauld Place and..."
"No Bill. I don't want to have anything to do with you or your family," Harry said hatefully although he still looked at floor.
"Hogwarts it is then," Dumbledore said quickly feeling the tension, "I have your wand there anyway."
"Let's go then," Harry said still looking at the floor.
"Portus," Dumbledore said conjuring another Portkey. "Take hold Harry. Bill I will be back at Grimmauld Place in a little while."
"All right sir," Bill said with a nod before apparating.
Harry felt the unusual tug and with a swirl of color he felt himself jerked off to Hogwarts. He landed on the floor in the Headmaster's office. Again Albus offered a hand and Harry shook him off. He got to his feet. Albus took a seat behind his desk.
"Have a seat Harry," Albus said as Harry just glared at him.
"No. Just give me my wand," Harry said angrily.
"I am sorry it had this to be this way Harry. I couldn't predict this to happen to you," Dumbledore said opening his desk drawer. "Here is your wand." He said handing Harry his wand.
When Harry took it and an orange glow sparkled around Harry. It was something Harry hadn't felt in a long time. The feeling gave him hope, like the phoenix song was being sung. Harry waved his wand and felt the power he hadn't felt in a long time.
"Harry I have something I need to give to you," Albus said as pulled out a stack of parchments. "This is your family's inheritance."
"I'm surprised you didn't give that to the Weasley's too," Harry spat angrily.
"I was supposed to, but I held onto it," Albus said as Harry looked.
"Why?" He said sadly in a low tone.
"Because in my heart I knew you didn't do it," Albus said slowly.
"BULLSHIT! Then why did you let me rot in Azkaban? Did you know what I saw? I saw everything. Every murder, every rape, EVERYTHING! So you can go to hell," Harry said fuming as he started to pace.
"I understand your anger. I will get these papers ready for you so you can go live at your family home," Albus said sadly.
"Fine. Where will I be staying?" Harry said quickly.
"Let me show you," Albus said standing up.
"No I think I can find it myself if you give the password," Harry said as Albus nodded.
"The password is Chocolate Frogs. It is in the old Defense Against the Dark Arts office," Albus said as Harry turned and walked out of Dumbledore's office.
Albus sat back in his chair. Albus's eyes went up.
'People in the castle don't know he is innocent.' Albus thought getting up and running out of his office.
.........
Harry was walking slowly down the corridors. He still couldn't believe that he was free. Only 3 hours ago he was rotting in Azkaban and now he was free. He felt free. He almost made it to his old Defense Classroom when someone let out a shriek.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? STUPEFY!" His old Transfiguration professor shrieked. Harry moved out of the way drew his wand.
"Harry! Minerva! Stop!" Albus screamed running up. Harry still had his wand pointed at his old Professor.
"What is he doing here Albus?" she asked angrily.
"He is here because he is innocent Minerva. He has been pardoned," Albus said as he put a hand on Minerva's wand and pulled it down.
Minerva was too shocked to say anything. Harry just put down his wand and walked past them in to the Defense Classroom. He said the password and walked up the staircase in to the office. There was a door behind the desk that led to the room and the bathroom. The first thing Harry did was go straight to the shower.
Harry went straight to the tub and soaked. He soaked in the tub for a long time, just scrubbing himself. Once he got all of the dirt and grime off he let out the water. He got back in the tub to get the smell out. He scrubbed himself until he was satisfied with his smell. Then he washed his hair for a long, long time. He got out of the tub and dried himself off. He wrapped his towel around himself and looked at his dirty robes and underwear.
"That is disgusting," Harry said to himself walking out of the bathroom.
He stood in the mirror and began to shave. He shaved his whole beard off. Harry looked at his untidy hair and pulled it back behind his ears. It wasn't really Harry's look, but it brought out his emerald green eyes. When he got out of his room, he saw a set of robes and clean underwear waiting for him. They were all brand new, still in the package. There also was a meal waiting. There was a little note.
Dear Harry, If you need anything just call for Dobby. Dobby will come if you call his name.
