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A/N – I think this is a record for fastest chapter. Enjoy.

The Talk

As the two of them approached the kitchen, Harry quickly checked his occlumency shields and made sure his aura was suppressed. When they entered through the back door, Harry spoke first, "Good Morning Mrs Weasley," he nodded at Dumbledore, "Headmaster; I think you and I need to have a chat."

Dumbledore was slightly shocked at Harry's statement, not only did the young boy know who he was, but he just seemed to radiate calmness, and a self-confidence that Albus hadn't seen for many a year. "Yes Mr Potter I believe we do. As I was just explaining to Mrs Weasley here, you need to return to your Aunt and Uncle's place, it is the saf-"

Harry interrupted him, "I didn't want to have to do this Albus, but you leave me no choice," Harry sighed and took a deep breath, "I Harry James Potter, no longer call Number 4 Privet Drive my home."

Albus just stared at Harry wide eyed with shock at what the young boy had done, and seemingly knowingly, "Harry-"

Harry raised his hand to silence the Headmaster. "Good morning Mr Weasley." Harry called out to the red haired wizard who was approaching the bottom of the stairs. "I think you might want to have a seat, the headmaster will have a few things to discuss with you, when I'm finished with him." Harry smiled an innocent smile that had Ginny desperately holding back laughter; Harry also had to rely on his occlumency to keep from laughing at the expression on Albus's face.

Harry took a small step to the side and gestured out the door they had just come from, he was about to speak when he felt the subtle presence of a legilimency attack on his mind. Harry dropped his hand, and stared the headmaster straight in the eye, and waited.

After almost five minutes and some more than puzzled looks from Molly and Arthur, Dumbledore leaned back in his chair seemingly exhausted, and a frown on his face, Harry then spoke up, "Now that I've proved that is an exercise in futility, perhaps a walk around the orchard, Albus?"

The Weasleys just stared on in shock, wondering what on earth Harry was on about, Albus was eyeing the young boy wearily, thinking to himself that no boy that age could have occlumency shields at all, let alone ones strong enough to stop him. Albus was just about to agree to the walk, if nothing he hoped he could get some answers from the enigma before him, when he was interrupted by Mrs Weasley, "I'm sorry, but what is going on here!"

Harry smiled over at her, "The headmaster and I are going to have a nice long chat, to which Ginny is invited as well," Harry looked at his wife, who was nodding, "and after we're done I shall try and answer some of your questions. Well then Albus, after you."

Five minutes later the two Potter's and Albus were walking through the Burrow's orchard, when Albus suddenly stopped and turned to face them, before he could speak Harry raised his hand to quiet them and snapped his wand into place, to put up some privacy charms, he decided to keep his wandless skills extremely secret for the time being.

Albus stared at the young boy in even more shock; he had just placed, if Albus's senses were correct, six different privacy wards around them, two of which Albus didn't even recognise! Albus started to put a few things together, Harry's knowledge of magic, and clear skill, he deliberately collapsed the blood-wards and the young girl had been clinging to him in a way no ten year old girl should, Albus sighed and wished he had some of his lemon drops as he feared this would not be a pleasant conversation, "How old are you Harry?"

Harry grinned at him, "An excellent question Albus, why don't you sit down?" Harry flicked his wand out and conjured a squishy armchair for Dumbledore and a small red sofa for him and Ginny.

Albus took the proffered seat, and looked at the couple sitting opposite practically in each others laps, "I take it Harry that this charming young lady is your wife?" Harry's answering smile was big enough to not require a response, Albus chuckled, "Right then, when are you from Harry?"

Harry sighed, "June 14th 2002." Albus's eyebrows shot up in surprise, Harry questioned him "You expected us to be from further in the future?"

Albus nodded slowly, "Yes Harry, I feared that the second war, when it eventually came, would be far more devastating than the last."

Harry could see what his mentor was thinking and interrupted him, "Albus, we didn't come back by choice. The war was long over, we were happily married, and life was going great. Then I cross paths with some sort of freakish time device, and we..." Harry blushed remembering what brought them here, "Erm..."

Ginny decided to try and save her husband some embarrassment, "We kissed and he touched the time thingy, next thing we know we wake up, just over a month ago."

