Harry quickly cleaned up his small flat, eager to leave. He never really collected much in the way of furniture and his place was kind of bare. Clothes were easily packed and any other necessities that Harry thought that he would need were quickly packed as well and he was ready to leave within the hour.

Locking his door quietly, Harry made his way to his kitchen, where he activated his port key. He would have all his mail forwarded to him and respond to who he had to. Mail from friends and important people had slowed to a point to where he was only keeping in touch with a few people important enough to keep in contact with, and Harry would update them on the situation when he was able to.

After quickly stopping off at the Egypt ministry, Harry was port keyed to the Australian Ministers main office, where he was greeted by an old house elf, whose name was Wonky, and led to the Ministers office. An anxious Harry opened the door to be greeted by three people. The first person was obviously the Minister of Australia, who was sitting behind an old Oak desk. He was an older gentleman, named Jonathan Thorpe. Minister Thorpe had been head of the ministry for a long time, and had been preparing to retire. The second person Harry knew nothing about and assumed that he would be introduced shortly.

Finally Harry had laid eyes on Hermione, who had just turned to see who had come into the room. Instantly realizing that it was Harry, Hermione jumped out of her chair and rushed over to him, enveloping him in one of her patented death hugs, which left Harry quickly gasping for air.

Harry hugged her back quickly and pulled her off of him, laughing as he did so. "It's good to see you too Hermione, but please don't kill me yet, I just got here!" Harry laughed as Hermione smirked, slapping him on the arm. "Oh please Harry! You know I wouldn't do that. I'm so glad it's you! Minister Kingsley said someone would be coming to help out with the investigation, but refused to tell me who it was!"

Harry shrugged. "I just found out a couple of hours ago myself." Harry turned to the two other adults and offered handshakes to the two. "I am Harry Potter, I wish it was under better circumstances that I was meeting the two of you. I offer any assistance that I can in this investigation." Both adult shook his hand."

"It is a pleasure to meet you Mr. Potter, minister Kingsley has had only wonderful things to say about you." Stated Minister Thorpe. He turned to the other woman standing. "This is Professor Sharpe. She is the Headmistress of the major Australian school of Magic, called the Melbourne School of Magic." The headmistress smiled. "Welcome to Australia Mr. Potter. I look forward to working with you. It's a scary situation to be honest with you, but I have faith we can figure it out and stop the killings before it gets out of control. Harry nodded and turned to the minister.

"Whatever you need from me minister, I will be of assistance, just let me know what I need to do" The minister nodded and stood. "We have some information and evidence which has been gathered for your and will be stored in an office in the Ministry building. You will have that office to work out of, and you will also have an office at the school that you will be able to work out of. I will leave residence to you. There will be a place for you to stay if you want just outside of the school in the neighboring town, which is much like your town of Hogsmeade by Hogwarts…" Harry nodded. "I will stay there if that is alright with everyone. If I have to change residence for any reason I will let you and the Headmistress know."

Harry was given a quick tour of the Ministry and the office that he would be able to work on. Harry noted that there really was not a lot of evidence from either murder, and noted that he would go on his own to see what happened for himself.

The minister was a busy man and soon made his way to his other appointments for the day, leaving the other three adults at the entrance of the ministry.

"Let us go to the school and Hermione can give you a more in depth tour of the school." A port key was taken to the headmistresses' office, and the two friends bid the professor farewell, with promise to come to the weekly professor meeting later on in the day.

Once they left the headmistresses office they quickly made their way to Hermione's office, where Harry made himself comfortable on the couch in the room while Hermione behind her desk. There was a moment of silence before Hermione spoke first.

"Im really glad you were the one chosen to come. I didn't know anything about the first murder until the second one came up and it was explained in more detail by Professor Sharpe. The Australian Minister quickly contacted me when he found out who I was, and suggested that someone from the British Ministry come by to help out with the investigation." Harry nodded. "Kingsley found me in my usual spot and gave me the info."

