Chapter two: Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore

She opened her eyes but shecouldn't see. The room she was in was very dark. After a few minutes her eyes had adjusted and she saw she was in a large room. There were some windows but it was dark outside. The walls, the ceiling and the floor were
all

made out of stone. Apart from some unlit torches and a large mirror, the room was empty. She got up and walked towards the mirror to get a closer look. She recognised it: it was the mirror of erised. She immediately come to the conclusion that she
/must be dreaming. The impact from the mirror at work falling on her knocked her out and she must be unconscious. There was no other explanation. Just as she wanted to take a look in the mirror to see what her greatest desire was she heard a voice:
/'Interesting, isn't it?' she turned around and there stood none other than a very much alive Albus Dumbledore. She kept remembering herself that is was just a dream and there was no reason to be surprised. 'Dumbledore…', she said. The professor smiled.
/'You seem to know me', he said. 'It's funny how you seem to know me, but i don't know you. How about we go up to my office so we can talk?' he said as he already started walking towards the door. He opened it and she went up to him and follow him.
/They walked for a few minutes while she thought how funny it was how dreams could feel so real. Soon she would wake up with just a giant bump on her head. They came to a stop in front of the gargoyles that stood in front of the entrance to the office.
/'lemon drops' the professor said and together they walked up the stairs. The professor took a seat and she did the same. 'To start, can you tell me your name?' he asked. She looked up… 'Alice', she said, 'Alice Potter.' The look on Dumbledore's face
/suddenly became very serious. 'Potter you say. Interesting.' Alice just laughed. 'Yes I can see how that must be confusing for you. Ironically my brothers name is Harry. We had a great laugh when J.K. Rowling published her books. He even looks like
/Daniel Radcliffe too.' Dumbledore just stared at her for a moment. 'I'm not sure if I'm following', he said. 'You seem to know about me and about J. , a great witch, but you mentioned books?' Alice looked at him like he was fooling her. 'Yes',
/she said, 'The books about Harry Potter. I've read them all and they even made films about him. I'm a great fan so it isn't really that strange I'm dreaming about it.' The professor rose his eyebrows. The serious look didn't leave his face. 'I'm sorry,'
/he said, 'but you're not dreaming. This is very real.' Alice just started laughing again, but as she saw Dumbledore not laughing at all, she started to doubt if he was joking with her. She did feel very…, well very like she was not dreaming. She looked
/around and noticed all the details around her. Often when she was dreaming and she realised it was a dream, she could control everything. So she thought of a dog, but it wasn't appearing. She thought of Dumbledore doing a dance, but instead he just
/sat there. And then she realised… the feeling. The annoying feeling she had for weeks was gone! She felt normal. But how? She thought about the mirror at work. She never actually felt it falling on her. And when she woke up she was next to the mirror
/of erised. 'The mirror….', she said. She explained to Dumbledore what she thought had happened. Somehow she went through the mirror and ended up here. 'But it can't be', she said, 'magic isn't real. It just exist in stories! Just like the books about
/Harry Potter.' Dumbledore frowned, 'What do those books actually mention about this world?' he asked. And so Alice quickly explained the story of Harry Potter without much details. She told him how his parents died and how he was the chosen one to
/destroy Voldemort, she also told him Harry succeeded during his seventh year at Hogwarts.

'I think the magical world you describe from your books is actually very real here. But there are some differences. For example, Harry Potter is known here, but not in the way you mentioned. Here, he actually died ten years ago as an infant. His parents
/Lily and James took their revenge by killing Voldemort, who is dead for six years now. We have a quite peaceful world. Even all the death eaters are locked up or dead. Lily and James live a quiet life now, and only keep contact with their close friends.
/most people haven't seen them in years or even know where they are. Even though the magical world from your books is real, I wouldn't assume all the details are the same here. Funny enough, J.K. Rowling is a witch here and she has published some books.
/They are about a world without magic. She sort of wrote about the world you're from.'

Alice had to think about this for a moment. She had so many questions. 'You mentioned that this is another world. What do you mean with that?' she asked.

'I think you somehow traveled to a different dimension. You ended up in a world where the same people can exist but they and their surroundings are different. It is very possible that in your world there is an old man that resembles me who isn't a
wizard.

Your brother might as well be the Harry Potter from this world, but different.'

Alice started to understand. 'But why am I here?'

'Ah', Dumbledore said as he started smiling and his blue eyes twinkled behind his half moon spectacles, 'that is for you to find out, isn't it? It's very possible that you have changed because of you journey as well. May I ask, how old are you?'
/'24', Alice answered, 'Why are you asking?'

'Well,' the headmaster said, 'you seem quit wise but you look very young. Take a look in that mirror over there...don't worry you won't fall through.'

Alice walked towards the mirror and gasped from shock. She looked so young! No longer did she look 24, but more like a child. But she didn't look like she could remember how she had looked like when she was very young. Her hair was darker, it was
now

a deep dark brown, and if the light fell onto it from a specific angle, she could see a hint of red. It was long and wavy. Her eyes were always blue but now they seemed more brown/greenish. She was shorter again, like she was 12 and still had some
/inches to gain. The shape of her face had also changed but she was still recognisable. 'I think you are right professor. I never looked like this when I was younger.'

'Dumbledore spoke: 'It seems you have not only traveled through dimensions, but also through time. The process has made you younger. What year are you from?'

'2004', she answered. 'I see', Dumbledore said, 'well this year is 1991, so if I'm correct, you are probably 11 now. If you don't mind, I would like you to get checked by madame Pomfry, you know her?'

