AN: Hello again! Here are chapter two! Hope you enjoy it! A big thank you too A Potter Persona for proofreading the story and for just being there as a friend and a soundboard :D
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Story keys:
-Blah- Extract from books
-Blah- Spells
-Blah- Normal speech
- Blah-Thoughts
-Blah- Parseltounge
As their time together came to an end Harry hugged his parents one last time before he felt the fog surround him again and the next time he opened his eyes he was back in the graveyard but this time something was wrong. It was empty and he couldn't find his body. "I do not think this was what my parents had in mind when they told me to start anew… What am I supposed to do now?"
Chapter 2 – The bus ride and a malfunctioning fireplace
Harry looked around himself and sighed quietly to himself.
"How does this always happen to me… my body is gone but I'm still here" thought Harry as he threw his hands into the sky and exclaimed. "What am I going to do now!?"Harry was starting to hyperventilate and forced himself to take a few deep breaths to calm himself down before he started planning. "Okay, first ting first! I've got to get back to Hogwarts and find out what the heck is going on."
As Harry continued his planning he started to walk towards the little town he could see in the distance. It was gloomy and dark, but that was to be expected it was after all not even close to dawn yet. As Harry kept on walking he paid little attention to his surroundings, which is a shame because if he had he would have noticed that even though he thought he was walking in a slow pace, he was actually floating about two centimeters above the ground at the speed of a fast going bicycle. When he finally was brought out of his musings ten minutes had passed and he had already past two bigger cities besides Little Hangleton.
"Huh! I'm already here! That went fast…" thought Harry. "Very well, better get on a bus to London." Harry looked around trying to spot a bus but couldn't see any. He decided to ask someone and walked up to a man coming out of a bakery.
"Excuse me, but do you know where the bus stop is? I have to get to London." Harry asked the man as politely as he could. When the man didn't respond Harry tried again, but the man continued to ignore him. Thinking the man was ignoring him on purpose he tapped the man at the shoulder. Only for his hand to go straight through the man in question.
"W-What is going on?! Breath Potter, breath!" Harry again had to take a few deep breaths to calm himself down before he started thinking again: "Apparently nobody can see or hear me… or perhaps that only applies to the muggles. I will test that theory when I get to Hogwarts."
-O-O-
More than an hour later Harry finally found the bus stop and gracefully floated onboard and sat, or more like floated above the seat behind a muggle couple hoping nobody would sit on him. He had after walking around for a while discovered that he actually floated above the ground like a ghost and had a small panic attack about it, but he had eventually calmed down enough to actually check his pockets to see what else he had. He quickly discovered the mini-dragon from the first task; apparently it liked him, some stones he knew he found at the bottom of the lake and his wand. He was especially happy about his wand as it would allow him to actually use magic and he had quickly transfigured some new clothes. Harry of to minds about returning to Hogwarts: One side of him was dreading the fact that it was a big possibility that nobody would be able to see him. An other part of him was looking forward to prank the students and teachers at Hogwarts, especially Snape and Malfoy, if nobody could see him. He was very conflicted as the two parts of himself waged a war inside of him and didn't notice that the bus had started moving, which had the result of him almost floating through the seat – A thing he did not want to repeat anytime soon.
-O-O-
The bus ride took forever in Harry's opinion. There were a lot of stops with people getting on or off, people who argued with the driver and old ladies who complained about the one time the bus was so full someone had to sit on Harry and he quickly floated towards the back of the bus, having to pass through more people on the way. It was not pleasant mind you, getting goosebumps all over your body at the same time as you feel like you are being electrocuted, it was no wonder Harry tried to float as quickly as possible.
When they finally arrived in London, Harry ignored the door and just floated through the window and out into the street. He quickly located where he was and started floating in the direction of The Leaky Cauldron with the intention to use the floo to get to Hogsmeade like he and the Wesaley's had gotten to Diagon Alley in his second year. Harry thought it was a pretty clever idea as it would let him get to Hogwarts in no time at al. The only problem he discovered when he got there and tried it: apparently floo-travel didn't work for ghost or not-quiet-dead-or living-people.
-O-O-
The regulars at The Leaky Cauldron were having a perfectly normal day as no one had yet to get the news about Harry's demise. They were chatting, eating and drinking when suddenly the floo flared to life without anyone entering or exiting. The curious thing was that it happened three more times before Lucius Malfoy gracefully stepped out, not a hair out of place.
"What in the world were you doing Malfoy? Couldn't decide on the location?" The patrons roared in laughter. Malfoy just sneered at them and turned around towards the entrance to Diagon Alley not having a clue what they were talking about. "Stupid, drunk, raving mongrels. Probably mudbloods or bloodtraitors the lot of them!"
-O-O-
Harry too, was laughing. Even though it hadn't worked as he thought it would with the floo it was definitely worth it if it would make any Malfoy look incompetent, he would have to do that again sometime.
"What should I do now? I can't use the floo and I don't think any other way of wizarding travel will work. Very well I'll just have to walk, but which way is Hogwarts…" Harry thought exiting the inn. He floated mindlessly for a while when he suddenly found himself outside of Kings Cross Station.
"OF COURSE! I'm an IDIOT! I can just follow the train tracks from the Hogwarts express." Harry thought with glee and started floating towards the pillar separating the muggle station from the wizarding one. He quickly found the tracks and started floating in the direction he knew the express normally took. After a while he started gaining speed and soon he was enjoying floating at the speed of his Firebolt. He thought he floated straight though a deer but he wasn't sure, because after a fleeting feeling of goosebumps accompanied with electrocution he looked back and didn't see anything. Harry shrugged and continued float-flying towards Hogwarts.
-O-O-
By the time Harry arrived at the gates he was a bundle of nerves. "What if nobody can see me? What if someone can see me? What will I do? Where is my body?" In no time at all Harry found himself floating outside the doors to the Great hall and he could hear voices inside. Gathering up all his Gryffindor courage he floated straight through the doors.
"…otter was a great student and a better friend. We will always remember him with the greatest honor as he gave his life to save another. Together we will stand against the darkness that now rises again and we will do it in memory of Harry Potter, The-Boy-Who-Lived!" Dumbledore finished his speech and raised his goblet in a silent salute, the students copying.
Harry looked around and saw a lot of tearstained faces, but also a few happy ones; Parkinsson and Nott amongst them. The faces that tore his heart apart were Ron's and Hermione's. They looked devastated, even with a strange glint in their eyes. As he looked around a little more he heard a gasp. A girl with long blond hair, a pair of weird glasses and radishes in her ears was staring at him.
AN: So what do you think? Made some minor changes and fixed some spelling errors. Reviews are appreciated, tell me what you think!
Until next time
XOXO
Mysteria Malfoy