Harry and the Devil
I do not own the characters from J.K. Rowling's book or any other characters from Heinlein's books, Frank Herbert's or any others. The only character that belongs to me is "Kelly."
Summary: Harry gets tempted by the Mirror of Erised again and meets a succubus who becomes real who can make all his dreams come true. The only thing is, he can't sacrifice himself for England by dying. Harry enters other universes and gets to play with time.
Harry's POV, Summer at the Dursley's, just before 7th year:
Harry walked down the tunnel to the Chamber of Secrets, his wand held out in front of him, lighting his path.
"What am I doing here?" He thought to himself.
He knew he was dreaming, but it felt so real. He could feel the moldy, musty air moving past his skin. He could feel the clammy sweat running down his face.
The tunnel twisted and turned until finally, Harry came to the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets. There, in front of him were the snakes that he had to talk to, to open the Chamber door.
A hissing escaped his lips. "Open up," he hissed. Both sides of the Chamber door pulled apart. Harry swallowed the lump that his risen in his throat.
He walked past the entrance and into the shadowy Chamber. The pillars on either side rose up to the vast depths. Each pillar carved with snakes that seemed to be watching him.
Harry looked around nervously as he walked deeper into the Chamber. There in front of him rose the giant statue of Salazar Slytherin.
"What am I doing here?" He thought to himself.
Finally, walking up to the base of the statue, Harry saw something that made his heart lurch. It was the mirror of Erised.
"What's that doing here?" He thought.
Harry walked up to the mirror. He read the inscription one more time just as he had during his first year at Hogwarts..
Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi
He had never been able to figure out what the strange inscription meant, though Dumbledore had told him that it showed one's hearts desire.
Harry knew that it did. It had showed him his whole family. The one thing he desired most.
Sure enough, there he was in the middle of the mirror and standing behind him were his family. His mother and father. Grandparents, aunts and uncles. A whole crowd of people.
Harry felt tears start in his eyes. Why was he dreaming about the Mirror of Erised? He had put the past behind him. He knew that it was dangerous to keep dreaming of being reunited with his family. Dumbledore had warned him not to live in dreams. That it could drive one mad.
Suddenly, Harry heard footsteps resound throughout the Chamber. He turned and looked behind him. Approaching him was a tall girl with long brown hair. Her face was pretty. Angular with a long nose and big blue eyes.
"Who are you?" He asked.
The girl came up to him and stood beside him.
"Did you like what you saw inside the mirror?" She asked him.
Harry turned back to the mirror. Then he looked back at her.
"No," he said. "It's dangerous. It only shows me something I can't have."
The girl looked at him, a small smile curving her mouth.
"Who said you can't it?" She said. "What if I were able to promise you that you could have your parents back?"
Harry stared at her in shock.
"No," he said. "That's impossible. They're dead. You can't bring the dead back to life."
"Nothing's impossible…with time," she said.
"With time?"
The girl nodded at him. "Your parents died sixteen years ago, Harry. What if I were to show you a way to go back in time and get them? What would you do for me?"
Harry stared back at her in shock. "Go back in time?" He asked. "That's forbidden! Wizards aren't allowed to mess with time. It's against wizard law."
"It's against wizard law, Harry. But not everyone has to follow wizard law."
Harry stared back at her then at the mirror. His mother smiled at him and Harry felt his eyes sting.
"It's still impossible," he said. "They died sixteen years ago. Even if you went back and got them, you'd change my past. I wouldn't exist as I am now. No," he said shaking his head. "It won't work."
"Look at me Harry," said the girl. "It will work. I'm not talking about changing your past. I'm talking about changing your future."
Harry looked at her, a puzzled expression on his face. "What do you mean?"
The girl suddenly looked around. Harry did too, wondering why she was so suddenly interested in the surroundings.
"The sun's coming up," she said. "It's time for me to go. We'll talk again later."
"Wait," said Harry, as he saw her image start to fade. "What did you mean about changing my future?"
But it was too late. Brightness was entering the Chamber of Secrets and suddenly Harry felt it against his eyelids.