Disclaimer: Unfortunately I am not JKR, so that means I am not rich and famous, and therefore do not own Harry Potter and other related characters, I'm just borrowing them to do a little….tweaking. *evil smirk*

Harry Potter and the Power of Emotions

Chapter 1: WHAT?

Harry Potter was standing in front of Hogwarts. Why, you may ask? Well, for one thing, the repair work after the final battle was starting today. All the survivors were gathering to help rebuild the mighty castle. Even Peeves was being solemn. Thinking of Peeves brought back painful memories for Harry. Remus, Sirius, Fred, Tonks….the list went on forever! As Harry felt a tear roll down his cheek, his only source of comfort gently gripped his hand. Harry looked gratefully over at her.

Hermione was on the verge of tears. She was standing next to the single most important person in her life, and he was CRYING! For the first time since she met him, he was crying! Hermione gripped his hand reassuringly, and Harry turned his head over to her with a look of gratitude. For some reason, her heart melted every time he looked at her like that. Even Ron fell by the wayside, when Harry was talking to her. She looked up at Harry, just when he was looking down at her. Their eyes met, and suddenly a shiver ran through both of their bodies. As if magnetized, their lips slowly angled towards each other, and as Harry's arms wrapped around Hermione's waist, they began a kiss that rocked the multiverse (quite literally). A golden glow surrounded them as they lifted off the ground. Forget Ron, he's always jealous. Forget Ginny, she's too fiery. Harry and Hermione were the perfect match. Just as Ron came barreling towards Harry with his fists raised, a "YES!" was heard quite clearly from the sky, and with a POP the golden couple vanished.

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As their surroundings slowly cleared, Harry and Hermione heard a voice. "Finally! Finally those two get together! I've been waiting for seven years for this!"

Another, decidedly more male voice chimed in, "Now, Fate, don't get too cocky, we all know what happens then!"

This woman called Fate grumpily said, " Yeah, yeah, I still haven't forgiven you for killing off the last couple that had a soul bond!"

The voice Harry guessed was Death hastily replied, "Yes, but if I didn't, where would this young man be now? He wouldn't have met his soul mate!"

Harry had had enough. He shakily called out, "What the heck is going on here?"

In a slightly awed tone, Fate claimed, "Wow! He's the first one this has happened to that hasn't let out a long stream of cusswords at appearing!"

Death, in the same tone, replied, "You're right! That shows extremely strong character!"

Hermione was blown out of her mind. Here she was, in what looked like an antechamber to heaven, talking to Fate and Death! "What's going on here? I want explanations and I want them NOW!" Death and Fate looked at her in shock. Harry said, "Ha! That's Hermione for you! I'd suggest giving us an explanation, for your safety."

Fate started out first. "Well, all right. This all started back when you killed old Moldywart as a baby. Your SOUL BONDED," here she glared at Death, "parents had sacrificed themselves for you, giving you full protection from evil. Ten years later, you came to Hogwarts, where the amazing DumbOldDoor manipulated you all throughout. Young Ginny and the twins are truly your friends, but the meeting with the Weasleys was staged! I mean honestly, why would a mother of so many magical kids forget the train station where they go to school?"

"You mean," Harry started, "Ron isn't my friend?" He looked at Hermione.

"Nope! His task was to break you and Hermione here apart to leave Harry open to Ginny, and Hermione to Ron." Death chimed in.

"Ron just wanted your fame," Fate explained, "And Molly wanted his money. The old goat had promised her a lot of galleons to help him." Harry stood up and started pacing. "So what does this mean? We CAN trust the twins, Ginny-" "And Luna and Neville!" "And we CAN'T trust Dumbledore, Mrs. Weasley, or Ron."

"That's it, right on the money! Oh, and you can trust the teachers, except for Snape." Fate said happily. "Oh, and don't forget you two are soul bonded!"

"And what does that mean, exactly?" Hermione enquired.

"Oh, just that you two can read each other's mind, can feel each other's emotions, can share your magical cores, et cetera, et cetera. Now, I will send you back in time-" "WHAT!" "with the powers of occulmency, extreme magical power, and some secret gifts that you will find out. Bye!" With a snap of Fate's fingers, the two teens spiraled into darkness as their consciousness left them.

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A/N: Hey! This is my first attempt at fanfiction. Please, tell me what you think! Was the chapter long enough? Too long? Too much dialogue? More action will be in the next chapter. Where will they land in time? Suggestions, anyone?