Chapter Two: The Boy Who Lived
Author's note: I do not own the Harry Potter franchise; all names are property of JK Rowling.
Date: 31, October 1981
Location: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: Headmaster's Office
Remus spun faster and faster, blurred fireplaces flashing past him. He closed his eyes to prevent from getting sick. Then, when at last he felt himself slowing down, he threw out his hands and came to a halt in time to prevent himself from falling face forward out of Dumbledore's fireplace.
"Moony," Sirius said, holding out a hand to pull Remus to his feet.
"Got to get used to Flooing," Remus said, straightening up.
"It does take some getting used to," Dumbledore said.
"I think me and Sirius are going back to our Order duties," Remus said, "I guess we will meet you, James, and Lily at the trial tomorrow."
"Will do," Dumbledore said, "Courtroom twelve."
"Okay Albus," Sirius said and the two apparated out of the office.
Dumbledore was settling down at his desk and reading when a knock came upon the door.
"Enter," he said and Severus Snape entered the room. Snape was the potions' master at Hogwarts and a new member of the Order of The Phoenix. He was a tall man with greasy black hair, a hooked nose, and sallow skin. His face looked worried as he entered the room.
"Severus," Dumbledore said, "what brings you here on this night?"
"My concerns are of Lily sir," Snape said, "Is she alive? Because from what I heard her and James were killed by the Dark Lord."
"Yes she is," Dumbledore said, "Her, James, and Harry are all alive and safe. They are here in the Hospital Wing."
"That is great news," Snape said, "Now to the news, got this from Alastor himself, just a few hours ago, Longbottom Manor was attacked by Death Eaters. Now last I heard is that Frank and Alice were tortured into insanity. They have been admitted to St Mungo's and their son has went to live with Frank's mother."
"That is a big relief for their son," Dumbledore said, "I just wonder how the Ministry is going to handle this?"
"I was going to ask that one myself," Snape said, "the capture of Peter Pettigrew was the next big piece of news, I know that Remus himself was the one who encountered him."
"The trial is tomorrow," Dumbledore said, "James and Lily are to be present as all Order members."
"So I need to be there," Snape asked.
"Yes," Dumbledore answered, "I know you don't know that much about Pettigrew."
"All that I know about him is that he is a snotty whiney brat that always trotted along with Potter and his friends," Snape said, "I just want to know why he would betray his friends of all people and work for the Dark Lord, I mean I even know what he is capable of, just why Potter of all people?"
"Severus," Dumbledore said, "do you still have that childhood hatred against James Potter?
"He caused me so much horror in all of my years here as a student Dumbledore," Snape said, "Why did he do such a thing?"
"Just like Slytherin's and Gryffindor's to go against each other Severus," Dumbledore said, "You might want to forgive him for all of the horror, he is here after all."
"Dumbledore," Snape said, "please do not forget all of the horror Sirius Black done to me, he was far worse than James, do you remember that Remus Lupin was a prefect and he just let them tease me."
"Severus," Dumbledore said, "Remus got the prefect badge because Professor Dippett seemed to think that he was the one for the job, I am sorry to say though that he did not succeed in that, but you will get to forgive Sirius also. Meanwhile, let us get some rest. We will report to the hospital wing tomorrow morning before flooing to the ministry."
"I totally agree there Dumbledore," Snape said, it is late after all, what time is the trial scheduled for?"
"Nine o'clock," Dumbledore answered, "But Cornelius said for all of us to report to the ministry around seven o'clock."
"Seven o'clock," Snape said, "I will meet you in the hospital wing tomorrow morning at four o'clock, got to get on Potter's good side before the trial, I want to be in good speaking terms with him.
"That sounds great," Dumbledore said, and Snape left the room, leaving Dumbledore all alone.
