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Destiny of the Phoenix

Chapter 6 – The Realm of the Dead

After walking through the red door, Harry found himself in the wardrobe,but it was the biggest most amazing wardrobe that he had ever seen, it was huge, at least 5 times the length of the Dursleys house, absolutly amazing, and filled to the brim with the most beautiful clothes, Muggle and Wizardry. Long Robes in every colour, Shimmering Silver, Midnight Blue,The deepest Black, Golden Yellow and every other colour you can imagine. Then there were the muggle shirts and T-shirts in every colour and material, shoes all lines against the far wall, draws filled with the usual necessities. there were so many clothes, Harry just couldnt get his head around the fact they were all for him and they actually fit him! He carried on walking through the rails, he could get quite lost really. He turned around and started going back the way he came, and found the red door again. He strolled through, but instead of finding his quidditch pitch and massive bed he found a swimming pool! A bloody swimming pool! He looked back on the red door and noticed the small sign there that he hadn't before, it simply said,

'Bath Room'

"BATH ROOM, wow this is really amazing, a bath the size of a quidditch pitch".

Harry just threw off his clothes and dived head first into the perfectly filled bath that was surrounded with palm trees and comfortable looking hammocks. The water was absolutly perfect Harry decided. He treaded about for a little, but then the thoughts of his parents filled his mind and he had to get out straight away. He swam to the other end of the pool and climbed out grabbing a large gold towel on the way. As he dried himself with the towel he wandered through his wardrobe trying to choose amongst them, In the end his patience ran out and he decided on Black combat trousers and a red shirt with gold threading, after rolling his sleaves up he set out in search for some shoes. Humming a new muggle song that he had heard Dudley blasting out on his radio happily to himself he wander amongst the vast amount of clothes, until finally he found a seperate area the size of his dorm at Hogwarts for his shoes. 'Flippin hell, this just gets better and better'. Eventually he picked out a pair of simple black trainers, before walking to the opposite end of the room and finding his way back into the bedroom. He had another quick look about and noticed a balcony on the opposite side of his bed

'I'll investigate that later' he decided, before opening his door and leaving his room. Harry couldnt resist examining the giant Phoenix once again, it truly was massive and beautiful. He turned around and wandered back down the stairs and towards the welcoming Hall as Ocean had called it.

Harry was standing in the Hall again waiting for Earth to take him to his parents. It felt like his whole life had been leading up to this moment the moment where he would finally look his mother and father in the eyes and tell them he loved and missed them, and he couldn't wait.

He was pacing around the pool when Earth walked through the archway. She stood and watched an impatient Harry for a minute smiling to herself, Harry looked up and saw her standing her, "Are we going yet" he wispered softly, nervously.

"Yes child come here" she spoke softly to the nervous boy. Harry walked over to her and took her out-stretched hand, she wrapped an arm around him and they were gone in a flash of light.

Again was the familiar sensation of flooing and port-keying at the same time. Harry closed his eyes and waited for it to be over, this trip took longer than his first experience at this kind of traveling.

Harry felt his feet slam on the ground he lost his balance and once again ended up on the floor, Earth chuckled at him on the floor and reached down to pull him up.

Once standing he looked around at his surroundings, they were currently on the outskirts of a forest, he could see the smoke from chimneys in the distance. Earth still holding his hand started walking down a dirt track that led towards the house's, they walked in silence passing various animals, "How did these animals get here?" Harry asked.

"They are animals that have died Harry" Earth answered him.

At first Harry felt pity for these animals, having died but then he realized that have a new life here. "Earth, do all these people stay here forever?" He asked.

"Only people that died young come here Harry, they age as they would in your world, then when the time comes for them to die of old age, their spirits leave them and enter a process of what you would call resurrection" she replied "They start a new life with no memory of their old life" Harry was speechless after this, he was shocked by the amount that people don't know about life and what lies in the after life.

"Who was I in my previous life?" He asked curious

Earth chuckled at him; "Your previous lives have been interesting to say the least Harry" Was all she said.

Harry frowned at her "Why?"

"You will find out soon enough Phoenix, soon enough"

Harry didn't answer her because they had just entered the village, it must have been about midday. They passed children playing in the street, everyone seemed to be outside enjoying the sun. People stopped and stared at him as he walked past; adults whispered their eyes boring into him. Harry felt very uncomfortable with the attention but was used to it really.

