Chapter 2

Harry and Dudley

A/N: This chapter has also been altered. Dudley will have a part in this story but he will not be going to Hogwarts. I have read too many stories that have Dudley becoming a wizard but this will not be one of them. Dudley's role will be revealed in this chapter and it will be an important yet understated one. The disclaimer is in the first chapter and is still in effect.

After the white light had enveloped Harry, he woke up in the cupboard under the stairs. He was woken up by his Uncle Vernon yelling at him to start breakfast. Harry staggered out of thecupboard and began cooking. A few moments later Dudley came down. Dudley whispered to Harry, "We need to talk. Meet me at the park down the road after you finish your chores." Harry nodded.

Around two in the afternoon Harry met Dudley in the empty park. Dudley then told Harry that he remembered marrying Cho Chang and everything that happened before. Dudley began to tell Harry, "Look Harry, I don't know what happened but it felt like magic. Do you have any idea how we ended up repeating our childhood?"

Harry shook his head. "No Dudley I do not. The last thing I remember before we woke up is Ginny going into labor. She was upset that she didn't finish her article about the upcoming World Quiddich Cup final. The next thing I knew, a bright white light enveloped the two of us. When I woke up, I was back under the stairs. Did anything unusual happen to you last night?"

"Hello Harry, I just told you about my wife Cho. I guess that I will have to find and woo her all over again. I don't believe that the white light enveloped her. She must not have returned to our past. What do we do now?"

"Dudley, I need to write a letter to Dumbledore explaining about what happened. He might have a way for us to return to our time. If not, he will do everything in his power to assist us. I also need to write to Ginny and see if she has also returned. Maybe there is a rational explanation for how we ended up here in this time reliving our past. If nothing else, he needs to know about this. Also, I want to apologize for siccing that snake on you. It was an accident."

"Apology accepted. There must be a reason that we came back to the past. We just need to find it. And Harry, I will try to help you with Mum and Dad. I realize now that you need to be at Hogwarts to figure this out. I won't tell them about your upcoming letter you will receive this evening. Maybe the reason that I returned to the past with you is to run interference with them."

"Dudley, I still have a problem. When I return my acceptance letter, I still need to go to Diagon Alley to get my supplies for Hogwarts. We need a reason for me to be in London the next day. We might have to explain to your parents about what has happened to us."

"Harry what about Mrs. Figg? She might be a squib, but she can relay a message to Dumbledore. That may the best way to get in touch with him."

"You have a good point Dudley. I can explain to her about what has happened and see if she can contact Dumbledore. By the way, I don't feel any magic coming from you so I guess you are still a muggle. Does that bother you?"

"No I prefer being nonmagical. This way, you have a nonmagical contact who can inform you of any changes in my world. Harry what are your plans exactly?"

"Dudley at this time I don't know. If I can expose the rat traitor I might have a chance to live with my godfather Sirius. It depends on who else has returned from our future. I know that Ginny has returned and maybe Ron and/or Hermione. I don't even know how or why I came back. But I do know this; I plan on making a lot of changes this time around."

"So can I Harry. If we both play our cards right, we can save a lot of people."

That evening Harry retrieved the mail and noticed his Hogwarts letter. Dudley noticed it as well but kept his mouth shut. The next day, Harry went over to Mrs. Figg and explained what had happened. Mrs. Figg used the floo to call Dumbledore. After Dumbledore stepped out of the fireplace, Harry spoke.

"Professor Dumbledore, I need to talk to you. I am not an eleven year old boy just starting out at Hogwarts. I am really twenty-seven and have been married for several years. I woke up two days in my current body. Somehow I was transported back to my past. I have all my memories from my previous life and I still don't know how this happened. I need my Gringotts key to access my school vault. Also I am not the only one who has returned. My wife, Ginny also returned and I believe that Ron Weasley and his future wife may have also returned. Can you help me?"

Dumbledore looked at Harry for the first time since the murder of his parents. He saw the truth in his eyes. "Harry, I have no idea how you came back either. This could be a blessing in disguise if we play our cards right. You will still have to attend Hogwarts but you should have an easier time than the first time you were there. By the way, I just thought that you should know that Draco Malfoy has also returned from the future. I have two horcruxes in my possession already; the diary and Hufflepuff's cup. They have both been destroyed by fiendfyre. Do you know where the rest are? This could help prevent Voldemort's return if they are both found."

Harry nodded. "Professor I know where all of them are right now. Slytherin's ring is in the Gaunt's shack in Little Hangleton. Please be careful when you find it because it has a powerful curse attached to it. Ravenclaw's diadem is at Hogwarts in the Room of Requirement. Slytherin's locket is in Grimmald's place right now. We need Sirius freed so we can dispose of it. Professors please don't look at me like that. Sirius is not guilty of betraying my parents. It was Peter Pettigrew also known as Wormtail. I know where Wormtail is hiding so finding him will not be a problem. There is also one inside my scar. We need Voldemort to return to some form of life to take care of that one. Professor I do have a long-term plan to save a lot of people this time."

Dumbledore thought about what Harry had said and came to a conclusion. He will allow Harry and the others who had returned from the future quietly take care of this dark lord. He knew his time had come and gone. This was Harry's fight, not his. He had one more thing to do. "Harry, when you receive your wand, you call me from the floo network. You need to disarm me and claim the Elder Wand. If my thoughts are correct, you will have two of the Hallows. All you need is the resurrection Stone and you will become the Master of Death."

"Professor, the third hallow is at the Gaunt shack. This is the one you need to be careful of. Try to find a way to dispel the curse from the ring and then I will have all of the Deathly Hallows. This is the way I defeated Voldemort the last time I faced him seven years from now. Voldemort still needs to be revived however. Only if I face him I a final showdown will we be freed from his evil. I don't need the stone until I am ready to face my foe."

Dumbledore then handed Harry the cloak of invisibility. After Dumbledore left, Mrs. Figg loaned Harry enough money to go to London and pick up his Hogwarts supplies. Harry thought that everything was looking up.