Date: 1st, November 1981
Location: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: Headmaster's Office
Dumbledore was sitting at his chair, reading a book from the library. It was early morning and a light rain was falling outside making for a chilly start to the day. He was reading about transfiguration when a tawny owl flew through the window and dropped a letter onto his desk. He reached across his desk, picked up the envelope, opened it and took out the letter and read it:
Albus,
Based upon information collected by Aurors Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, and an official of The Department of Magical Law Enforcement Dragonus Aguatis, the trial of Peter Pettigrew will take place November first at nine o'clock am in Courtroom twelve. All members of The Order Of the Phoenix are to be present at this trial. I await your owl no later than three o' clock am.
Sincerely,
Cornelius Oswald Fudge
Minister of Magic
Dumbledore read this letter three times to ensure he took every word in. He then took a fresh sheet of parchment and his quill and wrote the following:
Cornelius,
The Order and myself will report to the ministry around seven o'clock this morning. Weather is quite wet here at Hogwarts, hope all is well your way. We will see you in Courtroom twelve at seven o'clock sharp.
Sincerely yours,
Albus Dumbledore
Dumbledore read this over three times. He then tied it to the legs of the owl that delivered his letter from the minister. Then, with a soft swooshing noise, the owl spread its enormous wings and soared out of the open window.
With that job done, he then walked to his fireplace, took out his bag of floo powder from his pocket and threw some into the flames and the fire turned emerald green at once and then he got down on his knees and stuck his head into the flames.
"Nine Seventy Five Elkornridge Pass!" Dumbledore said, loudly and clearly, and the network of fireplaces spun around and around. Dumbledore closed his eyes as the spinning continued to avoid getting sick. As quickly as it had begun it stopped, Dumbledore opened his eyes finding to looking out from a sitting room fireplace towards a armchair where a man was sitting, looking over a piece of parchment.
This man's name was Alastor Moody. He is a well known Auror, who in the past few months alone has caught many death eaters. He has a mane of muzzled gray hair, and a heavily scarred face. His face looked as though it had been carved out of weathered wood by someone who had not only what the vaguest idea of what human faces are supposed to look like, and was none too skilled with a chisel. The mouth looked like a diagonal gash, and a large chunk of the nose was missing. He also has a prosthetic leg made of wood. What makes him unique to many people but frightening to others are his eyes. One of them was small dark and beady and the other was large, round as a coin and has an electric blue iris. The blue eye moved towards the fireplace and saw Dumbledore's face in the flames.
"Ah Albus," he said, "Just in time."
"Alastor," Dumbledore said.
"Did you see the report on the Longbottom Manor attack?" Moody asked.
"I did not get any reports on the attack Alastor," Dumbledore answered, "I got the news from Severus."
"I have his full report right here," Moody said, "Ministry official Aquatis, Auror Kingsley and myself were the first to arrive. I of course rounded up the three death eaters that were responsible for the attack."
"Who were the Death Eaters Alastor?" Dumbledore asked.
"The Lestranges," Moody answered, "Bellatrix, Rodolphus, Rabastan, and Barty Crouch Junior."
Dumbledore gasped. "You mean Barty's son?" he asked.
"I am afraid so Albus," Moody answered, "I believe though, he was under the Imperius curse. Voldemort himself casted it on Barty Junior, he was trying to fight it but in the end it was all control."
"I just cannot believe it," Dumbledore said, "Barty will be devastated."
"Oh Barty will be more than devastated," Moody said, "He will be angry. I mean his own son working for Voldemort."
"Did you happen to get word on the Potters?" Dumbledore asked.
"Oh I got that news," Moody answered, "Glad to know that they are alive, but what interests me Albus is how?"
"The actions that James and Lily took in their duels against Voldemort is how that they survived," Dumbledore answered, "the way that those two dived to avoid the killing curse was just right to avoid death, but not injury."
"I will never forget how James Potter performed in charms," Moody said, "He learned how to heal himself efficiently. I was indeed impressed. His marks on his O.W.L.s in charms were very high."
"I do remember that year very well," Dumbledore said, "I was still Transfiguration Professor then, and I believe that year was also after the O.W.L. in Defense Against the Dark Arts written exam that James, and Sirius wanted to tease poor Severus."
