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Chapter 3

After the introductions were done, Harry looked down at his plate, he was only around a third of the way through the meal, but he was stuffed. He started to panic, 'I have to finish all of this food, if I don't they'll be angry at me for wasting good food, but if I eat any more I'll be sick... What can I do?'

Meanwhile, in a place that Harry Potter had no knowledge of yet, an old man was busy pacing his office, his long white hair hanging down to his waist and his beard, which was just as long, twitched constantly as he muttered to himself;

"Who are the 'Followers of the Light" said Albus Dumbledore in an almost inaudible muttering "and why did they come in and take Harry from where I put him, from where he was meant to be safe!"

FLASHBACK

Albus Dumbledore jerked awake, the alarms he had set in the wards around Number 12 Privet Drive were all blaring, moving swiftly he grabbed his wand and sent 3 silver phoenixes into the night, they would gather a few of the teachers of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, then, he pulled on a robe and quickly made his way to the grand entrance hall of the castle, waiting there were Minerva McGonagall, Rubeus Hagrid and Severus Snape, all of them looking at him questioningly.

"The wards that I put around Number 12 Privet Drive have been attacked" all three visibly paled, and with that, Dumbledore held out an old-fashioned lamp, and with a familiar jerk behind the naval, the group disappeared. On arrival at the house that Harry Potter should have been safe at, the group spread out as Albus knelt to check the wards, all but one had fallen, he hoped that would be enough, the remaining ward was that which denied entry to any person that wished harm on Harry Potter. He smiled swiftly and motioned for the group to approach the open front door.

Moving through the house, Albus' smile disappeared as the spell damage to the living room door came into view, he motioned to the group who levelled their wands and moved into the room.

Waiting for them were three prone figures, one skinny and the other two large, on closer inspection, they were all breathing, causing Albus to heave a sigh of relief. 'At least the Dursleys are alive' he thought 'that means that Death Eaters are probably not responsible for this' he turned to the group, "Minerva, Severus, check upstairs for Harry, Hagrid you check downstairs, I'll take care of these three." The group nodded and went their separate ways. Kneeling by the man he recognised as Vernon Dursley, he muttered "Enervate" rousing the man from unconsciousness.

"Who the HELL are you and why are you in my house! And... PETUNIA!" shouted the man as he sat up, red faced and glanced around the room "What the HELL have you done to my wife and..." lifting an authoritative hand, Albus quelled the mans outburst and in a quiet voice said "My name is Albus Dumbledore, now could you kindly tell me what happened here, Mr Dursley?"

Noticing the wand still pointed at him, Vernon scowled and spat "Some of your lot broke down our door, attacked Petunia and Dudley, gave me a warning for you and then knocked me out, now will you tell me why, after all that spiel about us 'being protected' my wife and son are sprawled over th..."

"What was the warning Mr Dursley" interrupted Albus

"They told me to tell you Harry is with the Followers of Light, and you shall not see Harry until he comes to Hogwarts, apparently you will know what it means"

"Thank you, Mr Dursley"

END FLASHBACK

"Whoever these people are, they cannot mean Harry harm, the ward would have prevented them entry otherwise, but it has ruined my plan for that boy to have a normal childhood. Who knows what the people who took him are telling him" And with that Albus stopped his pacing and walked out of his office.

Perenell Flamel looked down at the young boy that she and her friends had rescued from a life that almost resembled that of the slaves she once knew, in her 656 years of life, there were only a few instances that the human race still surprised her, and this, unfortunately, was one. How could people have sat by and watched as this young, innocent little boy had been physically and mentally abused, kept in the dark about his family, and generally lied to by almost everyone he knew, and a few people he hand't even met yet. A wave of anger at Albus Dumbledore washed over her, she had thought she knew that man, she had been there while he and Nicholas had worked side by side, their respective intelligences flourishing, each aiding the other in discovery, and now she found out about this. He had neglected this child to a terrible childhood. When everything was over, she would be sitting down with Albus and having a VERY long chat. If they both survived what was coming at least. The look on Harry's face snapped her mind back to reality, 'why is he suddenly so anxious?' she thought quickly, then she saw that it was the plate of food in front of him that seemed to be causing him such uncertainty.

"Harry, just eat as much as possible, you don't have to finish it all!" she quickly said, smiling as a look of relief washed over his young face, then quickly added "And if you are finished, I think it's time everyone went to the sitting room, Harry, we have quite a long story to tell you."

Harry grinned and, after getting up from the table, followed the group into the living room and sat down for what would be one of the most memorable 2 hours of his life.