Harry huffed. Now he was going to pamper him. There was a knock on the door. Harry glared suspiciously at the door. He didn't know if he wanted to answer it. The person knocked louder this time. Harry let out a sigh and pulled the door open. Harry was about to yell at the person, but stopped when he saw who it was.
"Hello," he said quietly.
"Hey Harry. I just stopped to talk you," the girl said as Harry nodded and ushered for her to come in.
"I need to dress. You can just wait in here," Harry said walking over to his stuff and walking in to the bathroom. She smiled at him.
'Man he sure looks sexy in just that towel.' She thought to herself as Harry disappeared through the door. Within a couple minutes Harry came back fully dressed.
"So Katie what is it you want to talk about?" Harry asked taking a seat on the bed. She sat next to him.
"I want to ask you something. When I first got stuck at Azkaban, you were in pretty bad shape. You didn't seem to be just affected by the Dementors. There seemed to be physical abuse too. I was wondering if you remembered what happened?" Katie asked as Harry bowed his head.
"I remember a little. The first year at Azkaban was hell. Someone kept coming every so often and beating the shit out of me," Harry said as Katie frowned.
"I know. I found you. Lying on the floor outside of the hospital wing. Someone had put you there," Katie said as Harry nodded.
"I remember. Were you the one that healed me and gave me the chocolate?" Harry asked as Katie nodded.
"Yes. When I found you I didn't want to help you, but it was my job so I levitated you to one of the beds. When I revived you, you talked to me," Katie said as Harry raised his eyebrows.
"I did and what did I tell you?" Harry asked as Katie smiled.
"Well you were quite charming Harry. After we talked, I knew you were innocent. You actually told me when you were sedated that you were innocent," Katie said as Harry smiled at her.
"That is nice to know. Why are you at Azkaban?" Harry asked as Katie looked down at the floor.
"Well, Percy and I had a relationship. He told me that he could get me an apprenticeship at St. Mungo's, but when we broke up he got me reassigned to Azkaban," she said sadly.
"That rotten bastard," Harry said angrily.
"I was wondering if you knew who was attacking you?" Katie asked as Harry frowned. Tears began to form in his eyes.
"I don't think I am ready to talk about that," Harry said sadly, looking up at Katie.
"I am sorry Harry. I am so sorry for what they did to you, but I need to know. I need to know to get them put in Azkaban for what they did to you," Katie said as Harry just shrugged.
"It doesn't matter," Harry said as Katie grabbed hold of his face. Harry was about to jump back, but for some reason he didn't.
"Harry, it does matter. The person almost killed you. You would have died if he hadn't dropped you off in my care so the person knew he beat you badly enough to kill you," Katie kept on going.
"Katie, I am telling you now, it doesn't matter. Drop it. Please, I don't want to go in to it. I just got out of that place. I don't want to bring back memories of that horrid place," Harry said sadly, tears in his eyes.
"I'm sorry Harry. I won't press you on it. Maybe I should go," she said quickly before getting up and running to the door.
"Wait!" Harry called out, "Will you come by tomorrow? It would be nice to have someone to talk to," Harry said as Katie smiled.
"Of course, but I will have to come by after I get off work," she said as Harry only nodded.
"Okay," Harry said quietly as she nodded. She smiled at Harry before she shut the door behind her.
Harry went over to the food and found it was cold. He threw it in the waste bin and got it to bed. Harry lay there for quite sometime thinking. Katie had brought back memories of when he got attacked in Azkaban. It hurt to think about it. He couldn't believe that he could do such a thing to him. Harry had trusted him with his life, but that didn't matter any more. None of it mattered. He was out. He was going to kill Voldemort and he was going to leave the Wizarding World.
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Okay this is my second story I am starting... I hope all my fans like it... I want to know what you all think about it... Do you think I should continue or just let this story go? I don't know where the story is going after Harry kills Voldemort... please review... idea for things after Harry kills Voldemort is accepted along with flames...
Category: General
Sub Category: Romance
Rating: R
Spoilers: SS/PS, CoS, PoA, GoF, and the Order of the Phoenix
DISCLAIMER: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Chapter 1: Lost Soul
Harry Potter, the so-called savior of the Wizarding World lay on his back on a dirty stone floor. Harry had been rotting in Azkaban for 2 years now. His one-time friends hated his guts. They had been the ones that put him here. At the start of Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry had been distant and not talking much due to his Godfather's death. His friends tried to cheer him up, but nothing seemed to be able to get him out of his depression.