"I never seen why they were always at each other," Moody said.
"It was the Quidditch that rattled his head," Dumbledore said, "He was trying to impress Lily, but she was always at him, calling him an arrogant toerag."
"You have to admit it though," Moody said smiling, "James and Lily were always meant for each other."
"Did you get word on the capture of Pettigrew?" Dumbledore asked.
"Oh yes," Moody answered, "Remus' report was very interesting." He picked up a second piece of parchment from the table.
"Okay," he continued, "From what Remus had written here, he said Pettigrew had apparated to The Leaky Cauldron without a license, so with Remus being on guard duty he spotted him, so Pettigrew took off. Remus ran through the pub and chased him into Diagon Alley when Remus stunned Pettigrew and summoned officials Aquatis, Levings and Goldstein to the scene. There is a trial though."
"All order members are to be present," Dumbledore said, "We have to be there at seven o'clock, trial begins at nine o'clock in courtroom twelve."
"Okay Albus," Moody said, "I guess I will meet everyone at the ministry at seven o'clock."
"We are going to apparate from Hogsmeade," Dumbledore said, "I guess we will see you at the ministry."
"Okay," Moody said, and Dumbledore pulled his head from Moody's fireplace and the spinning started again. He closed his eyes for a moment before he opened them again and found himself in front of his own fireplace. He watched the emerald flames change back into a normal roaring fire.
He then got up and went back to his desk, settled back in his chair and continued to read. Then a knock came upon the door.
"Enter," he said and McGonagall entered the room.
"Good morning Minerva," Dumbledore said, as she sat down in the chair facing his desk, "I heard from Cornelius a few hours ago, the trial starts at nine o'clock but we are to be there at seven o'clock."
"Seven o'clock," McGonagall said, "I hear that all order members have to be present at the trial."
"Yes," Dumbledore said, "There is a lot going against Pettigrew and Cornelius wants all of the evidence that he can get."
"Did you get in contact with Alastor?" McGonagall asked.
"Yes," Dumbledore answered, "just got through talking to him via floo."
"He must have had some full detailed reports," McGonagall said.
"He did," Dumbledore said, "he had the full report on the Longbottom attack and Pettigrew's arrest. He also knew about the Potter attack, he is glad that they are alive."
"I for say that Pettigrew deserves a life sentence in Azkaban," McGonagall said.
"I am for sure that he will get what he deserves," Dumbledore said, "I said to James last night that we are to meet in the hospital wing at four o'clock, we are going to tie some knots before the trial."
"Who would I say needs to tie some knots?" McGonagall asked, with concern.
"Severus, James and Sirius," Dumbledore answered, "That childhood hatred has gone far enough and not to mention a certain silly name those two liked to call him."
"Severus is on our side now," McGonagall said, "And Sirius is known for silly names for people, I just wondered where he came up with McG?"
"That is too silly," Dumbledore said, with a slight chuckle, "We need to be heading towards the hospital wing."
"Yes," McGonagall said getting up and walking towards the door, "Hopefully Severus can accept the fact that James, and Sirius are more than just bullies."
"Yes," Dumbledore said, opening the door, "Yes they are. Those two are awesome people." And the two left the room.
Date: 1st, November 1981
Location: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: Hospital Wing
James Potter stirred slightly in his bed. He opened his eyes and focused on where he was at and he realized he was at Hogwarts in the hospital wing. He looked over to the next bed where Lily was laying. He was so glad to be alive and he was so glad that Lily and Harry were alive also. He glanced over at the window. It was still dark but it was morning.
Just then a knock came upon the door, and Lily woke up instantly.
"Just a minute," came Madam Pomfrey's voice from her office and she trotted into the room towards the door and opened it.
"Good morning Poppy," Dumbledore said, "May we come in?"
"You can," Madam Pomfrey said, "James and Lily are awake." Dumbledore and McGonagall entered the room and sat down on the bed next to James.
