Chapter One: Intensive Training

Ahhhhh ! Harry slammed Godric Gryffindor's sword hard into the dummies slicing them in half. He felt sweat trickle down his forehead and back, but ignored his obvious signs of exhaustion. He bit his lips to keep tears from pouring out of his eyes, as he thought about all the deaths that occurred at the hands of Voldemort. This was how he motivated himself.

The room of requirement turned out to be the perfect room. Harry would think about going to bed, and a bedroom would sudden appear. Everyday the bedroom seemed different though; it all depended on his mood at the current time. The room also did a splendid job with supplying Harry with a training room to do any type of training in. There was dummies everywhere. Dummies that could produce spells, or whatever he wished them to do.

It had been two months since he been at Hogwarts and he had barely been out of this room. Harry felt guilty at the thought of avoiding Ron and Hermonie, but he didn't want to lose them either. As long as he creped out in the middle of the night, and dodged the prefects on duty, he was okay. Prof. Dumbledor came to visit him every week also. The old man made sure that Harry hadn't over driven himself. In his eyes; the young Gryffindor was still a kid.

Harry thoughts evaporated as a stunning spell shot his way. He held his hands out in the direction of the spell and quickly shouted." Slow down!" The spelled slowed down as if in the Matrix.

This kind of power excited Harry to no end. The Gryffindor had conquered the art of wandless magic. He didn't have to shout a spell in order for it work. All he had to do was treat the magic like another person; Almost as if he was commanding it.

Taking a deep breath, the emerald eyed teen smirked." now disappear." He whispered the spell so softly that he wasn't sure if it was going to work, but to his surprise, the ball of blue light was no more.

Harry fell to the ground, his breathing elaborate. He looked up and into a huge mirror which took up one of his walls. He had changed so much ... His hair was braided into one big braid that reached the end of his back, and the roots of his hair was red; which was unexplainable. He stoop up, limping slightly as he walked closer to the mirror. His body was now very muscular with an athletic build, and Harry's eyes and face was over all more mature. The boyish look had disappeared completely.

The only thing that bothered Harry was his height. He was only 5 ft 6 for god sake! After all the training his height still remained the same. Grinning slightly, he picked up his sword tiredly.

" I guess height has nothing to do with power." He said to the sword, mentally smacking himself for talking to an object.

" To right you are," Albus Dumbledor stepped out of the shadows, his eyes twinkling madly. He had one hand rubbing his beard thoughtfully, and another one holding a shrunken trunk." hello, Harry. I see that your training has been going well .."

Harry felt the urge to flick him off. He was so frustrated, but he didn't understand why." Of course, Professor," He attempted to smile while whipping some of the sweat off his forehead." what brings you here? I mean ... you're early."

" There are important matters that we must discuss, my dear boy," The headmaster walked over to Harry, and raised a gray eyebrow." May I?" He motioned looking around the room.

The Gryffindor nodded," Of course."

Dumbledor closed his eyes, and when he opened them his office appeared. Harry chuckled." How original."

Harry took a seat behind his desk, while Prof. Dumbledor took his seat. Blue eyes stared into emerald with a calculating gaze." I have a proposition for you."

" Yes .."

" 35 students have currently transferred out of Hogwarts because of your absence. There have been many rumors of your death, and as much as I attempted to clear them up; it flares the rumors even more. I'm proposing that you come out of the shadows, Harry. Hogwarts needs you."

Harry blinked, shocked. He had never heard of that many students transferring out in so little time. The heir of Godric Gryffindor had a chose. He could be a coward and hide, or he could become the warrior that he had been training for all this time." I will do it." Emerald eyes held determination.

" Alright," Albus looked relieved." This trunk," He grabbed the trunk off his desk and put it onto the ground as he took out his wand and muttered an enlargement spell. When the trunk returned to its full size he turned back to Harry" holds all of your school supplies and robes. Everything you need is in here. I will not introduce you to the rest of the school until Halloween dinner tomorrow. A dorm with your four friends Ronald, Dean, Neville, and Seamus had been already been arranged; although they know nothing about it. So .. are you ready, Mr. Potter?"

Harry nodded, his body filled with nervous tension. He never did like playing the hero that much." Yes, sir