Albus was shocked, if the war was over then Harry must have discovered the truth, he looked at the young wizard, "Harry, I... I am not sure where to begin... if what you say is true, and I believe that it is, then... you must have..." Harry nodded, "Harry I can only hope you can-"

Harry raised his hand to silence the headmaster, "Albus, believe me when I say, I spent many months wanting to curse you into oblivion." Albus winced at that, and looked at Ginny for confirmation, she just nodded, he detected the faint trace of anger in her eyes, sighing again, and beginning to feel his 111 years, Albus spoke, "I can see that this is going to be a long conversation, one which, I doubt I shall be pleased to hear." Harry nodded. "Then perhaps the two of you would like to get changed into something more comfortable and have some breakfast?"

Ginny looked across at her husband, and saw that he was considering the idea, after a few seconds of deliberation he nodded, "Ok Albus, but don't think this gets you out of the bollocking my wife wants to give you." Albus looked at the feral grin on Ginny's face and swallowed.

The young couple left Albus in the orchard and ran back to the kitchen, when they got there, they found Mr and Mrs Weasley having a big discussion about what on earth they could be talking about, Mr Weasley then spotted them "Ah Good morning Harry, Ginny. What did you need to discuss with the headmaster?" Ginny whispered in his ear, "I'm going to get showered; I'll leave them to you." Harry gave his wife a small glare, but quickly altered his features, and directed his attention back to Mr Weasley, to answer his question, and to avoid looking at the way Ginny was walking towards the stairs.

"Mr Weasley, some things came to light during Hagrid's rescue of me, and I need to discuss them with the headmaster. He is waiting for us in the orchard, he suggested we get showered from our run, and then have some breakfast, because it could be a long talk." Harry made his way over to the cupboards and was about to start getting things out, when Mrs Weasley came back to her senses.

"Harry dear, I can understand if you don't want to talk about them, but these things should be discus-" Mrs Weasley stopped in mid-sentence from the glare that Harry gave her, he relaxed his features and spoke calmly, "Mrs Weasley, I can see your trying to help me, and rest assured I will be talking about it with the headmaster," Harry added as an afterthought "and Ginny. But after today, my relatives will never be brought up in conversation again."

Mrs Weasley sighed, and hid a smile when he said he was going to confide in Ginny, she hadn't seen that girl so happy in a long time. "Ok Harry, I can accept that." Harry barely managed to control his shocked expression, but managed to speak, "Ok, I'll start on some break-"

"You will do no such thing young man." Mrs Weasley scolded him as she got up, "I'll do breakfast for everyone, you go on up and get dressed, I suspect Ginny's almost finished in the shower by now, and the others will be up soon."

Harry smiled at her and made his way up stairs to their room, he almost bumped into Ginny as she came out of the bathroom with her hair still dripping wet; she smiled sweetly at him, and adjusted the towel that was round her, before stepping across the hall into their bedroom. Harry shook his head to clear the images that Ginny's apperance had brought up in his mind, and moved into the bathroom, he looked up when he felt Ron open his bedroom door, "Smell of food wake you up Ron?" Ron just vacantly nodded and made his way past Harry down stairs, Harry just sighed and got in the shower.

After a wonderful breakfast of sausages and fried eggs, the two of them made their way out back towards the orchard, with a hastily put together picnic basket from Molly. As they approached they saw that Albus hadn't moved from his armchair, though he was deep in thought, Harry quickly got Ginny to be quiet, and the two of them snuck up behind the armchair, they both stood up, and leaned forward and after Harry's hand signals shouted together "BOO."

Albus jumped about three foot in the air, he spun round and with his wand out to see the young couple, on the floor laughing hysterically, protected by a shimmering shield which had a faint red glow. Once Albus's heart rate and breathing had returned to normal, he spoke, "Did the two of you have a nice breakfast?"

Ginny just started laughing harder, "Yes, but coming out of the shower was more fun." Harry groaned, and muttered "minx." This caused Ginny to sit up and give him a kiss, which was quickly stopped by a loud cough from Albus.

"Perhaps we could talk now?" Albus gestured to the red sofa. Sighing Harry and Ginny got up of the floor, put the picnic basket in reach of them all, and sat down on the sofa, with Ginny in Harry's lap, Albus eyes twinkled a little at the sight of young love.

