Harry was currently walking back to his dormitory after dinner when Professor McGonagall walked up to him.
"Potter, Professor Dumbledore wants you to go to his study. Alone. Now." McGonagall said.
Harry looked towards his best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, who looked concerned.
"Relax guys, I'm sure it'll be fine." Harry assured them as he walked towards Dumbledore's study.
"Password?" The gargoyle asked
"Chocolate Frog." Harry said
"Correct." The gargoyle said, revealing the entrance to Dumbledore's study.
When Harry entered the study, he was pleasantly surprised to see his godfather Sirius waiting for him with Dumbledore.
"You called me here just to see Sirius?" Harry asked.
"Not exactly." said a new voice that made Harry freeze.
He had only heard it once before. Back at the graveyard. But it was impossible.
However, his curiosity got the best of Harry as he turned in the direction the voice had come from to see what could only be described as a miracle.
His parents, James and Lily Potter, standing in front of him, alive and well.
"Am I dreaming?" Harry asked, since this wouldn't be the first time he's dreamed about his parents coming back to life, but they were never this realistic before.
"If you are, this should wake you up." Sirius said, slapping Harry's face.
"Only the real Sirius would find humor in that. I have to be awake." Harry said.
Dumbledore smiled and said "Yes Harry, these really are your parents."
Rather than walk towards his parents, Harry pulled out his wand and said "Prove it, only my real dad would recognize and know how to work this."
As he pulled a piece of parchment from his robes.
James immediately recognized the parchment for what it really was and simple tapped his own wand on the parchment and said "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."
Harry grinned, for only himself, Ron, Hermione, Sirius, Remus, Wormtail, his father, Fred and George, and now his mother and Dumbledore knew how to work the Marauders Map.
"It really is you." Harry said, finally allowing himself to accept that his parents are once again alive.
Sirius smiled as he watched his godson run into the open arms of his mother, though he wasn't sure whose grip was tighter.
Once Harry released his mother and vice versa, he looked towards the headmaster and asked "But how? You said that no spell can bring the dead back to life."
Dumbledore smiled at his favorite student before answering "You're the one who brought them back. Weeks ago at the end of the tournament."
Harry understood what Dumbledore was talking about and nodded.
"What's he talking about?" His mum asked.
"It's a long story that I'm not even sure where to start at." Harry replied.
"Perhaps this'll help." Dumbledore said, placing his pensive on his desk.
"After Harry puts his memories into the pensive, it will allow you to witness his entire life. Much more efficient." Dumbledore said.
Harry nodded as Dumbledore taught him how to extract his memories.
Harry then placed his wand to his temple and used it to extract the memories of his childhood memories and dumped them into the pensive.
"Ready?" Harry asked his parents who nodded.
And with that, they entered Harry's memories.
Lily was completely pissed off as she witnessed Harry's home life the Dursleys. Particularly when she saw all the beatings.
James burst out laughing when he saw Hagrid give Dudley a pig's tail.
When they finally emerged from the pensive, James had to resist the urge to go down to the dungeons and torture Snivellus Snape for the way he had treated Harry and Lily wasn't that far behind him.
"Harry, I would like you to return to your dormitory and please keep this quiet. Meanwhile, Lily, James, Sirius and I are going to the ministry of magic. Fudge shouldn't have left yet, so we're going to inform him that your parents are alive again and get the charges against Sirius dropped." Dumbledore said.
Harry nodded his agreements before hugging his parents' goodnight.
Cornelius Fudge was writing tomorrow's anti-Dumbledore campaign for the Daily Prophet when suddenly, his fireplace erupted in emerald green flames as Dumbledore and 3 other people entered his office.
"Dumbledore, what is the meaning of this?" Fudge asked.
"I apologize for the lateness of the hour, but I must bring some urgent matters to speak with you about." Dumbledore said.
"If this more of that you Know who nonsense, I want you to leave this instant." Fudge said.
"No Cornelius, I am not here to speak with you about that. However, this news is even more unbelievable." Dumbledore said
"What is it then?" Fudge said impatiently.
"This." James said as he and Lily walked out of the shadows.
"James and Lily Potter. Alive." Fudge said.
"Feel free to use Veritaserum to confirm it's them. I am certain they will not protest." Dumbledore said.
Fudge nodded and immediately had his secretary bring in a flask of veritaserum and the antidote.
He administered 3 drops of the truth potion to the Potters.
"James, if that really is your name, what is your full legal name, birthdate and living family." Fudge said.
"James Charlus Potter, born March 27 1960 and my only living family now are my wife Lily Potter and my son Harry James Potter." James said.
"So you are really are James Potter. But you, answer the same questions your husband did." Fudge said, looking at Lily, who nodded.
"Lily Olivia Potter nee Evans, born January 30 1960 and my only living family are my sister Petunia Dursley and her family, my husband James Potter and my son Harry James Potter." Lily said.
"Who was your secret keeper?" Dumbledore asked, wanting to get Sirius's charges dropped as soon as possible.
"I don't know why you're asking them that. Everyone knows that Sirius Black was their secret keeper." Fudge said.
"No, Sirius was not our secret keeper. That was a ruse to try to try to protect us from Voldemort. Our secret keeper was really Peter Pettigrew. He's the one who betrayed us and gave our location to location. And he's still alive and well as one of Voldemort's loyal supporters. Sirius is an innocent man." James said.
"Very well, but it is only because of the veritaserum. However, that also means that someone else has also returned from the grave." Fudge said
"Yes Cornelius, Lord Voldemort has risen once again. I assume that you will set all the records straight in tomorrow's daily prophet." Dumbledore said.
"Yes of course. And Mr. Black, you can come out now." Fudge said to Sirius, who was still standing in the shadows.
"Thank you minister, though you may want to administer the antidote to the Potters." Sirius said.
"Of course and you will be well compensated for this misunderstanding, as will Harry, who has probably just saved my job." Fudge said.
Dumbledore, James, Lily and Sirius all nodded as the antidote was administered and they took the floo network back to Hogwarts.