Revalations

"We can't just let this slide Dumbledore, he's a bloody demon for Merlin's sake!"

'Hm, that's odd, that sounds suspiciously like Fudge'

"I am not unaware of his current unfortunate condition, but said demon is the only being capable of vanquishing Voldemort. We have no choice but to tolerate his presence until the Dark Lord is dead. Once he has served his purpose, it will be a simple matter to cause his death and simply tell the public that he could no longer stand to continue his cursed existence and chose to end his own life for the good of the magical world."

'And that, that sounded like the Headmaster. Wait, served his purpose? Are they talking about me? They're going to kill me? What the bloody hell!'

"But no one else even knows that You-Know-Who will come back!" shouted a voice that did indeed belong to our most disdained minister. "We're the only ones who know about his horcruxes - brillant idea that, encouraging him to become practically immortal just so he'd go crazy and we could discredit him, there had to be an easier way, like long and drawn out torture or something. Anyway, how do you expect to explain leaving him alive to the public? they'll revolt at the idea of letting a demon of all things near their children!"

'Did Fudge just say that he and Dumbledore helped Voldemort? And that they planned for him to go bat shit insane! And what's with all this talk about a demon, anyway?'

"And who else is aware of his change in species, Cornelius?" questioned Dumbledore. "I was under the impression that only ourselves are in possession of that particular bit of information. If we simply ensure that none save our most trusted ever discover the truth of what has happened to the supposed savior, no one will ever question allowing things to continue on as they have been."

"Well, I suppose I hadn't thought of that... Maybe, just maybe... Well, so long as you have the boy properly in hand, I guess it would be for the best to keep him around, we can't have the dark lord returning when there's no one to kill him off this time, now can we? Then the whole plan of creating an evil foe to fight against so we can become the heroes will backfire even worse than when the public decided a baby deserved more credit than us!"

'Wait, they had a plan? Everything, my parents' deaths, all the people that died, my living with the dursleys, it was all because of them?'

"Not to worry, Cornelius, everything will work out for the greater good. I have Severus brewing a powerful mind control potion as we speak, which the creature will be forced to consume upon his first signs of waking. And please do refrain from speaking of our actions aloud, we wouldn't want others to overhear."

'Like hell I'll take anything you give me, you bloody bastard! I'll kill myself before I become a slave to a manipulative psychopath like you!'

"Well, if everything is all planned out then, I suppose I should head back to the Ministry to make up some story that will cover up this whole mess." The Minister said as he walked towards the floo. "What will show me in the best light?" muttered the bowler-hat-wearing buffoon as he tossed in a handful of powder. "Perhaps telling them I was the one who cast the spell that saved the life of the Boy-Who-Lived? Yes, that does sound promising. Now, why would he have been dying from whatever spell he cast and what spell did I cast to save him? hmm..." and with a flash of green flame and a shout of "Ministry of Magic, Minister's Office," the Minster of Magic was gone from the hospital wing of Hogwarts.

Dumbledore stood staring at the flames for a moment, lost in thought, before turning to the bed Harry was lying in, supposedly still unconscious.

"My poor boy, if only you hadn't gone dark. I only wonder at how you managed to keep it hidden from me for such a long time, especially with Miss Granger and the Weasley's watching your every move. But, obviously you too succumbed to the shadows, as only one entrenched in forbidden magic could transform into such a horrifying creature through a simple spell, regardless of said spell's original purpose. I suppose my alternative plan will simply have to be put into play, regardless of my reluctance to risk it." and with that, the scheming headmaster wandered off to wherever it is meddling old fools spend their time.

"...Well shit, what do I do now?" Harry wondered aloud. 'He has control of everyone? Ron and Hermione? Really? And what about Remus and Sirius? Will they betray me too? No, they wouldn't, they'd never abandon the son of a Marauder! But what if - no! I have to trust them, otherwise there's nobody left! I'll just have to sneak out of here and find them! But first-'

"Why the hell am I so tiny?"

"HARRY!"

