A second chance to save a life
I do not own Harry Potter. All rights go to J.K. Rowling. If I did own Harry Potter; I would not have killed Hedwig, Remus, Tonks, Sirius and Fred.
Chapter 1: A second chance
16 year old Harry Potter shot up in bed, drenched in cold sweat. He had had another nightmare about his godfather Sirius Black falling through the death veil at the ministry. Even though people told him that what happened to Sirius wasn't his fault, Harry still blamed himself. "If only," he kept thinking "If only I hadn't been so stupid for falling into Voldemort's trap, none of this would have happened and Sirius would still be alive." Harry rolled over and went back to sleep, hoping that he wouldn't have any more nightmares. The moment he fell asleep, he knew instantly that this dream was different than the others. He was in a room filled with white light, not a harsh light but calming and soft. It made him feel peaceful and serene.
-"Hello Harry Potter, I've been waiting for you to arrive." Came a soft female voice from behind him
Harry turned and saw a young woman who looked a lot like him. She had an aristocratic face, high cheekbones, pale skin, long black hair and bright green eyes. She was also wearing a floor length black dress.
-"Come, walk with me Harry. I have a few things to talk to you about."She said
"If I may, miss, who are you?"Harry asked
-"I go by many names Mr. Potter, but I tend to go by Hela but most people call me death." She explained
Harry looked at her with a look of horror and a touch of relief.
Hela laughed and said "Don't worry Mr. Potter; you're not going to die. That isn't the reason you've been summoned here. I brought you here because I need to talk to you about your godfather Sirius Black."
-"Sirius, why do you do you want to talk about him?"Harry asked
-"The thing is Mr. Potter is that he wasn't supposed to die. He was supposed to come back out through the veil and crash into the wall behind it, a little shaken but unhurt. But it didn't happen the way it was supposed to. Either something went wrong on my end or on yours. I don't know, my people are still trying to figure it out." She explained
-"Okay, so he wasn't supposed to die, I get that but I don't understand why I'm here. What are you trying to say?" Harry asked
-"I'm trying to say is that I can give you a chance, one chance to go back in time and save your godfather. You will get only one shot at this and that is all I can give you. If you fail, you will be unable to cope with the grief and die. But, if you succeed, the future will be changed and you won't be alone. Do you want to do this?" Hela asked him
-"Yes, I want to try."Harry said after a bit of thought
-"Do or do not, there is no try but I'll take that as a yes. You won't be going back there unprepared though. It is imperative that you learn Occulomency, Legilimency and how to become and animagus. You will be given some of the best books on the subject from my own library. Also, I will be giving you the metamorphagus ability and wandless magic. These two abilities won't be fully developed and you will have to do that on your own but I will also give you books on the subject as well. And one more thing, be wary of Albus Dumbledore and Ronald Weasley, all is not what they seem with those two." Hela explained
-"Right, when do we start?" Harry asked
"Right now, Mr. Potter." Hela said before beginning to chant in an unknown language
As she was chanting, Harry felt like he was falling and then darkness over took him and he felt nothing.
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When Harry reopened his eyes, he saw the pile of five books at the foot of his bed. He got up and put them in his trunk and then he saw the date, it was July 13th 1996. He blinked and looked at the calendar again. It hadn't changed so he figured that he had gone back in time to one year ago. He checked the time and saw that it was 6:30 in the morning. He decided that he wanted no more of the Dursley's abuse; he packed his things, sent up a prayer to anyone listening, unlocked the door and stepped outside. Seeing as no one was coming to tell him to get back inside, he kept walking. He passed Mrs. Figg's house with his head down before summoning the Knight bus. After some time on the bouncing, jostling and sickening, newly dubbed the vomit machine, Harry got off at the Leaky Cauldron. He paid for a room, dropped his stuff off inside before going down to get some breakfast before going to Gringott's. After getting the required amount of money plus a bag hooked up to his vault, Harry decided that it was time to get a makeover. "Now, time for some shopping" Harry thought to himself
Thanks for reading, I'll see you all next time. Dana