Hermione sighed when Harry mentioned where Kingsley had found him. Hermione had become increasingly worried about harry over the last few years. He had become more withdrawn from everyone except herself. She loved him like a brother, and always would, but she wasn't able to give him everything, which included a companion. She thought of Harry like a brother, an older brother when he saved her life, and when he gave her advice, and a younger brother when she kept him in line, like berating him to finish his homework. It was quite the dynamic between the two of them, but it was an unspoken agreement between the two of them that their friendship was too important to risk if they started dating. That didn't stop Hermione for looking out for what was best for Harry, and if she had to play match maker, then she would be more than happy to do it.

Harry knew the look Hermione was giving him, smiled and shrugged. He knew that she didn't like it when he stayed out by himself all the time, and it was a topic of conversation the two of them would have from time to time, but more than anything Harry wanted to be on his own for the time being. He knew that one day he would want to start a family, but right now was not the right time. He was very engrossed in his job, and he wanted to make sure that he had a stable life before he started to try for a girlfriend.

Hermione quickly dragged him off of the couch and started to give Harry a tour of the school. Harry never had seen the inside of a Magical school other than Hogwarts and this could not have been more different than his old stomping grounds.

Melbourne was a much more structured and spread out school than Hogwarts. First and foremost the school was split up into several buildings. The major building was the classroom building. A towering structure that reached several stories up and each floor taught a different subject to the students. The main lobby on the first floor. Defense on the second floor, Charms the third, Transfiguration the fourth, History the fifth, Potions the sixth, and other miscellaneous classes on the seventh and eight floors. Herbology was in its own building, with gardens for working around it. Dorms were in smaller buildings surrounding the classroom building. There were five buildings for dorms, for years one through five. The sixth and seventh years were split between the buildings and tasked with watching the younger kids and make sure nothing got out of hand.

A mess hall was its own separate building for meals, and teachers also had offices scattered around the campus. It seemed much more organized than Hogwarts ever did, but knew for a fact that Hogwarts would never change, seeing as it was over a thousand years old. As they toured the campus they were stopped several times by students who noticed the pair, asking questions about who Harry was and why he was there. Hermione gave a standard line that more would be explained at dinner that evening, and that Harry was here to help.

Harry did notice that while the school was probably a very safe place, noticing the hundreds of charms on the school, that there was a bit of a tense air going around. Everyone knew what was going on, and everyone seemed to just be a bit on edge. The younger kids may not have known what was going on, but after the second murder, trust older students were gathered and told of the situation, being given strict instructions to not mention anything about the murders and to keep an eye out for anything that didn't seem right.

The extended tour ended at the main conference room for the teachers to have their meetings, and Hermione and Harry were two of the last to make it. The teachers seemed to be given a heads up that Harry would be arriving, and he was greeted warmly by most of the staff. Everyone quickly took seats at a conference style setting and Professor Sharpe started the meeting.

"Welcome to another meeting my teachers. Dinner is going to be a bit extended, so this meeting is going to be a little short. Mr. Harry Potter will be with us for the foreseeable future. Due to events that are out of our control, Mr. Potter will be helping in the investigation of the murders of Professor Ben Tate and Amanda Hambers. Please welcome him to our campus with open arms." Harry waved to them all, promising to meet with everyone over the next few days. The headmistress waited patiently for a minute before continuing. "We will continue as normally as possible. These are horrible events which have shaken us all, but we cannot let the students down. Mr. Potter will have the same authority that teachers have, and that will be explained to the students tonight. If anyone has anything that needs to be told to Mr. Potter, please don't hesitate to talk to him."

Harry motioned to speak, which Headmistress Sharpe granted. "I wish we could have all met under better circumstances, but I am here to help you all out. Please proceed as normally as possible. I want to figure this out as much as you all do, and I will meet with all of you over the next couple of days. The door to my office will be open 24 hours a day for anyone who needs to talk to me, no matter what, so please don't hesitate." He nodded to the headmistress motioning that he was done.