Ginny looked to Harry, he quickly checked all the charms were still in place, "Ok Albus, this will probably go better if you ask questions, rather than we just start telling you everything."

Albus nodded slowly, catching Harry's emphasis on the word everything, he sighed "You do not trust me Harry."

Harry looked down at his fingers intertwined with Ginny's in her lap, "Not completely Albus. I know about your past, I think you can understand why I would like to withhold some information."

Sighing again, Albus spoke, "If what I suspect you learnt is correct Harry, I thank you for trusting me at all." Harry looked up at him quickly, and gave a small smile and a quick nod, "Very well Harry, when does Voldemort return? And what exactly is your plan regarding his defeat? Assuming of course you have made one?"

Harry smiled at him, "Towards the end of my fourth year, and I plan on killing him when he returns to human form. In the mean time, I will keep up my training, make sure all of his marked followers are arrested, and hunt down and destroy his Horcruxes."

Albus whispered the word "Horcruxes." Harry nodded gravely, "Yes Albus, he succeeded, in making them. At this point in time he has made five."

Albus spoke in a hushed whisper "Five?" Harry nodded. "I take it you know where they all are?"

Harry smiled and nodded, "Yeah, although one of them will be very tricky to get. And by the time he comes to die, he will have made another one, which I should be able to destroy just before I kill him. The seventh Horcrux is the one I'm least looking forward to destroying."

Albus looked down at his hands, "I'm sorry Harry; I hope I told you-"

Before he could continue Ginny interrupted him, "No you didn't tell him, he had to find out from the memories Snape gave him with his dying breath!" Harry placed his hand on Ginny's thigh, and gave it a gentle squeeze, she relaxed into him.

Albus merely looked down, Harry interrupted what he expected was going to be a depressive spiral from the headmaster, "Albus, I don't blame you. At least I don't blame you anymore." Dumbledore looked up, and Harry could see the sadness in his eyes, "How did I die Harry?"

Harry gently nudged Ginny who got the message and slid off him, Harry got up and knelt in front of his old mentor, "Do you really want to know Albus?" without waiting for an answer Harry pressed on, "A lot of people died; everyone was changed; the world was changed. I swear to you now, I will do everything in my power to save those who can be saved."

Albus stared down at the young boy in front of him; he took a deep breath, and removed a handkerchief from his robes. After blowing his crocked nose, he spoke "You are right Harry; I do not wish to know. And I believe that you will do everything you can, and I promise to help you in any way I can."

"And to not be a manipulative bastard." Ginny added on, Harry spun round, and frowned at his wife, who merely raised her eyebrows at him, he turned back to look up at Albus's face, "While I may not entirely agree with my wife's wording, she is right."

Albus took another deep breath, and nodded, "Alright then, what do you need me to do?"

Harry rejoined his wife on the sofa, and she immediately snuggled back into his lap, he smiled at her, when Harry looked over at Dumbledore he saw the small twinkle had returned to the man's eyes, Harry smirked at him. "I'm not sure yet Albus, for now I think just go on as normal, I would quite like to enjoy a normal summer holiday for once." Ginny giggled in his lap, as Albus frowned, but decided not to voice his questions, Harry would tell him when he wanted to.

Harry was about to suggest that they had back inside, when Ginny gasped, Harry hadn't felt anything around them so looked at his wife concerned, he reached up to cradle her face, "Gin what is it?"

She spoke one word that had both of the wizard's minds going at full speed, "Sirius" Harry looked at her with a puzzled expression until the Knut dropped "You think we can clear his name?" Ginny nodded, "Without exposing Pettigrew?" again Ginny nodded, so Harry asked the obvious question, "How?"

Ginny looked over at the headmaster who's brow was furrowed as he struggled to grasp what the two in front of him were saying, sensing Ginny's gaze he looked up, and said, "Sirius is innocent?"

Ginny nodded, but a quick squeeze on the ribs stopped her from telling the story, she looked down at Harry, and she sighed and nodded her head, before snuggling, if possible, even deeper into Harry's chest.

Harry told Dumbledore the tale, "Sirius decided along with my father to switch secret keepers; to Peter Pettigrew." Dumbledore's eyes widened at that news, Harry nodded, "Yeah, everyone knew that my Dad and Sirius were brothers in all but blood, he was the obvious choice. So they decided to do a secret switch of secret-keepers."