"Good morning James," Dumbledore said, "Lily, did you two sleep well?"
"Pretty good sir," James said, "What did you find out?"
"I found out quite a bit," Dumbledore answered, "We are to report to the ministry of magic at seven o'clock, all order members are in the trial."
"That means we are going to be present at the trial," Lily said, "But that also means…"
Just then Madam Pomfrey entered the room along with Professor Snape.
"Snivellus!" James shouted standing up, "Albus, why him!" Snape stared at James with a stern look.
"Calm yourself James," Dumbledore said, "Severus is now on our side. You, Sirius and Severus have had this hatred since your Hogwarts days and I believe that it is time that you two put this thing in the past, now shake on it."
Snape approached James and stuck his hand out. James took it and shook it.
"Just to warn you Snivelly, he said, when my son starts going here, if I hear of any mistreatment towards him, you will pay for it. Got it."
"Okay Potter," Snape said, "and stop calling me that name."
"I have to agree with Severus James," McGonagall said, "that name has got to go. His name is Severus and you are to call him by that name, do you understand?"
"Understood," James said.
Snape walked over to Lily and sat down on the bed next to her.
"Lily," he said, "I am so sorry for what I done to you in our fifth year, I never meant to call you a mudblood."
"Times have changed Severus, Lily said, "and so have you. What made you decide to go against Voldemort?"
"That is what I want to know Severus." James said.
"It became clear after the prophecy was made," Snape said, "I was encountered by Dumbledore on the hill overlooking the castle. I explained to him that I was finished following the Dark Lord's ways and wanted to be on the good side. So our deal was to make sure that you three were safe. Now what I want to know is how did the Dark Lord manage to track you three down?"
"That whiney arrogant toerag Pettigrew Snivellus," Sirius said and Snape turned around and found Sirius and Remus standing in the room. Snape stood up to face Sirius. He had a stern look in his eyes.
"What are you doing here Sirius Black?" Snape asked.
"Why are you here Snivelly?" Sirius asked with a stiff voice.
"He is now on our side," Dumbledore said "He is our Potions Master here at Hogwarts."
"So Horace finally retired Albus?" Remus asked.
"He sure did Remus," Dumbledore answered. "Now getting to the point Sirius," he added, "just as I said to James here, times have changed and just like Minerva said I believe that it is time that we dropped that silly name and the childhood hatred, now you two shake on it."
Snape held out his hand and Sirius took it and shook it.
"I am just going to let you know now Snape, Sirius said, "any funny business from you, any at all, and you will pay for it, got it."
"That is clear," Snape said, sitting back down, "Now Remus, your report was that you saw Pettigrew outside of the Leaky Cauldron right?"
"Yes Severus," Remus said, "He apparently apparated there so naturally when he saw me he panicked, so he ran for it. I ran after him, through the pub and into Diagon
Alley. I stunned him outside of Ollivander's wand shop and I summoned ministry officials immediately."
"You did do the right thing Remus," Snape said, "Pettigrew was not supposed to apparate anywhere after the Dark Lord fell, he does not have a license to apparate as he lost his license, I just don't know where."
"Oh ho," Sirius said, "That is another charge against him Severus."
"It is Sirius," Snape said.
"Did you find happen to find anything at Pettigrew's house on your duties during the night Sirius?" Dumbledore asked.
"I discovered that he left his license to apparate on his desk," Sirius answered, "He did it on purpose as he was working for Voldemort to get away quickly."
"He has broken many of our laws," Dumbledore said, "and he just broke many in the past few hours alone."
"I say," McGonagall said, turning towards Harry's crib as he was stirring, "Let us get to see this little bundle of joy here."
"Ah yes," James said, "Harry needs to get to know everyone, as yet two of his future professors are in here."
"Oh Potter," Snape said, you are going to make me blush."
"Come on Severus," James said, "I just know that Harry will inherit his mother's brains especially in Potions and Charms."
"I've got to admit it though Potter," Snape said, "Lily here was always top in Potions."