Lying in bed that night, the mind of Harry Potter was reeling. He thought being rescued would be the last time his world would be turned upside down, but in one conversation, his world seemed to be in a constant barrel roll as one revelation after another changed everything he knew about his life.

'I'm a wizard!' he thought to himself 'not only a wizard, apparently a rather powerful one, as I apparently destroyed one of the most feared dark wizards of all time when I was a baby'.

He had cried when he found out the truth about his parents, apparently they were not the reckless, drunk slobs that his Uncle and Aunt had berated on many occasions, but had been kind and noble, to the end, even dying to protect him. They died to protect him from a madman called Voldemort. But that same madman who everyone still feared, even to the point that they wouldn't even speak his name, had disappeared that same night. All that was found was Harry, alone in a ruined house, untouched but for the thin. lightning shaped scar on his forehead from a rebounding killing curse, the green light that appeared so often in his dreams. He was told by his saviours, the 'Followers of the Light' -Gideon, Lupin, Nell, Nick, Dorcas, Alexei and Sonya, that they all believed that Voldemort was not dead, that he was out there and that when he found a way to return, Harry would be top of his most wanted list. "After all" Remus had said "if you fashioned yourself the greatest wizard of all time, you wouldn't want your epitaph to read 'Defeated by a baby' now would you!"

After the conversation, Harry had spent the rest of the day joking, playing and gradually getting to know each member of the group. He was shocked at the many different and unique stories that each of the group had.

The first of these unique stories was that of Remus Lupin, the kindest man Harry had met, not hard considering his upbringing, but nonetheless, was a werewolf, Harry could hardly believe it. He had frozen when Lupin told him, before Gideon and the others reassured him that Lupin was completely normal, just with "severe PMS" as Gideon had jokingly put it.

Next was Nick and Nell, who were not the ordinary old couple Harry found out, they were over 600 years old, kept alive by the 'Philosophers stone' that Nick had made during his studies of Alchemy, Harry had not believed him until he was shown photos of the couple through the ages, it was incredible, they had not aged a day in any of the photos! They had described events that started from the Black Death in the 14th Century all the way through to the rise and fall of Grindelwald, who was apparently the last dark wizard to have gained power before Voldemort, then all through the rise and disappearance of Voldemort, Harry found it fascinating, the Flamel's had tales of Goblin rebellion, of vicious battles fought against other dark wizards and all kinds of dark creatures, and they had faced many dangers but had stayed, together, for over 6 centuries. 'That is what love is' Harry had thought after finding this out.

However his most shocking tale was that of Alexei, who Harry thought was odd, with his overly pale skin and his piercing grey eyes, he turned out to be a vampire! Harry had almost run out of the room! It was only when the rest of the group had reassured him that Lex would never harm him, that he nervously sat down, this time a little farther away from the pale man, and listened to how Alexei no longer needed blood to survive, he used the stone as well as the Flamels, after hearing this he relaxed a little and listened as Lex introduced some of the customs and traditions of the Vampire Clans.

Another strange tale was that of Dorcas and Gideon, they were, according to the Wizarding World, both killed in the war against Voldemort, Dorcas had briefly told her own stories, not elaborating at all, she told of being cornered and tortured by Voldemort himself before activating a portkey- which Harry learnt was a magical device that can transport a large group of people anywhere in the world, had been rescued and healed by the Flamels. Gideon and his brother Fabian had been trapped in a fight, outnumbered 8 to1, they had fought their way out, however Fabian succumbed to his wounds a few days later, Gideon was also rescued by the Flamels, who invited him and Dorcas to join the 'Followers of Light'.

Sonya was by far the most 'normal' of the group, but even she was not your average witch or wizard, she worked in the Ministry of Magic, which, like the Muggle Government, was in charge of the wizarding world, they wrote laws, enforced laws, researched into new spells, controlled dangerous magical creatures, but most importantly, made sure that no non-magical people, aka Muggles, found out about the world of magic. Sonya worked as an 'Unspeakable' in the Department of Mysteries. She wouldn't tell Harry any more than that.

It had been a good day, reflected Harry, he had learned so much about a world he had been kept from for most of his life. Then, as his bedside clock hit 21:30, Harry Potter closed his eyes and fell asleep smiling, he had finally found a place where he belonged, where people liked him, talked to him, laughed with him. And he was happy.

A/N Ok thats it for chapter 3, trying to rush through the introductions to the characters etc and set the scene so we can get to Hogwarts as FAST as possible! next chapter we find out what the "Followers of the Light" are all about! Hope you guys enjoy this one... let me know by reviewing!