Becca: Hello! This is a redo of padfootsrevengers story Maximus! I read it a while ago and have only just come up with a way that I wanted to continue it. I must admit I regret waiting this long as I have probably lost the authors trust since this is months after I said I would adopt it. I know I won't be as good as her but I ask you to bear with me. Hopefully it will come out alright. Anyway I'll start the story now.
Disclaimer: Nothing belongs to me! Not the characters or anything in J.K. Rowling's book. I don't even own the plot! All rights go to the two authors.
I wish J.K. Rowling a very happy birthday.
A young man with messy black hair walked quickly to the study, a book clutched tightly in his hand.
"I've found it." He spoke to his friend once he had closed the doors, "but are you sure this will work?"
The blonde haired girl turned around in her chair, "Well I can't be totally sure, but as far as I know it should work."
She turned back to the desk which was strewn with books and parchment, each piece containing rune after rune and calculation after calculation. The rest of the room was filled with books except for one corner which contained a cauldron with the potion bubbling inside. Blue-coloured steam rose slowly.
Harry gave the book to Luna and she quickly flipped through it, "Yes, everything seems to be in accurate condition." she mumbled to herself, her dreamy quality lost long ago. Harry looked towards the potion, the colour and texture were perfect yet his worry wouldn't leave him.
They had come up with this plan a year ago, when they were desperate for any way to change the present. Both of them had lost literally everyone they cared for during the war against Voldemort. They had won, but at the cost of their will to live. Then Fawkes showed up one day with a note that changed everything.
The letter had been from their long-dead headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. The note only contained the name of a book and the password to his private chambers. Harry had quickly flooed to Hogwarts and retrieved the book.
What came as a surprise, though, was what the book contained. The information came as a relief to the distraught teens.
They could travel to an Alternate Reality, one where everyone would be alive.
There had been much planning and improvements through trial and error up to this point, for some calculations had to be written over and over again to get the right chains put together. The potion had also been extremely difficult as it required absolute perfection for it to work.
It also took a while to gather their things as they weren't planning to turn up empty-handed.
Goblins, being very proud of their line of work, weren't happy with the fact they wanted to extract their whole bank vaults. It had taken a while of persuasion until they were allowed to leave with all of it, the goblins grumbling about losing an Ancient and Noble house.
They had also decided to change their names to avoid any confusion in the new reality. No need for any questioning from the ministry so soon.
No matter how much they wanted to be with their families, they had decided to sit back and watch only allowing themselves to get close after they had dealt with the second Voldemort.
After a few arguments, it was resolved that they would go as siblings from the Maximus family, who were cousins of the Potters. Harry had researched the family as much as possible for they had disappeared during the first war, believed to be dead.
So that's how they were both standing here, nearly a year later with their possessions packed and ready to go.
Harry and Luna were both wearing muggle clothes, not knowing where they were going to end up. They didn't want to cause trouble too early.
"I guess it's time." Harry grinned at Luna who smiled back.
Luna had changed a lot from her Hogwarts years, her friends having helped her become more open to people. Eventually it was hard to tell that she had ever been a lonely girl.
Luna and Neville had been engaged during the war, his death had come as a shock to them all but Luna had never been the same afterwards. She had thrown herself into the war and soon became nearly as feared as Harry.
"Well then, let's get this over with." Harry shrunk his and Luna's trunks and placed them in his pocket, "Hedwig, come on over here!"
The snowy owl flew in to the room and landed on Harry's shoulder, giving him a cuff with her wings.
Harry smiled at her, "I'm not leaving you behind whether you're sulking or not, so get used to it." That earned him another cuff around the ears. He only grinned in response.
Luna grabbed a couple of vials and filled each with the potion, handing one to Harry, "Right, so all we've got to do is drink the potion, hold hands and say the spell, and hope it works." Harry smiled as he downed his potion, Luna following suit.
Harry grabbed Luna's hands and they each took a deep breath. Then they read out the spell, "Για μια εναλλακτική πραγματικότητα"
There was a gust of wind a bright flash and the study was suddenly empty of life. A piece of parchment fluttered to the floor and then stilled.
Becca: I know it's very similar to the first chapter of the original version but I couldn't think of a good beginning but it should spread out better as I start gaining better writing skills. Anyway I tried to change as much as I can without taking it completely off the plot she originally set out for it so yeah. I hope you enjoyed the first chapter and I should be writing the next one soon.