"Slughorn told me I was one of his absolute favorite students Severus," Lily said, with a smile, "Potions was my favorite class as well as Charms." She looked towards Harry and he was wide awake with a big grin upon his face and arms wide open.
"Awe," Lily said, "why if it isn't my big boy."
"Mumma!" Harry exclaimed, "Da!"
Lily got up and went over to Harry's crib, picked him up and placed him in her arms.
"Who's my big boy," James said, "it is my big boy Harry."
"Da!" Harry exclaimed.
"He certainly is you James," Snape said, examining Harry, "The hair, and the face."
"Not to mention," Lily said, "my green eyes."
"That also," Snape said.
"I just hope that Harry will become an animagi like you James," McGonagall said, with enthusiasm, "Next generation Prongs."
"He sure can," James said, "I will train him well."
"Hate to bust up this sweet session," Dumbledore said, "But as we are due at the ministry at seven o'clock, we need to be at our apparition point in ten minutes."
"Where is the apparition point at Albus?" McGonagall asked.
"The Three Broomsticks," Dumbledore said, "Rosmerta gave her permission to the ministry."
"Okay," McGonagall said, "I guess we need to head there."
Just then Madam Pomfrey walked in and stopped at Lily's bed.
"Well," she said, eying Harry, "I guess that everything seems to be in order, this little guy is happy."
"Why thank you Poppy," James said, smiling.
"I am guessing you are releasing these three Poppy?" McGonagall asked.
"Yes I am," Madam Pomfrey said, as the group was getting up "Now all of you go and make sure that Pettigrew deserves what he done."
"We will Poppy," Remus said and everyone followed Dumbledore out of the room and out into the hallway leading up towards the upper floors. As James and Lily were walking they were thinking hard about the choice that they had made just the week before. They both thought that choosing Pettigrew was indeed wrong.
Lily walked a bit faster to catch up with Dumbledore.
"Albus," she said, "Me and James were thinking and we should've used Sirius. He was indeed a lot more trustworthy."
Sirius' ears caught the words to Dumbledore's and Lily's conversation and he rushed forward to talk to the both of them.
"My intentions were for both you and James to use Sirius," Dumbledore said, "I just did not know that you would change your minds."
"That was all my fault Albus," Sirius said, "I thought I could trust Pettigrew."
"Sirius," Dumbledore said, "You just did not know what Pettigrew was doing, I did not even know that he was working as a double agent."
"Sometimes people can be a bit of trouble," Sirius said, "The misunderstanding came on the night Harry was born. Pettigrew was solemn and down. He looked like he was a bit depressed. He said he was tired and his mother was driving him bonkers, but right away I could sense trouble, Remus knew right away being a legilimens."
"With a skilled Legilimens in the room," Dumbledore said, "That was a great thing that he done."
"It was," Sirius said, "Well months past and last night during the celebration, Pettigrew was solemn yet again but Remus was on alert and used Legitimacy again, this time he sensed trouble was coming. So Pettigrew left and after me and Remus left, Remus apparated right away to The Leaky Cauldron for order duties and you know the rest of the story."
"Yes I do," Dumbledore said, "I sense that this trial will be short and sweet. There is so much evidence against Pettigrew."
"He will pay," Sirius said, as the group entered the courtyard. They all walked silently as they approached Hogsmeade. As they approached The High Street, The Three Broomsticks came into view.
"We are going to apparate in groups of four," Dumbledore said stopping just short of The Three Broomsticks, "I thought that approach would be the best, so James, you, Harry and Lily will be with me, Sirius, Remus and Minerva, you three will go with Severus, are these instructions clear?"
"Yes sir," everyone answered.
"Okay," Dumbledore said, "once there, we are to go to the visitor's entrance and obtain visitors badges and then we will be on our way to the courtroom."
"Okay," everyone said, and James, Lily and Harry who was in Lily's arms stepped forward and grabbed each other's hands and disapparated on the spot. The other four stepped forward and done the same thing.