The twinkle was gone from Albus's eyes, as he realised that an innocent man who he had considered a friend had spent ten years in the worst place on earth, "Miss Weasley, or rather Mrs Potter," Ginny beamed at him, he gave a small chuckle, "What is your plan of action to clear Sirius's name without Peter Pettigrew, and why would you... You know where he is. Don't you?"

While the question was directed at Ginny, it was Harry who replied, "Yes we do, but he can't be exposed, not yet. He is instrumental in bringing about Voldemort's resurrection, if we expose him too soon, or he escapes, then it throw's the time-line completely out of whack, and our future knowledge is useless."

Albus sighed, seeing the logic in Harry's plan, "Very well, I may not like letting a murderer go free, but he is the one responsible for your parents deaths, if you can leave him be, then so can I." Harry gave the man a small smile and a curt nod, so Albus continued, "So Mrs Potter," Ginny held out her hand to stop him, "As much as I like that name Headmaster, I think it would be for the best, if you called me Ginny; we don't want any slip-ups."

Albus's eyes twinkled when she said she liked the name, but nodded at her, "Very well, Ginny," she gave him a warm smile, "What is your plan?"

Ginny sat up straight though was still leaning against Harry, "As Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, you could give him the trial he should have gotten ten years ago." Albus's smile faded slightly when she reminded him of the injustice.

"I cannot simply call for a trial of someone who has severed ten years, despite the injustice of him never having one. How do you propose I bring this up?"

Harry smiled and simply said "Me."

Dumbledore shot him a questioning glance, as did Ginny, until recognition flooded her face and she leaned down to kiss him, they were again interrupted by a loud cough from the headmaster, whom Ginny shot a glare at.

"Harry please explain what you mean to an old man."

Harry smirked at him, "My fame, and your reputation. Upon my re-entering the wizarding world, I stumble upon a lovely wizarding family," Ginny giggled at that, "and move in with them. The great Albus Dumbledore comes and pays a visit as he introduces himself to me, naturally I have a lot of questions regarding my parents, so I ask, and he gladly answers, eventually he tells me about the man responsible for my parents deaths, and I ask what happened to him, you say he was sent to prison, I ask did he say why he did it during his trial, you mention that he never got a trial, so I ask if you can arrange one, because I want to ask him why he did it."

Dumbledore simply stared at Harry in a mild state of shock, "That could work." Albus continued though seemingly muttering to himself "If he was questioned under veritaserum then his name would be cleared and Pettigrew would become a wanted man."

Harry smiled, "Excellent, although we will have to be very careful about what to ask him, we don't want him revealing Pettigrew's location to the world. And he won't return to Grimmauld Place, not yet at least, so I'll have to fix up the house at Godric's Hollow."

Albus was struggling to keep up with Harry's train of thought, but nodded, "Very well Harry, when should I arrange this trial, and what do you intend to do regarding guardians?"

Harry thought about it, "As soon as possible, preferably by the end of the week. And with Sirius's name cleared, he could resume is rightful role as my legal guardian." Albus nodded, "Yes Harry, but I meant regarding your living arrangements with the Weasley's."

"Oh" Harry looked to Ginny and gave her a raised eyebrow, "I don't know Harry, I would like you to stay here for the summer, and Sirius will be in no fit state to take care of himself, let alone you, for months. So I think we should tell my parents that Dumbledore says you can stay here, providing they are happy with it."

A slightly relieved Harry nodded, before Dumbledore spoke up, "Harry, I take it you wish to be in attendance at Sirius's trial?" Both Potter's sent the man a look that clearly conveyed he was being crazy, Albus chuckled, his eyes twinkling again "Very well Harry, I shall try and arrange for it this week sometime." He paused briefly, "You mentioned fixing up your parent's house, how may I ask would you do this?"

Harry simply smiled, "I own it. Gringotts declared me a legal adult in their eyes, or rather us legal adults." Albus nodded, "Very well Harry, but you will need a guide, Molly may let you go to Diagon Alley on your own, but she will not let you go to the scene of your parent's deaths on your own."

Harry momentarily stiffened at the memory he had of it, Ginny felt him tense up, and moved her arms to hug him, she whispered in his ear, "It will be ok Harry." She felt him relax, and she moved back to snuggling in his lap.