Everyone in the room seemed to appreciate that someone from the outside was so willing to help out. This group of teachers seemed to be a lot closer than the teachers at Hogwarts ever were, and they seemed to care about each other more as well. Harry looked forward to meeting them all and helping out where he could.

After a couple of smaller issues were brought up the meeting was adjourned and everyone made their way to the mess hall where students were quickly piling in for dinner. Tables were scattered around the huge room, where there was no segregation between years and others. Houses were not a thing in Melbourne, the only thing separating the children were the different dorms for the years.

There was a bit of a buzz when everyone entered the mess hall. They knew there was another adult that no one had seen before, and while a few knew that it was Harry Potter, the rumors hadn't spread that quickly.

Everyone was quickly seated and the Headmistress stood. "Now just one quick announcement please. Harry Potter has arrived from Britain and we will be entertaining for the near future at the least. He will have all the same privileges as any other professor and is here to help out with the absence of our two beloved teachers. Please treat him with respect and his door is open 24 hours a day if you need anything at all." The headmistress nodded to Harry who stood.

"First and foremost I want to send my condolences to all of you for the loss of your teachers. While I didn't know them specifically, I know how hard dealing with the loss of someone may be. I will be around the campus for the next few months helping out with things. If anyone needs me my office door is always open. Don't be afraid to come by."

Harry quickly sat down, if anyone came by to see him there would be more to say. He did not know anyone other than Hermione and would go out of his way to help out where it was needed, but he was in a bit of uncharted water.

Dinner quickly started, and while there was a bit of a buzz after Harry's introduction, the excitement soon calmed down and everyone ate their meals as usual. Harry found himself chatting quietly with Hermione about what was going to happen over the next few days. Also joining the conversation was young Amber Hampshire. While chatting and introducing himself Harry found out that she was the temporary teacher for DADA . Amber was the youngest teacher by a few years, only 22. She was quickly appointed out of university when there was the need for a DADA after the passing of Professor Hambers. A teacher needed to be found quickly, and Amber jumped at taking the job. She had a bit of suspicion about what had happened, but when Professor Sharpe offered the job, Amber had to say yes.

Amber had heard a bit about what Harry had done overseas. She certainly knew who he was, and what had happened in Britain with Voldemort. Not knowing anything was not something Amber had ever liked, and got her fair of updates about the war in Britain. She had quickly become friends with Hermione Granger because she wanted to know what really happened. She also found that she could relate to the older girl. They were both very studious, and while Amber never had gotten into a real firefight, was always willing to help someone out.

Meeting Harry Potter was a chance in a lifetime that Amber had to take, not just because of who he was back in his home country, but the fact she was intrigued about who he really was. He wasn't nearly as arrogant or cocky that she might expect him to be, and she also thought him to be cute in a ruffled sort of way.

Amber herself was quite short herself, which sometimes she fretted about being only 5'1". She had long brown hair and while not thin, was certainly fit and pretty in an understated kind of way. She quickly found Harry to be an engaging character and Hermione certainly kept her in the conversation, quickly grabbing hold of her attention when she saw the way she looked at Harry a couple of times.

Amber decided to take a bold step and look pointedly at Harry and Hermione. "So what is Harry Potter really doing here? I'm sure that while someone from the Auror department of Great Britain isn't sent to every school around the world." Hermione arched an eyebrow and flicked her eyes at Harry, who had closed his own and ran his hand through his hair.

Harry sighed before speaking. "I certainly was going to meet with everyone about what is going on, but I'm not going to be announcing everything to everyone at the same time. Why don't you come to my office with me after dinner? Hermione was already coming and she knows what is going on."

Amber raised her eyebrows in surprise. She didn't think he would tell her so quickly and jumped on the opportunity. "If you are ready so am I."