Date: 1st, November 1981
Location: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: Room of Requirement
Back at Hogwarts, the eight gathered in the Room of Requirement for a small celebration. The room outdid itself by imitating a small version of the Great Hall with one table that was full of food.
"We are gathered here to celebrate the imprisonment of Peter Pettigrew," Dumbledore said raising his glass, "He was a great friend but he chose the wrong path to gain satisfaction. We as the Order Of The Phoenix believe that the gain to high power is not the dark side, so I propose a toast, to James and Lily."
"James And Lily," everyone said raising their glasses.
"And I also propose a toast to Harry James Potter, The Boy Who Lived," Dumbledore said, "without him; Voldemort would still be at large, to Harry Potter."
"Harry Potter," everyone said raising their glasses.
"So Potter," Snape said, "Now that Pettigrew is out of the way, do you feel better now?"
"Loads better Severus," James said, "I would have hexed him greatly if I had met him anytime in the future."
"He deserves his punishment Potter," Snape said.
"So Severus," Lily said, "are you quite happy now that you are on our side?"
"Yes I am Lily," Snape said, "I find that fighting against the dark arts instead of for them is better for me, besides being Potions Master is better suited for me than Defense Against the Dark Arts, latest word on the job is that it is possibly jinxed, No one has accepted the position since Galatea Merrythought retired."
"Good lord," Sirius said, "I did not know that she had retired."
"Oh yes," Snape said, "after fifty years in the job, she retired but I believe something happened since then. Albus, do you know what happened?"
"It appears that when the position became available, Tom Riddle came back asking for it," Dumbledore answered, "Quite longer than he had anticipated when he had asked Professor Dippett. He was powerful then but he had wandered so far into his dark ways and if I had let him have the position, Hogwarts would have been in terrible danger."
"He placed a jinx on the job Albus," Snape said, "I caught him off guard that night on his way towards the Room of Requirement, he was going to hide another one of his precious objects. He did not know it then I was going to stop working for him. He did not see me of course."
"That is a great thing," Dumbledore said, "if you were caught you would have been his next victim of the killing curse."
"Oh Albus I knew who accompanied him, Severus said with enthusiasm, "In fact Mad-Eye caught most of these Death Eaters after I told him the names."
"I hinted out Nott, Rosier, Mucliber, and Dolohov," Dumbledore said, "did you discover more?"
"I did," Snape answered, "The Lestranges, Bellatrix, Rodolphus, and Rabastan, Crouch Junior, and Lucius Malfoy."
"LUCIUS MALFOY!" Sirius shouted, "THAT GREAT PRAT OF AN IN-LAW OF MINE A DEATH EATER!
"Calm yourself Sirius," Snape said, "he was caught just minutes after the Dark Lord's fall in Godric's Hollow last night."
"What about my deranged cousin, Bellatrix and her snide of a husband and that prat Rabastan?" Sirius asked, with anger in his eyes, "I want to put Bellatrix under lots of torture."
"Got the word early this morning," Snape said, "right after the attack at Longbottom Manor, they were caught by Mad-Eye, Kingsley and Aquatis, Crouch Junior was among them, and Barty is not going to be happy about that trial."
"That is going to be bad on Barty," Dumbledore said, "Having to try his own son."
"I liked Dragonus," James said, "he was so polite and a really unusual Slytherin."
"I saw that in him," Snape said, "While Lucius was trying to win me on, I went my own way and spoke to Dragonus. He was a fourth year when I started at Hogwarts and we remained close throughout the rest of his years at the school although I seemed to still gang up with Avery and Mulciber."
"Mulciber was so creepy Severus," Lily said, "I just did not know what you saw in him or Avery?"
"I was wandering into the dark arts so far," Snape answered, "I found it fascinating, but now not so much."
"As every Slytherin has done in the past," Dumbledore said, "always wanting to follow in the footsteps of Voldemort. Dragonus was an exception, as he was half blood. The Ministry was where he wanted to be. He came to me on several occasions asking about how the muggle law enforcement worked. Of course with me being a wizard, I did not have that type of knowledge. I am a half blood like him but I was able to help him by taking him on a journey into the muggle world during the summer between his fourth and fifth year."
