Disclaimer: I do not receive anything but enjoyment for writing this story, J.K Rowling owns Harry Potter and all of his World, I am just glad she has no problem with allowing others to write their own ideas with her world.
A/N I am going to try and get ahead of my 1700 words a day this weekend. I have a meeting on Monday and 2 nights of classes as well as my 10 hour work day next week so if I can I will possibly post at least 4 chapters this weekend but the down side is that there may be fewer chapters posted on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week.
Chapter 4 The forbidden and foreboding awaits.
Harry went down to the tavern and ordered breakfast, as he sat waiting for his food, he read the Daily Prophet, the head line across the front read "Who is Harry Potter and why is the Ministry of Magic so interested in him.", the main article on that page was titled "Harry Potter Dark or Light". "Hello again Mr. Potter", Harry looked up and saw no other than Kingsley. "Hello Kingsley, would you like some breakfast".
"Thank you I will". Kingsley sat down and when Harry's breakfast was delivered Kingsley ordered his own.
"So Kingsley, are you going to drag me back to London to see the Minister".
"I am not sure, something in my gut tells me not to, I once had a couple of friends named Potter, James and Lily. I remember Lily being pregnant but not anything about the child after that, I don't remember her loosing the child or giving birth but I know when she died she was not pregnant and there was a crib in the house. Could you be their son".
So, there were holes in what ever had happened to make Harry become a nonperson in the world. "I have a problem answering that question. If I say yes, you may think that I am just saying it to get over on you, if I say no you will drag me back to London and besides I would not want to lie to you. My parents were killed when I was a little over one year old and I was sent to live with muggles. I was mistreated and finally was taken to Hogwarts learn magic, something happened and now no one remembers me. I can say no more because I don't know what is going on, and our actions can often have unintended results".
"You have your mothers eyes and your fathers hair, before the unexplained something happened, did you know me".
Yes, very well, I knew all the Order of the Phoenix, not that I liked all of them. I am the godson of Sirus Black and unless he is still alive I am the owner of the number 12 Grimmauld Place".
"No, Sirus was killed fighting in the Department of Mysteries, that actually cleared his name. Are you going to stay in this area Mr. or should I say Lord Potter".
"I will be here for awhile but I am not sure where I will be at any time in the future as I am trying to find out how to get everyone to remember me".
"I will let you go but send me a message anytime that you move to another area. Also I would like to let you know if the Minister is removed from office you will probably not have to worry about being hunted by aurors. Have a nice day Mr. Potter and remember the no confidence vote for the Minister is in a week at 3:00 the debate will be going on before that, and the vote right now, will keep the minister by 1 vote. Members of the Wizengamot are exempt from arrest while traveling too, from and while at a session. Have a nice day Mr. Franklin and good luck". At this Kingsley stood and paid for the food he had not eaten and strode out the door.
Harry finished his breakfast and went back to his room to retrieve his pack, then he headed up the road to Hogwarts. Harry didn't know if he could get past the wards around the school without setting them off, so he started around the school before he reached the wall. He never really paid attention to how far around Hogwarts the wall was but after an hour of walking the wall ended and he was at the forbidden forest.
Harry continued along the edge of the woods until he reached the place where Malfoy, Hermiony, Nevile, Fang, Hagrid and himself had gone into the forest all those years before. The path had changed some since he had walked it, Harry put on the disillunison hat and continued until Harry heard something that sounded like a cloak sliding across the ground. Harry climbed a tree an watched. A snake that had to be 30 foot long slithered by not 10 foot from where Harry was, "I can smell a human but cannot find him". Harry still was a parselmouth, he had figured after he had died at the hands of Voldermort that he would have lost that ability. Harry waited awhile and was about to climb down when two people came back up the path from the deep woods. "I warned you Fleur that the wolf in me takes over when I am out here", Bill chuckled. "I like your wolf...OH my air is aught." hold still I will get it, there we are, we need to get back to the castle or someone will come looking for us. We are supposed to have supper with Flintwick and Hagrid". "Ollow me". "That is the best way to walk, it has a great view". Harry watched as Fleur and Bill ran past up the trail.