Harry had trained hard during that summer learning Dueling techniques and Occlumency. He had mastered Occlumency with the help of his Mentor, Albus Dumbledore. Harry had taken great strides during that summer and things were looking good for the Light side with the captures of many Death Eaters. That was, until the first Hogsmeade trip.
That first trip Harry would remember as the worst day of his life forever. Harry had gone with Ron and Hermione to Hogsmeade when Death Eaters attacked. Harry was split up from the group, fighting with all his might until he blacked out. After that, Harry only remembered getting his wand handed back to him and being supported by none other than Lucius Malfoy.
"Thanks Potter. The Dark Lord will be happy for you coming over to his side." He said as Harry jumped away.
"HARRY HOW COULD YOU?" Hermione screamed crouched over a dead Ginny.
"YOU WILL DIE FOR THAT POTTER!" Ron screamed running and tackling Harry.
Harry was so surprised he didn't get out of the way. Lucius Malfoy apparated. Ron kept hitting Harry over and over again. If Ron kept going he surely would have killed him.
"Ron. Stop." Hermione said coldly, "Don't kill him, let him rot in Azkaban." She said glaring evilly at Harry. Suddenly everything went black again.
That was all Harry remembered. He didn't remember his trial. It all came in flashes, but the Dementors made it hard for him to remember anything. All he knew was Ron and Hermione testified to seeing him kill Ginny. It was their word, Harry's wand that the Killing curse had been thrown from vs. Harry's word. Of course they won. Veritaserum didn't work on Harry so there was no way for them to know if he was innocent or not.
Of course Harry was innocent and that kept him sane like Sirius Black had done. In the two years he had been in Azkaban he had grown to hate his friends, professors and anyone he thought of as family. Now he just laid on the stone floor listening to his mother's screams all day and all night. Well, that wasn't actually true. He still had his vision and the pain in his scar.
Harry learned a lot through his scar. He found that he could watch Voldemort contently if he wanted too. Harry witnessed many Deaths. Deaths of little children. Rapes. Many things that would scar Harry forever. He had seen so many sick things, he didn't even know if he could remember half of them, which was good, but the ones he remembered made his stomach turn.
The bell rang signaling that it was time for dinner. All they got was dry bread and a cup of water. That is what they got for all of their meals. Harry hadn't had an appetite since he entered Azkaban. Harry probably never thought he would ever have an appetite again for the rest of his life. That is what he got. A life-sentence. He would rot in hell until he died or until he escaped, which he didn't have the heart to do even though he probably could.
.........
"NO this can't be?" Minister Fudge screamed.
"I am afraid so Cornelius. We all have made a great mistake," Albus Dumbledore said sadly.
"But this means he will turn for sure now, when he gets out," The Minister said with a sigh.
"You are forgetting how amazing young Harry Potter was when he was convicted Cornelius," Albus said as Cornelius nodded.
"Yes, he was pretty brilliant. How do we know he is innocent?" Cornelius asked as Dumbledore frowned.
"The Death Eater that was caught in last nights attack was Draco Malfoy. When we asked what crimes he had committed he admitted to framing Potter. The Death Eaters have been acting like Potter was a part of them to keep him in Azkaban," Dumbledore said sadly.
"Well, you will have to report this to the Weasley's, because I don't think I am well liked around there," Cornelius said as Albus nodded.
"I will go tell them before I go and pick up Harry," Dumbledore said as Harry nodded.
"You think I should get a Prophet Reporter and report the story to them?" Cornelius said as Dumbledore nodded solemnly.
"It would be nice for Harry to get his named cleared before he is let out," Albus said before nodding.
He apparated straight to the Weasley's. They lived at Grimmauld Place now because the Burrow had been destroyed although no one had been hurt. Death Eaters had attacked the home a couple days after Harry had been imprisoned. They left a message that made the Weasley's hate Harry even more.
Harry Potter will break out of Azkaban and burn all of you and your muggle- loving friends to the ground. He will piss on the ashes.
