Chapter 10: Love
Harry opened his eyes and found himself lying down, alone in what seemed like a train station. Everything was white and clean.
He stood up and found a box. What's inside it shocked him: It was a shrunken body of what seemed like a baby, but it looked like Lord Voldemort. He moved away from it and bumped into someone.
Albus Dumbledore. There was no mistaking the blue eyes, that long silvery gray beard…So, does this mean that he, too, was dead?
"Harry," Dumbledore said, "You brave brave man."
"Professor," Harry smiled, "It's good to see you."
Dumbledore smiled back, "It's nice to see you, too."
"Does this mean that I'm…dead?"
"No, I don't think you are."
"But are you?"
"I am."
"If you're dead and I'm not, then…that's…impossible."
"Harry, you know that nothing is impossible."
Harry smiled.
"Where do you reckon we are?"
"King's Cross," Harry answered, "Only it's much cleaner…Professor, do you know what that thing is?" Harry pointed to the box with the shrunken baby in it.
"That," Dumbledore said, "is the part of Lord Voldemort's soul that lived within you. It's gone now."
"Gone?"
"Dead."
"Dead?" Harry asked, "Wait…You mean he killed that part of himself."
"Yes."
"But I don't understand—"
"Harry, you were the horcrux he never meant to make." Dumbledore explained, "When he tried to kill you, the spell rebounded so a part of his soul latched itself unto you, and now he tried to kjll you again…"
"Meaning the only thing he killed is that part of his soul that lived within me?"
"That's right."
"But he's still alive?"
"Yes," Dumbledore said, "But I believe that if you come back, and the snake dies, there's a big chance that he'll be gone for good."
"If I come back," Harry repeated, "meaning I have a chance not to?"
"We're in King's Cross, you say?" Dumbledore said, "I think you have a choice where to go."
"Professor," He said, "Professor Snape…he…his Patronus is the same as my mom's."
"And I think you should know why," Dumbledore replied, "It's the thing Tom can't understand."
"Love."
"Love."
Harry nodded his head, "Luna," He said, "Is she okay?"
"Why don't you come back and see?"
Harry smiled, "Will I see you again?"
"Someday, my boy," Dumbledore said, "Someday."