"And did he find out about law enforcement?" James asked.
"Oh yes," Dumbledore answered, "Dragonus and I done well in that journey. We visited several London Police Stations and Scotland Yard. Dragonus gained most of his knowledge from Scotland Yard."
"I liked Dragonus also Albus," McGonagall said, "His Muggle Studies marks were very high."
"He knew how to properly dress like a muggle," Dumbledore said, "That was how we got through the journey so well; he even showed me what I was doing wrong when it came to my muggle attire."
"By fifth year though," McGonagall said, "Dragonus' focus went straight to enforcing the law. He got picked to be Prefect for Slytherin and I cannot say there was no finer prefect ever in Hogwarts history than Dragonus Aquatis. I have never seen Slytherin House so well behaved, not a detention in sight, but boy lots of points were lost while he was around."
"His O.W.L.s were fantastic," Dumbledore said, "All seven classes were at Acceptable or above, and he did not stop on enforcing the law, he carried that all the way into seventh year, which during that year he acquired the position of Head Boy and then I could say Hogwarts had the best behavior record ever."
"Wow," Remus said with enthusiasm, "I always thought he was different."
"Did you know that Dragonus was the one who pardoned you of your Death Eater activity Severus?" Dumbledore asked.
"That I did know," Snape answered, "And now I have such great connections with the ministry."
"Poor Lucius," Dumbledore said, "serving in a trial which by the way is tomorrow and I have to be present at it."
"He may be pardoned," Snape said, getting up along with everyone else, "who knows what will happen, the Ministry has workers like Arthur Weasley who are so against the Malfoy family."
"Who knows," Dumbledore said, "Arthur is going to be at this trial. He might want Lucius to serve a light sentence."
"A great way to end the Dark days," James said.
"Okay James, Lily," Dumbledore said, "Glasglow Hall is still full functional so you can take Harry and get him settled into a new home. Fudge arranged a portkey that will take you three there."
Dumbledore pointed to a rusty cauldron on the floor.
"Oh that sounds great Albus," James said, "I sure do miss being there."
"Let us get back there now," Lily said, "Remus, Sirius, could you two shortly report to the manor once we get settled."
"We can," Sirius said, "I am going to Moony's place, just send an owl when you are ready for us."
"Okay," Lily said and she walked over to the cauldron where James was. He and Harry had their hands on the cauldron so Lily placed her hand on the cauldron also.
"Okay Lily," James said, on the count of three then…one…two…three." They felt a powerful jerk behind their navels, the ground vanished from beneath their feet, their hands were glued to the cauldron; they were banging into one another as they all sped forward in a swirl of colors and in a rush of wind, the cauldron pulling them onward and then they all landed in the common room of Glasglow Hall.
"Oh it feels so good to be back here." Lily said, smiling.
"I will go and hunt down Maddy and Mickey," James said, "tomorrow we need to work on decorating Harry's room."
"Sounds like a plan," Lily said, "I am going to write Padfoot to let him and Remus know that we are here."
"Okay love," James said, "Potts is around here somewhere, I am going to put Harry onto our bed so he can sleep."
"He needs rest," Lily said, "this was a long day."
"It sure was." James said, "we are all tired, how about a nice warm fire in the fireplace to relax by."
"I will say yes to that." Lily said.
James then pointed his wand towards the fireplace and cried out "INCENDIO!" Just then warm flames erupted in the fireplace casting a warm glow into the room. Lily just sat there facing the fireplace and thought now this is relaxing.
Finished at last! Wow I thought that this one would never get done. Lots of this chapter got done in a day…I am researching a lot about the Harry Potter world, especially with the Ministry Of Magic and many of the main characters. There is a lot that I want to change within the original novel. There will be more to come in chapter three. We are going ahead two years in time.
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