Albus apparated right in to the front room. The portrait of Mrs. Black had been gone for a long time so there was no screaming. Molly Weasley walked into the room, upon hearing the sound of apparation.
"Albus, what are you doing here?" Molly asked surprised at seeing the Headmaster.
It had been a long time since the Order of the Phoenix had Grimmauld Place as their headquarters. Hogwarts became their permanent headquarters at the start of Harry's sixth year. The Ministry had given the house to the Weasley's when Harry had gone to Azkaban along with all of Harry's money, besides Harry's inheritance that Dumbledore never had a chance to give to Harry.
"We need to have a talk. I need the whole family along with Hermione there," Dumbledore said quietly.
"Okay Albus. This is about that boy is it?" Molly Weasley said hatefully.
"It actually is Molly, but before we start discussing it we need the whole family to be here," Albus said bowing his head.
"All right Albus," She said sort of nervous at the way Albus was acting.
Albus took a seat in the kitchen while Molly went and round up all of the family. Hermione and Ron were together and probably going to get married. They were a summer out of Hogwarts and they were as happy as could be in the situation. This would have been Ginny's last year at Hogwarts. Fred and George's joke shop had been booming and they had made the family and themselves more money than they have ever had.
Charlie and Bill weren't doing too well after Ginny's death. They blamed themselves for not seeing the evil in Harry. They both quit their jobs and went into Auror Training to catch the Dark Wizards that hurt their Sister. Percy, well, Percy was another case. He hadn't made up with his family yet when Ginny had died so he used it to grow farther apart from them, although he wasn't a dark wizard. He was the Head of the newly formed Department of Justice, which pretty much was a lower version of Council of Magic Law.
It took Molly awhile to round up everyone, because they were all off on their own in the huge house. Once the entire family, excluding Percy, was there did Dumbledore begin.
"Hello everyone," Dumbledore said raising his head.
The Weasley's and Hermione could see the pain in his eyes.
"I haven't done many things that I have regretted in my life, but the thing I am about to tell you is something that I hold the most regret for," Albus began as the Weasley remained silent. "Today, we were interviewing a captured prisoner and he admitted to framing Harry for the murder of Ginny."
There was utter silence throughout the room. Everybody held blank expressions on their faces. Ron's quickly turned to anger.
"That is BULLSHIT. We saw him do it." Ron shouted angrily.
"I am afraid you were mistaken Ron. Draco Malfoy admitted to taking Polyjuice Potion..." Dumbledore began, but Ron cut in.
"MALFOY!" Ron shouted.
"Boy, shut up," Bill said angrily with intensity in his eyes that made Ron go quiet.
"Yes, Draco admitted to stunning Harry and taking Polyjuice Potion. Then he ran and killed Ginny before running back over, reviving Harry, and apparating away. Lucius and Draco had it all planned," Dumbledore said sadly.
Hermione and Molly began to cry immediately. Charlie just walked out of the room without another word, trying to control himself. Ron just stood there not uttering a single word. He began to comfort Hermione and his Dad did the same with Mrs. Weasley. Fred and George were beside themselves. Bill let out a growl of anger that Moony would have been proud of and started punching the wall. Fred and George began to try to restrain him, but he threw both of them off.
"Losing your temper will not help this situation Bill. I asked you to remain calm," Albus said though he felt what Bill was feeling. Bill turned around instantly.
"I want to come with you to get him," Bill said as Dumbledore nodded.
"All right. We better get going then," Dumbledore said as Bill nodded. They both apparated at the same time.
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They apparated to the Ministry where they went to the Department of Justice. Dumbledore needed Percy Weasley to send out the release papers to allow Harry to get on the boat to come back to the Ministry. When they arrived, Percy had already done what needed to be done. The Minister had already talked to him and he didn't seem to be in the mood to talk to Dumbledore or his brother.
Dumbledore and Bill apparated out to the boating dock. By the time they rowed out to Azkaban the release papers would be there. They walked up to the man who was standing next to the boat.
"Good evening Mr. Weasley, Dumbledore," The man said with a nod, "You guys will be going to Azkaban tonight?" The man asked as Dumbledore and Bill both nodded.