Suddenly a middle aged man ran out from one of the houses, Harry was shocked to say the least that he recognized this man from somewhere but he couldn't remember where,

"Oh my god" he shouted it seemed the whole village had crowded around him, he could see figures in the distance running towards them, "You're Harry Potter" he said a smile slowly creeping onto his face. Immediately people started whispering others just stared eyebrows raised to their hairlines. Harry turned his attention back to the man and suddenly it clicked where he recognized him from "Fabian Prewett" he said to him. Fabian looked shocked to say the least that Harry had recognized him, "How do you know that" he asked. Harry chuckled "Moody gave me a picture of the original Order members last year" he answered,

"Old mad-eye eh, how's the old codger doing?" He asked while laughing

Harry thought about it for a bit before answering with one word "Paranoid",

Fabian threw his head back and laughed at this. "How did you know who I was?" Harry asked him "After all you died before I was born right?" Fabian smiled at him sadly

"Yeah I died before you was born" He answered "But your parents talk about you all the time and you are a splitting image of James but you've got Lily's eyes" he answered

"What are you doing here anyway kid, you didn't die did you?" Fabian asked

"No of course not, I was brought here by Earth to meet my parents",

"Earth the goddess?" Fabian questioned

"The one and only" came the voice on his right, Harry turned and looked at Earth "Shall we get going then Harry?" Earth asked.

Harry suddenly remembered why there were there, "Talk to you later Mr.Prewett" Fabian laughed at him "Call me Fabian, and i have loads of questions for you kid" he called to them.

Earth and Harry made their way through the crowd, people were running up to Harry just to shake his hand and congratulate him on defeating the Dark Lord and they hoped he could do it again. Harry felt the pressure of defeating the dark lord on his realm let alone the realm of the dead as well. The walked together in silence until they reached a small house. Harry could hear laughing coming from inside he recognized it as the voice of his mum, Harry stopped and took a deep breath, Earth slowly rubbed his back trying to calm him down, and he tried to get rid of the butterflies in his stomach. 'I need to go to the toilet' he thought. "Ready?" Earth whispered in his ear.

Harry looked up at the door again "Yeah" he said determinately

Earth smiled at him affectionately "Let's got then" She walked forwards and knocked at the door.

"Just a minute" came his mother's voice from inside. Harry heard footsteps running up to the door, unaware he had reached out and wrapped his hand around Earth's but his eyes never left the door, he felt like his heart was going to burst out of his chest, Earth was watching him out the corner of her eye, she leant forward and frantically whispered in his ear "breathe Harry, Breathe" and that was the sight that met Lily Potter when she opened the door, Emerald orbs peered into her own.

They stayed like that for what seemed like an eternity, gazing at each other in shock, it was only when Earth cleared her throat loudly that they snapped back into reality "Harry" his mother gasped her eyes shining Harry throat was too tight to answer so all he could do was nod.

Lily jumped at him throwing her arms round his neck, Harry felt the knot in his throat getting tighter 'til he couldn't help himself and burst into tears on his mothers shoulder, her arms wrapped round him tighter and she was whispering nonstop in his hair "my baby…ooh my poor little baby…mummy loves you don't cry",

But she was crying herself, she had her arm around Harry's back and the other stroking his hair while her own tears rolled down her face.

Harry had never been so happy in his life he had never been hugged like this except from the hug from Mrs.Weasley at the end of his 4th year but that didn't even come close to being hugged by his mum. Harry's legs gave way and they both sunk to the floor.

"Lily who was at the d" His father's voice trailed off as his Father saw his wife hugging an unknown boy on the doorstep with tears rolling down her face.

"Lily, what's going on" His wife looked up at her husband with a look of pure grief but happiness.

James stared confused but understood the minute the boy on her lap looked up and into his eyes, his breathe caught in his throat he stared unblinking and unbreathing at the boy not quite knowing or believing what he was seeing, he tried to say something but he couldn't form the words so he ended up standing there gaping like a fish, slowly he knelt down 'til he was inches from Harry's face, he cupped Harry's cheeks in his hands and stared deeply into his eyes 'Lily's eyes' he thought "son" he whispered Harry slowly nodded James let out an anguished yell and threw his arms around his wife and son while kissing the top of Harry's head.

Harry sobbed in his fathers chest while he felt soft kisses on his head, he was crying harder that ever know jot quite believing what was happening but relishing in it just the same, he never wanted to let this go, never wanted it to end, he never wanted to leave!

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