Alice nodded, 'yes I know her, she is the school's nurse.'

'Thats right', Dumbledore said. 'we can go now, she is probably still up.'

Alice nodded and together they left the office. She was still trying to believe the last hour. She was not dreaming but she had travelled to another world. And now she was eleven. Eleven, the magical age at which young wizards and witches would attend
/Hogwarts. Would she maybe be able to… No, she was a muggle. That probably hadn't changed. They arrived at the hospital wing and Dumbledore quickly explained the situation to madame Pomfrey. 'So she has just arrived here?' madame Pomfrey asked. 'Yes',
/Dumbledore said. 'I felt something disrupting the wards so I decided to find out what caused it, then I found her.'

'Right', madame Pomfrey said as if she wasn't surprised the headmaster came up to her with such a story. 'Well I'm going to do some basic diagnosing spells on you, you won't feel a thing', she said to Alice. Alice nodded and took a seat on one of
the

beds. Madame Pomfrey murmured some incantations and a scroll with notes appeared. 'Okay', the nurse started, 'she has no injuries, she has a healthy development, she is indeed eleven years old and has a quite powerful magical core.' Dumbledore smiled
/at this information, Alice was just confused. That couldn't be. 'That can't be right, I'm not a witch!' Dumbledore smiled at her. 'I'm afraid you are miss Potter'. Alice let this sink in for a moment. The fall through the mirror had changed her more
/than she thought. Not only did her appearance change, but she was now also a witch. It all felt quite surreal. 'What am I supposed to do now?' she asked the other two. Madame Pomfrey didn't seem to know as she just shrugged her shoulders. Dumbledore
/spoke: 'For now miss Potter, I know of no way to send you back. The mirror of erised never spew anyone out before. But, perhaps the question is: Do you want to go back?' Alice thought about his question for a moment. The idea of not being able to
/go home when she wanted to frightened her. And she didn't have a home here. But would she really miss home? It would be a shame not to be able to return, but is it really making her upset? 'I think I will survive around here', she told the headmaster.
/Dumbledore's eyes started twinkling again, 'Excellent', he said, 'and knowing that you fell out of the mirror of erised, you might be able to fulfill your heart's greatest desire in this world hm?' Alice smiled slightly:'Headmaster, even though I'm
not

really sad to be here and it's pretty cool to know I'm a witch now, where will I go? I look like an eleven year old so I can't possible go living and walking around on my own, that will give people weird ideas. And even though I know a lot of people
/here from the books, I don't really know anyone here.'

Dumbledore understood her worries. 'I will see what I can do about that. Don't worry. We will find a family who want to take you in. Maybe James and Lily want to return to us and take you? I will write them', the headmaster told her. 'In the meanwhile,
/you can stay here in the castle. The students are home for the summer so you won't be noticed. You can stay in the head girl dormitory.'

Alice felt more relaxed now, knowing that she at least had a place to stay. 'Thank you sir'.

'You are most welcome. Now, let us go to your room.' the headmaster answered. Together they walked towards the head boy and -girl dormitory. Once there were on right corridor on the fourth floor they came to an halt in front of a alcove. 'It only
opens

when the head boy or girl put their hand flat on the wall right here', Dumbledore said as he pointed to a part of the wall in front of them, 'but I have changed it to open at the touch of your hand as well as long as you're staying here. I don't think
/that will be for long, as I believe it is best for you and your new family to get together as fast as possible. Now, as for your stay here: you can walk through and around the castle but be carefull and do not leave the grounds please. You will be
/with a new family soon and they can take you exploring the magical world, for as far you don't know it yet. I know you are actually 24 years old, but you have the body of a child, which can limit you in your actions. I believe I don't have to mention
/that the forbidden forest is highly dangerous?' Alice shook her head, 'No, I understand, I'll be careful.' She actually really liked the idea of a new family. She would miss her own brother a lot because they were always so close, but her mother and
/stepfather…. Not so much. She hoped her adoptive parents, Lily and James or someone else, would like her and maybe even love her. 'An house elf will bring you food, and if you need anything, call for Poddy, he is the elf for you dormitory. Of course
/you are welcome to stop by at my office but I won't always be there. Please keep in mind that things and people can be quite different here than in your books. I will go back and write to the Potters. Do you mind if I explain your whole situation
/to them? I think it will make them more open to the situation.', Dumbledore asked. Alice nodded: 'That's alright'. Dumbledore nodded in approvement, 'I will let you know when I hear something back from them. For now, get some sleep.' Alice smiled:
/'I will. Thank you professor.' And with that Dumbledore left. She put her hand against the wall as Dumbledore told her to do and a door appeared. She opened it and found herself in a small living room. It was very cosy. There was a large dark blue
/rug on the floor and the fireplace was lit. She took a look out of the window and she could see the quidditch pitch from there. There were two comfortable, dark red couches and a small coffee table in front of the fireplace. Against the wall were
/some empty bookshelves and two desks. She noticed there were three doors in the room. One led her back out of the dormitory. The other two probably went to the two bedrooms. She took a look in both. The rooms were pretty much the same except for some
/colour differences. They really did like the house colours at Hogwarts. The colours of all four houses were present throughout the rooms. The bedrooms contained the same furniture so Alice chose the bedroom closest to the exit. Overwhelmed with what
/happened, she undressed and put on the pajamas she took from the wardrobe. The lay down in bed and within minutes she fell asleep