"Yes, we would like to leave right now McKinney," Bill said quickly as the man nodded.
"Let's go," McKinney said as they all got on the boat.
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Harry just finished his dinner...if you can call it dinner. Harry crawled back to the corner. Harry tried to hide from the Dementors as best as he could. As if that worked. Harry curled up in a ball feeling the cold air pass by him. The cold air began to come closer and he heard his Mother's screams begin in his head again. He felt a cold hand grab hold on him. He felt so cold; he couldn't handle it any more. He passed out.
He didn't know long he was out, but when he woke up, he was in a room. He wasn't in his cell any more. He laid on a rock hard bed in the hospital wing of Azkaban. He reached for his glasses, being blinded. Someone put his glasses on his face.
"Good evening Mr. Potter. Eat that chocolate," she said pointing to a big chunk of chocolate on the bedside table.
"Why are you doing this?" Harry asked confused.
"You have been released Mr. Potter. Congratulations," she said before exiting the room.
Harry was shocked. He didn't know what to say. He looked at the chunk of chocolate. He wanted to throw up. No he was going to throw up. Harry put his head over the side of the bed and vomited all over the floor. He vomited up pretty much all the stuff he had eaten for the last two years. The lady came back into the room.
"The boat to take you back to the Ministry is here," she said walking over to Harry.
The lady was the first contact Harry had had with anybody since he arrived in Azkaban. He hadn't talked to any of the other prisoners. She helped him out of the bed. She did a quick cleaning charm for the vomit, which wasn't really that much before she helped support him all the way out of the small building. Harry almost jumped away from the lady at the sight of Albus Dumbledore ten feet away.
"It is all right Mr. Potter. They are here to take you away from this place," she said sadly as Harry visibly calmed down.
She continued to help him towards the boat. Dumbledore walked over to help, but the woman told him she didn't need help. Harry was thankful. She helped Harry into the small boat.
"Thank you," Harry said when she let go of him.
"Your welcome Harry, I mean Mr. Potter," the girl said as Harry smiled his first smile since the day that changed his life forever.
"It is alright..." Harry said trailing off not knowing her name.
"Katie. Katie Bell," she said as Harry nodded. She turned to Dumbledore, nodded and walked back towards Azkaban.
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The boat ride held an awkward silence. Harry didn't speak a word to Albus or Bill. Harry settled at looking out into the distance. The ocean was a deep blue and in no time Harry found himself deep in thought. Soon the boat pulled up to the dock. Dumbledore and Bill both hopped out the boat and offered a hand. Harry did not take it. He got to his feet and got out of the boat on his own. He looked around at the scenery and breathed in the first fresh air he had in a long time.
"We are going to take a Portkey straight to the Ministry," Dumbledore said as he conjured a Portkey. "We are going to have to talk."
Harry just gave him a cold look and put a hand on the boot Portkey. Harry felt a familiar tug and then a swirl of colors. Harry hit the ground with a loud thud. Dumbledore and Bill were instantly at his side, but Harry waved off their hands and got to his feet. Harry was dirty, his hair was long and he had a full-grown beard that needed to be cut. He looked to see the Minister of Magic in front of him. The Minister offered him a seat.
"Have a seat Harry," the Minister said as Harry just gave him a cold glare.
"I think I will stand," Harry said, uttering his first words since he had talked to Katie Bell.
"All right stand then. We at the Ministry are sorry for you wro..." Minister Fudge began but Harry cut him off.
"Save the crap Cornelius. I don't need to hear it. What I want to do is go to my house and have a shower," Harry said as Fudge and Dumbledore both looked at each other.
"Harry your house was given to the Weasley's after you went to Azkaban," Dumbledore said as Harry sighed.
"You gave away my house. Sirius' house," Harry said anger building up. "Well that is just great. I bet you gave them all my money too?" Harry said as Fudge nodded.
"Money is not an issue Mr. Potter, the Ministry will be giving you..." Fudge began but Harry cut him off again.
"I don't want the Ministries dirty money because is all it is. What I want to do is the leave this god damn place that I use to think was a home," Harry said bitterly.