Albus merely watched the exchange with curiosity; he smiled when Harry looked at him to speak "What about you Albus, will you be alright going to Godric's hollow?"

Albus froze, and stared down at his lap, he absentmindedly brushed the crumbs from Molly's picnic off his robes as he digested Harry's question. After several seconds he looked up with moisture in his eyes, and nodded.

Harry smiled sadly at his old friend, "Alright Albus, nine am tomorrow morning, you can come and take me to Godric's Hollow, I'll fix it up, and then we can inform Remus that your holding a trial for Sirius. When his name gets cleared the two of them will make up, I take them to Godric's hollow and fill them in."

Albus nodded at him "That sounds agreeable Harry; I trust you are aware of Remus's unfortunate condition?" Again Harry just sent him another 'you're crazy' look, Albus chuckled, "Well then I think it is time we part ways for the time being."

They all agreed and stood up with Ginny picking up the now almost empty picnic basket; it turns out the headmaster has quite the appetite, smiling at her husband, as he vanished the chairs and dropped the privacy wards with a simple wave of his wand. The three of them made their way back into the Burrows kitchen, where an anxious Molly and Arthur were still waiting, Harry felt the three youngest Weasley boys were in the living room, whilst Percy was up in his room, and the faint presence of Pettigrew was in the top bedroom.

"Molly, Arthur, may I sit down?" Albus asked the two. Molly nodded absently whilst Arthur looked at the two kids who were standing in the doorway holding hands, and standing perhaps a bit too close together. The two of them walked in and put the basket down on the side, and took chairs opposite Molly and Arthur whilst Albus took the seat at the end of the table, their hands never parting.

"It has come to my attention, that Harry no longer wishes to stay at his Aunt and Uncle's," Ginny let out a small growl at that, but Harry quickly squeezed her hand, Dumbledore carried on ignoring the noise, but giving Ginny a quick glance, "As such I must ask if you would be willing to let our young Mr Potter stay here?"

Molly was still looking at her daughter wondering what her growl was about, it took a nudge from her husband to bring her back to the conversation, "Yes of course Albus, he is more than welcome to stay here, he is sharing Ginny's room." Albus eyes were twinkling madly, as he looked across at the young couple, "Yes I'm sure they are happy with that arrangement."

Harry managed to contain his groan, and the blush that was threatening, but Ginny couldn't control her blush, to save her the embarrassment of her mother, Harry spoke deliberately laying on the emotion in his voice, four years on the Wizengamot, and you became a pretty decent actor, "The Headmaster has... agreed to take me to see my parents tomorrow." He finished quietly, and Ginny playing along gave his hand a rather obvious squeeze as she smiled sadly up at him.

Molly looked at the young boy, whose voice was cracked with emotion, she nodded, "I understand Harry, would you like me to come along as well?"

Harry was slightly shocked at her offer, but thought it did actually make sense, "No thank you Mrs Weasley, I'd rather do it by myself."

Arthur spoke up for the first time, hearing the pain in Harry's voice, "What about Ginny, would you like it if she went with you?"

Harry looked up at Mr Weasley in shock, he then glanced down at Ginny, and had to suppress the smile at how well she was acting nervous, growing up with the twins had its advantages, "Gin, would you mind coming with me? I could probably do with your support tomorrow."

Ginny peeked up at him and pulled him into a hug, she ended it too quick for Harry to get his arms round her, and sat back down blushing, Harry gave her a huge smile, "I take that as a yes then?" She looked up at him and nodded, he could see the mischief in her eyes; the blush was for her parents benefit.

Albus's eyes were twinkling like mad at the acting display in front of him, "Very well then, Harry, Ginny, I shall see you at nine o'clock tomorrow morning." At their nods he stood up and excused himself, as he was reaching the door, he turned back to Harry and said, "I will begin preparations for the other matter we discussed Harry, I would suggest you write the first letter. And a list of questions." Harry gave him a curt nod; he smiled and walked down the garden path before he Disapparated with a faint pop.

A/N – There see I can end a chapter not on a cliffhanger, I didn't want to end the chapter here, but if I continue the next stopping point would have made the chapter too long for my liking. So the visit to Godric's hollow and the trial will be the next chapter. Not sure how long it will be to get up; this one was quite quick and easy to write, so hopefully the next will be the same.