Chapter seven

'Is that why you were under the cloak Harry, because we all saw the minister and the aurors run off?' Neville asked.

'Yeah, I didn't want anything to disrupt the service. I spotted reporters, if they saw me for all I know they might have started shouting, the Weasley's didn't need that, not today.'

'I get you there mate.'

'Harry, can I have a word in private?' Kingsley asked.

Harry sighed, 'Sure, I'll be right back,' Harry said to his friends then followed Kingsley and the aurors away from the crowd, 'Did you find him?'

'Not yet, Abner said it'll take a couple of days. They have to make your blood find him, not you. But I wanted to tell you that I know where you're staying and it's very clever. You're not connected to him in anyway, but just so you feel safe, there is an auror hanging around, you won't see him though.'

'You had Hermione and Ron followed didn't you?'

'Yes, only because I want to make sure you're safe. But listen Harry, seriously, he's dead. He didn't do anything this time, I'm positive about that. I'm sure it's just one of his death eaters that took him out of desperation. There's nothing that will bring back the dead.'

Harry sighed, but looked down, 'That's not true, I know of something that will and I've used it, but got rid of it so no one could use it.'

'What are you talking about?'

Harry sighed again then looked up at Kingsley, 'Supposedly a myth, but it's not. The story of the three brothers, the middle brother asked death for a way to bring back the dead. He was given a stone and brought the woman he loved back.'

'Harry, that's a story and I'm starting to worry about you.'

'It's not a story and I can prove it. First, the eldest brother, you know what he asked for don't you?'

'Yes, an unbeatable wand, supposedly that is called the elder wand or death stick.'

Harry pulled out the elder wand from his sleeve, 'Right now, let's duel and I'll prove to you this is that very wand. You should recognise it, it used to belong to Dumbledore. He was disarmed the night he died, I disarmed Malfoy. This was put in his tomb with Dumbledore, Voldemort broke open his tomb and took it out of Dumbledore's hands. But he never knew I already owned the wand. You could use it right now and it would work like any wand that didn't choose you. But when I use this wand, it's a lot more powerful. Just keep it to yourself, but I also own the cloak of invisibility, the three items from the story. Dad left me the cloak, but he was left that cloak by his father and so forth since the thirteen hundreds. The wand I won, the stone well Dumbledore left that for me so I could use it when I had to die.'

'You're serious, aren't you Harry?'

'Yeah, deadly serious and the only reason I haven't hidden the wand is I'm waiting to see if he's back or not. If I have to go through all that shit again, then I'm going to use anything I can. I never wanted to use this wand or keep it, it's too dangerous.'

'From what I've read about the elder wand, if the owner uses it, he taps into more power. So whatever spell he uses would be more powerful than normal.'

'Yeah, that's true.'

'Could I try something with the wand then you try the same spell, I need to see this?'

'Sure,' Harry handed Kingsley the wand, then watched him as he conjured two wooden stools, then he sent a reductor curse at one. The chair split and broke apart then into small pieces, then Kingsley handed the wand to Harry. He sent a reductor curse at the other chair, reducing it to dust, 'Don't know if that really shows it, Ginny reduced the training wizard to dust and she wasn't using this wand, she's just powerful.'

'Yes maybe that's true Mr. Potter, but the minister is the most powerful auror there is, so what you just saw is what is average for a reductor curse. Try one more thing just to see, if you both wish that is, an engorgio charm. If the minister is as powerful as you normally, then you should both enlarge something to about the same size.'

'Not a bad idea Albert, so Harry, let's try it again. Conjure another couple of stools and we'll try it.'

'Okay,' Harry conjured two stools then he enlarged one to four times the size before he handed the wand to Kingsley.

Kingsley enlarged the stool to only double the size, 'Blimey, this really is the elder wand?' he handed it back to Harry who put it back in his sleeve.

'Yep, it is.'

'Now explain what you meant about the stone and you used it?'

'The resurrection stone, Dumbledore left it for me. So the other night when I knew I had to die so he could, well you can imagine. I was in shock at first, then angry that Dumbledore never told me earlier, then I was so scared for everyone. I was going to be leaving my friends to keep fighting. So as I stepped into the forbidden forest, I used the stone.'

'Sirius?' Kingsley asked quietly.

'Sirius, Remus and my parents joined me. I thought since I was going to die, at least I'd be with them. They stayed with me right till just before I faced him, that's when I got rid of the stone. As far as I know, no one saw me use it, no one saw where I put it and it really just looks like a stone. I just hope one of his death eaters didn't find it after Hagrid carried me out of there.'

'Look, I hope that's true, but since his body is missing, we need to make sure. Come back to Hogwarts with us, let's see if you can find that stone?'

Harry sighed, 'I need to make sure,' Harry looked over at his friends, saw Mrs. Weasley still crying and Harry didn't want anyone to go through losing anyone else. 'Alright, let me help Mr. Ollivander back home and I'll meet you at Hogwarts.'

'We'll go with you, make sure it's safe.'

'Alright,' Harry, Kingsley, Albert and Lionel headed back over to everyone, 'Mr. Ollivander, I need to go with Kingsley for a while. We can take you home first and I will be back later, if that's still alright?'

'Of course my boy and I am a little tired.'

'Give me a minute and we'll go,' Harry walked over to Hermione and Ron, 'I have to go, Kingsley wants me to find the stone to make sure they never took it,' Harry whispered to his two friends.

'Do you want help Harry?'

'No Ron, stay with your family, you all should stay together,' Harry hugged Ron, then Hermione, gave his other friends a small smile then left with Mr. Ollivander, Kingsley and the two aurors.

The four men got Mr. Ollivander back into his flat before they left Diagon Alley and headed to Hogwarts. They walked slowly over to the forbidden forest, then Harry stood there staring into it.

'I shouldn't have suggested it Harry, this is too hard for you, and too soon.'

'No, I need to know they never found it. Let's get this over with,' Harry and the three men stepped into the forbidden forest, 'This was where I used the stone,' Harry stared around, 'Sirius was here, then Remus, mum, dad,' Harry pointed then shook his head before walking off deeper into the forbidden forest. They walked for about fifteen minutes then stopped again, 'I stood here and looked at them once more, before dropping the stone,' Harry knelt down and stared around, then thought of something, so he pulled the elder wand from his sleeve, 'Accio resurrection stone,' within a second the stone landed in Harry's hand, then he stood up, 'They don't have it, but have a look Kingsley, you can see some markings on it.'

Kingsley took the stone, 'It looks like a circle, a triangle and a line in the centre.'

'The circle represents the stone, the triangle represents the cloak and the line the wand. Those three items are the deathly hallows,' Harry took the stone back, 'Why not,' Harry turned the stone over again, 'Sirius.'

'Harry, why did you bring me back again?'

'I don't know if you can see what goes on, but I killed him, it's over.'

'We see everything Harry, we saw what happened. Now I know why you're worried, but remember what you saw after you went to the netherworld, you saw what was left of his soul. That should tell you he can't come back, you weren't technically dead, that is why you were able to come back.'

'Thanks, sometimes I just need you to tell me things. But I'll let you go, I love you Sirius.'

'I love you too Harry, remember, we're watching you and will always be in your heart,' Sirius reached out and put his hand to Harry's chest.

Harry nodded, then dropped the stone. He picked it back up and stuck it in his pocket but could see the shocked looks on Kingsley, Albert and Lionel's face at what they had just seen. A dead person talking to Harry, Sirius Black had been standing right there and realised that stone was real, so the other two items were as well.