"Does that mean you are leaving the Wizarding World?" Fudge said with a hint of excitement in his voice.
"Yes, that what it means Cornelius, but only after I kill Voldemort," Harry said as Fudge flinched.
"Well, I want a shower so I need a place to stay and I want my wand back," Harry said looking down at the floor.
"You can come to Grimmauld Place and..."
"No Bill. I don't want to have anything to do with you or your family," Harry said hatefully although he still looked at floor.
"Hogwarts it is then," Dumbledore said quickly feeling the tension, "I have your wand there anyway."
"Let's go then," Harry said still looking at the floor.
"Portus," Dumbledore said conjuring another Portkey. "Take hold Harry. Bill I will be back at Grimmauld Place in a little while."
"All right sir," Bill said with a nod before apparating.
Harry felt the unusual tug and with a swirl of color he felt himself jerked off to Hogwarts. He landed on the floor in the Headmaster's office. Again Albus offered a hand and Harry shook him off. He got to his feet. Albus took a seat behind his desk.
"Have a seat Harry," Albus said as Harry just glared at him.
"No. Just give me my wand," Harry said angrily.
"I am sorry it had this to be this way Harry. I couldn't predict this to happen to you," Dumbledore said opening his desk drawer. "Here is your wand." He said handing Harry his wand.
When Harry took it and an orange glow sparkled around Harry. It was something Harry hadn't felt in a long time. The feeling gave him hope, like the phoenix song was being sung. Harry waved his wand and felt the power he hadn't felt in a long time.
"Harry I have something I need to give to you," Albus said as pulled out a stack of parchments. "This is your family's inheritance."
"I'm surprised you didn't give that to the Weasley's too," Harry spat angrily.
"I was supposed to, but I held onto it," Albus said as Harry looked.
"Why?" He said sadly in a low tone.
"Because in my heart I knew you didn't do it," Albus said slowly.
"BULLSHIT! Then why did you let me rot in Azkaban? Did you know what I saw? I saw everything. Every murder, every rape, EVERYTHING! So you can go to hell," Harry said fuming as he started to pace.
"I understand your anger. I will get these papers ready for you so you can go live at your family home," Albus said sadly.
"Fine. Where will I be staying?" Harry said quickly.
"Let me show you," Albus said standing up.
"No I think I can find it myself if you give the password," Harry said as Albus nodded.
"The password is Chocolate Frogs. It is in the old Defense Against the Dark Arts office," Albus said as Harry turned and walked out of Dumbledore's office.
Albus sat back in his chair. Albus's eyes went up.
'People in the castle don't know he is innocent.' Albus thought getting up and running out of his office.
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Harry was walking slowly down the corridors. He still couldn't believe that he was free. Only 3 hours ago he was rotting in Azkaban and now he was free. He felt free. He almost made it to his old Defense Classroom when someone let out a shriek.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? STUPEFY!" His old Transfiguration professor shrieked. Harry moved out of the way drew his wand.
"Harry! Minerva! Stop!" Albus screamed running up. Harry still had his wand pointed at his old Professor.
"What is he doing here Albus?" she asked angrily.
"He is here because he is innocent Minerva. He has been pardoned," Albus said as he put a hand on Minerva's wand and pulled it down.
Minerva was too shocked to say anything. Harry just put down his wand and walked past them in to the Defense Classroom. He said the password and walked up the staircase in to the office. There was a door behind the desk that led to the room and the bathroom. The first thing Harry did was go straight to the shower.
Harry went straight to the tub and soaked. He soaked in the tub for a long time, just scrubbing himself. Once he got all of the dirt and grime off he let out the water. He got back in the tub to get the smell out. He scrubbed himself until he was satisfied with his smell. Then he washed his hair for a long, long time. He got out of the tub and dried himself off. He wrapped his towel around himself and looked at his dirty robes and underwear.
"That is disgusting," Harry said to himself walking out of the bathroom.
He stood in the mirror and began to shave. He shaved his whole beard off. Harry looked at his untidy hair and pulled it back behind his ears. It wasn't really Harry's look, but it brought out his emerald green eyes. When he got out of his room, he saw a set of robes and clean underwear waiting for him. They were all brand new, still in the package. There also was a meal waiting. There was a little note.
