Chapter One- The Day Before Everything
Dumbledore sighed; he prodded the swirling substance in the pensive. It was the eve of August 31st. The day before the Hogwarts students would arrive. There would also be extras to the usual 7 years. He smiled to himself. He knew inviting back last year's 7th years was the right thing to do. The Great War had disturbed their education so much.
Dumbledore's mouth dropped down back into a thin line. The war had been over for a year now. Although life had returned to normal, the space that had been created by those whose lives had been lost had yet to be filled. The aching pain in the hearts of the families that were incomplete had yet to be healed. Many lives had been destroyed, many men had changed, but many had started a fresh. Nothing had filled him with more happiness when he had seen Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy emerge from the battle, one supporting the other. The friendship that had ensued he knew would be strong and long lasting.
Dumbledore sighed again. Old age, as much as he tried to hold on, was creeping up on him. But it was his duty to oversee this one last prohersy. This being the most important.
He had spoken to Sybil Trelawney, Dumbledore knew the danger had not passed. A girl, who possessed immense power was about to be thrown into this world from another. She would have the massive ability to love those who did not love themselves. She would have great loyalty and possessiveness to her close companions. She would help a boy who had not seen the light would help him find himself and find love. And (this perhaps her most important quality) be able to sacrifice her own life and happiness to help the world become a better place. She would shine brightly like a beacon in the darkest and most stormy night to show wizard-kind the way to a new life.
But, he was thinking too far ahead. The poor girl hadn't even turned up on his doorstep yet! The danger was still apparent and he must be vigilant. But, as he told everyone, they must not fear, for their faith must stay strong to defeat the darkness.
As Dumbledore sat in the chair at his desk in the heads office, the sun sank out of sight behind the majestic mountains. The end of present time. And the beginning of a new era.