Chapter One: Through the Door

"RON! HARRY!" Harry heard Hermione's voice call down the hall.

He mumbled incoherently into his pillow and groaned as he sat up reaching for his glasses. Once he could see again, he saw Ron rubbing his eyes groggily sitting on his own bed a few feet away.

"Morning mate," he grumbled.

The two boys stood up and threw on jeans and a t-shirt, the headed down stairs for breakfast.

Hermione met them at the top of the stairs, giving them disapproving looks. "Boys, you know we have to leave early today to get to Hogwarts on time!" But her face turned into an amused smile when she took in their dazed appearance. Rolling her eyes she threaded her hand through Ron's causing his ears to turn pink and grin through his sleep deprived state.

"How long do we have before we leave?" Harry yawned, entering the kitchen and sitting down next to Ginny, who gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before returning to her food.

"In about ten minutes," Hermione said as she ate. "So hurry up."

When their plates were cleaned, the two couples walked out of the house a little ways to apparate into Hogsmeade to meet the rest of the Weasleys who had left earlier that morning. Harry and Ginny, Hermione and Ron walked hand in hand down the familiar path to the castle.

The past weeks work on the repairs for Hogwarts had done a lot. Most of the fallen towers had been reconstructed and put back to its original stature. Most of the visible work had been done and they were now working to remove secret curses and jinx that had been placed on the castle during the battle and when the Carrows were in control.

The four stopped when they saw McGonagall striding towards them. As the new Headmistress, she was leading the assignments in order to get the castle back to normal for the new, upcoming school year.

"Good to see you four," McGonagall said nodding at them, offering one of her rare smiles.

They grinned back at her, having been woken up by the uncomfortable sensation of apparating.

"You all will be up on the seventh floor to try and detect any curses that have been left. If you find one and do not know how to remove it, just send a patronus and we will send help. Understood?"

"Yes, Professor," they chorused.

Most of the surviving Order and Hogwart's staff were placed in different parts of the school with task of their own to complete. As the four passed by the Trio still received congratulations on the defeat of Voldemort.

Harry had insisted that the Daily Prophet credit some of the dark wizard's downfall to his two best friends, as he felt he couldn't have done it without them.

When reaching the seventh floor, they lazily split up across the hall, having been doing this for several days they knew how to get it all done rather quickly.

Only minor jinxes were found and were most likely caused by accident in the heat of the battle, as they were quite easy to take off.

An hour of so into the search Ginny came across an odd door she had never seen before in her time at Hogwarts.

"Hey guys? Come take a look at this!"

The other three gathered around the strange looked blue door with frowns.

"I've never seen this before," stated Hermione as she studied it.

"It's not on the Marauder's Map." Ron said. "Is it, Harry?"

Harry shook his head in confusion. "I've been up here loads. This is the first time I've seen it. Oh well, let's take a look. Shall we?" The others shrugged, so he reached for the handle and turned it.

The room was pitch black. They all peeked their heads in, wands raised. When they saw nothing they took a few steps in. A load sound rang through they room causing them to jump and turn around. The door had slammed shut.

Just as Harry was about to try to open the door the floor felt as if it had fell through completely, sending them falling hundreds of feet.

They all let out shouts and screams as they fell through the darkness, but were stopped short when they landed on something with a quiet thud.

Confused, the three stood up and took a look at their surroundings. Oddly enough, they found themselves back at Hogwarts, but something was off. The castle looked as if the battle had never happened; the witched and wizards that were supposed to be working were gone.

Harry felt his heart hammer in his chest and took out his wand and the other three copied him. His eyes roamed the halls looking for a sign of anyone. Finding nothing, he silently motioned them forward.

"What's going on? Where is everyone?" Ginny whispered shakily, taking his hand in hers.

"I don't know," He said. The Trio had been worried at the end of the war about Death Eaters going after them for the death of their precious master, but so far nothing had happened and Harry was worried this might be what they had been waiting for.

As they made their way to their way through the halls they heard voices getting closer. Harry turned around, with a finger to his lips; he motioned the others to follow.

The voices were becoming steadily louder had they come close to a closed classroom door that had always been empty when they attended school.

Harry leaned against the door to listen to what was being said…

"… Do you really think it's necessary though?" A familiar voice asked. Harry tried to think of who it was, but was interrupted by another voice.

"Unfortunately I do," replied a somber voice that triggered something in the back of Harry's mind. He had heard that voice, but where?

He turned back to Hermione, Ron, and Ginny who were watching him from a few feet away. Quietly he moved over to them.

"I don't think they're Death Eaters," he said, looking slightly confused.

"What makes you think that?" asked Ron, leaning to get a look at the closed classroom door.

"They weren't plotting my murder," Harry said dryly, and then he smirked. "Or yours and Hermione's for that matter."

Said people scowled at him

"Funny!" Hermione snapped, looking panicky.

Ginny put a hand on her arm to calm her before saying, "Look if they aren't Death Eaters then let go in. Okay?"

Harry nodded in agreement, along with Hermione and Ron. "Wands up."

They all pulled out their wands and raised them slightly, ready to be on the defensive if need be.

"On three ill open the door and we will all have to get in quickly."

They nodded in understanding.

Harry placed his hand on the door knob, taking a deep breath. He held up his hand, raising a finger for each second as he counted.

One…

Two…

Three!

Harry swung the door open, letting it hit the connecting wall. The four of them had entered and lined up side by side so quickly, the people seated around the table only had time to turn around.

As Harry scanned the room he felt his wand drop from is raised hand, followed by three other similar clatters as his friends' wands hit the ground as well.

Seated around the table were a dozen of two people staring at them in shock. Certain faces of surprise stood out at Harry as he took it all in. In the chairs sat Albus Dumbledore, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Nymphadora Tonks, and to Harry's utter confusion, his parents.

More were around the table put that was all he could register before darkness took over and he fell towards the cool floor.