Dear Harry, If you need anything just call for Dobby. Dobby will come if you call his name.
Harry huffed. Now he was going to pamper him. There was a knock on the door. Harry glared suspiciously at the door. He didn't know if he wanted to answer it. The person knocked louder this time. Harry let out a sigh and pulled the door open. Harry was about to yell at the person, but stopped when he saw who it was.
"Hello," he said quietly.
"Hey Harry. I just stopped to talk you," the girl said as Harry nodded and ushered for her to come in.
"I need to dress. You can just wait in here," Harry said walking over to his stuff and walking in to the bathroom. She smiled at him.
'Man he sure looks sexy in just that towel.' She thought to herself as Harry disappeared through the door. Within a couple minutes Harry came back fully dressed.
"So Katie what is it you want to talk about?" Harry asked taking a seat on the bed. She sat next to him.
"I want to ask you something. When I first got stuck at Azkaban, you were in pretty bad shape. You didn't seem to be just affected by the Dementors. There seemed to be physical abuse too. I was wondering if you remembered what happened?" Katie asked as Harry bowed his head.
"I remember a little. The first year at Azkaban was hell. Someone kept coming every so often and beating the shit out of me," Harry said as Katie frowned.
"I know. I found you. Lying on the floor outside of the hospital wing. Someone had put you there," Katie said as Harry nodded.
"I remember. Were you the one that healed me and gave me the chocolate?" Harry asked as Katie nodded.
"Yes. When I found you I didn't want to help you, but it was my job so I levitated you to one of the beds. When I revived you, you talked to me," Katie said as Harry raised his eyebrows.
"I did and what did I tell you?" Harry asked as Katie smiled.
"Well you were quite charming Harry. After we talked, I knew you were innocent. You actually told me when you were sedated that you were innocent," Katie said as Harry smiled at her.
"That is nice to know. Why are you at Azkaban?" Harry asked as Katie looked down at the floor.
"Well, Percy and I had a relationship. He told me that he could get me an apprenticeship at St. Mungo's, but when we broke up he got me reassigned to Azkaban," she said sadly.
"That rotten bastard," Harry said angrily.
"I was wondering if you knew who was attacking you?" Katie asked as Harry frowned. Tears began to form in his eyes.
"I don't think I am ready to talk about that," Harry said sadly, looking up at Katie.
"I am sorry Harry. I am so sorry for what they did to you, but I need to know. I need to know to get them put in Azkaban for what they did to you," Katie said as Harry just shrugged.
"It doesn't matter," Harry said as Katie grabbed hold of his face. Harry was about to jump back, but for some reason he didn't.
"Harry, it does matter. The person almost killed you. You would have died if he hadn't dropped you off in my care so the person knew he beat you badly enough to kill you," Katie kept on going.
"Katie, I am telling you now, it doesn't matter. Drop it. Please, I don't want to go in to it. I just got out of that place. I don't want to bring back memories of that horrid place," Harry said sadly, tears in his eyes.
"I'm sorry Harry. I won't press you on it. Maybe I should go," she said quickly before getting up and running to the door.
"Wait!" Harry called out, "Will you come by tomorrow? It would be nice to have someone to talk to," Harry said as Katie smiled.
"Of course, but I will have to come by after I get off work," she said as Harry only nodded.
"Okay," Harry said quietly as she nodded. She smiled at Harry before she shut the door behind her.
Harry went over to the food and found it was cold. He threw it in the waste bin and got it to bed. Harry lay there for quite sometime thinking. Katie had brought back memories of when he got attacked in Azkaban. It hurt to think about it. He couldn't believe that he could do such a thing to him. Harry had trusted him with his life, but that didn't matter any more. None of it mattered. He was out. He was going to kill Voldemort and he was going to leave the Wizarding World.
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Okay this is my second story I am starting... I hope all my fans like it... I want to know what you all think about it... Do you think I should continue or just let this story go? I don't know where the story is going after Harry kills Voldemort... please review... idea for things after Harry kills Voldemort is accepted along with flames...