Harry climbed down from the tree and as he walked forward he saw a stand of blond hair on a branch as he reached for it a spark shot to his hand. "I guess I have found what I needed", but as Harry rolled it up and placed it in a pocket of his pack he could see a slight glow to the path or was he just imagining it? He felt he needed to go on down the path, his gut had lead him into many bad situations, but he still headed down the path. Harry walked down the path he saw a pure white flash go around the corner of the path ahead, as he got closer he saw that a group of unicorns was running down the the path, there was a tail hair on a branch and once again it sparked as Harry reached for it. Harry continues on down the path following the unicorns,suddenly they broke into a gallop and left Harry, it was then that Harry heard a loud crash and a roar, all of a sudden the trees were falling around Harry as a large Hungarian Horn tail and a small giggling giant tumbled across in front of Harry. Grawp was wrestling with the dragon that Harry had challenged in the Triwizard Tournament, as they continued to roll on the dragon flamed burning Grawp's hair, to Grawp's amusement.
Harry decided that that was the last straw he had had enough of this forest and started to head back to the trail only to see a scale from the dragon and some hair from Grawp quickly, Harry reached for them and was shocked both times, these were added to his pack. Harry looked around and could not find the trail back out of the forest. Harry tried to find the path and when he did he quickly headed down it but something was not right, he headed over a rise and down into a valley when he got to the bottom of the valley he found that the path split one headed up the other side and one headed down the valley. Harry walked down the valley path the ground stated to get wet as he moved further down the path. Harry was sure this was not the right path so he turned around only to see a sight, that was the thing he wanted to see less than anything else that lived in the forest a giant spider was blocking his way, Harry turned and ran down the path only to find he had been herded into a large group of the spiders. "I am a friend of Hagrid". "We know you are but you escaped us once before and we don't care for Hagrid, he stole our father's carcass instead of allowing him, to be properly devoured". Harry was now really worried but suddenly Harry heard the sound of hundreds of hooves on the ground as the centaurs burst into the middle of the spiders. The centaurs let loose a hail of arrows. Rowan was shouting "You know you are not to leave the valley we have given you". "We will slaughter all of you four legs". Yelled the head spider.
The battle that resulted caused many deaths among the spiders and injuries with the centaurs. When the battle was done Firenze walked up to Harry, "You, young human, are at the center of a great magical disturbance. You will have a treacherous path ahead of you". "I hate to say this in not the first time, Firenze", was Harry's response. "How do you know my name human". "It is hard to explain but I do". "There is much that is hard to explain these days, last night I was told by my grand mare that I would find you here and needed to give you a hair from my tail. So please take it as she told me you would". Harry reached for his tail and as he expected a spark jumped to his hand, he rolled up the hair and thanked Firenze, "Ican understand why it is strange for your grand mare to have you do this". "That was not the strange thing, the strange thing is that she has been dead for 40 years".Harry saw and picked up the hair of one of the spiders which also shocked him. "I will guide you out human, as it is almost dark and you do not want to be in the forest this night as it is a full moon". Harry walked beside the centaur and talked soon it was dark and Harry could hear the howling of a werewolf, The werewolf came running up to them Harry was scared but Firenze did not seem concerned, "Hello Remus, are you enjoying your time out tonight". The werewolf nodded his head and shot off the path after a noise, as Harry walked pass the place were Remus had launched into the woods, a spark hit Harry, a glowing hair from Remus had snagged on the bush. Harry grabbed the hair and continued with the centaur out of the forest. Harry cut across the grounds of Hogwarts and went back to The Three Broomsticks. Harry did not know what to do with the things he had so he left them in the backpack, Harry hoped that Dumbledore would haunt his dreams that night, but that was not to be.