"Remus! Sirius! Please, what's going on? Are you still on my side? Dumbledore, and Fudge, they're gonna kill me! And the Weasley's! He planned everything! Mum and Dad, and Sirius in Azkaban! He's crazy!"

"Woah there, Harry, take a breath and try saying that again, a bit slower this time," hushed Remus, settling in the chair at the side of the bed.

"Yeah, Prongslet, chill for a sec. How are you? Does it hurt? How weird does it feel to be a munchkin again?" rushed Sirius, climbing up onto the bed.

"What do you mean a munchkin?"

"Uhh, well..."

"What your godfather is trying to say is that, as a result of your spell backfiring, you seem to have been de-aged."

"Yeah, you look like a little pipsqueak! Come here and let Uncle Paddy pinch your cheeks!" teased Sirius, leaning in and reaching for his shocked victim.

"Wait a second! Just how old am I? Why the heck did this happen?"

"Well, whatever spell you cast obviously didn't work as intended. Instead it seems to have turned you into a five year old child, as well as causing a few other side effects." Remus explained hesitantly.

"Five? Well, I guess at least it's not a bad age, I mean, I can talk and go to the bathroom by myself yet still get away with everything, but still!"

"Um, is now really the time to be exploring the virtues of being five years old? I believe that the fact that you're also a dragon youkai might be a bit more important."

"Hah! And because of that you're gonna be five for decades! Just think, centuries of everyone treating you like a helpless twerp!"

Smack!

"Sirius! That's enough, no need to make it worse, you need to be an adult about this. Harry is no doubt in shock and your taunts aren't helping him cope any."

Sirus just looked sullen and rubbed at the back of his head.

"Look, both of you, all that can be dealt with later, this is more important. I overheard a conversation between Dumbledore and Fudge that changes everything! The two of them planned everything, they're the reason Voldemort existed in the first place! And now they plan to kill me! But they have to wait until Voldemort comes back and I kill him because apparently I'm the only one who can. Can one of you PLEASE come up with a miracle to fix things? The two most powerful men in the Wizarding World are plotting my demise!" Harry exclaimed, getting more and more worked up as he went on.

"WHAT!" both Marauders shot up in shock.

"Harry, this is very serious, are you sure you heard them correctly?"

"Of course he's bloody sure he heard them correctly! This is too crazy to be made up! Dumbledore's a psycho!"

"No need to scream in my ear, Sirius, I just had to be sure. Now Harry, if what you say is true, we need to get you out of here immediately before Dumbledore finds out you're awake. The only reason we haven't been caught already is because Madam Pomfrey was knocked unconscious when she tried to heal you and still hasn't woken, and everyone else is busy dealing with the aftermath of your spell driving the dragon mad."

"Wow, glad I'm not out there, that would be one scary dragon."

"Again, not the time. Now lets get going." 'Really, these two will be the death of me.'

"Aye, aye Captain Moony, lets blow this joint!"

"..." The other two just looked at him, beyond exasperated at the grim's randomness.

"I always wanted to say that."

With a head-shake and sigh, the three fled Hogwarts for Hogsmeade, where they apparated to Grimauld Place.

"Ok, so we're safe for a second, but what do we do now?"

AN (12/18/11) - Ok, so I've officially broken my own rule not to post more until I've got the whole thing finished, but I need help and figured I have no right to ask for any if I don't a least post another chapter. So, my problem is I've forgotten a lot of the Inuyasha series and can't seem to force myself to sit through it again, not that I ever made it to the ending in the first place. I'm in desperate need of a beta with knowledge of said series, who will possibly end up being more of a co-author. Another beta who knows about Harry Potter, British-isms, and/or some basic Japanese would also be much appreciated. Sorry you've waited so long for what basically amounts to a filler chapter, but I'd hate to go more in depth only to have to go back and change everything because I came up with a new idea. Anyway, I think I've rambled on enough, give me suggestions and tell me what you think if you've got the time and the inclination. Thanks and everyone that's reviewed so far is awesome! - Silver

PS - I've made a couple changes to chapter one, not much but I figured a lot of you will probably want to reread it anyway since it's been so long...