Chapter 14

"Ready?" Ginny asked smiling widely at her boyfriend as they stood inside the fireplace.

"You know normally if people saw us in here they would call the mental hospital." Harry said laughing. "Ready." He said when Ginny looked at him with sparkling eyes.

"The Burrow!" She said clearly throwing a handful of floor powered at their feet.

There was a green light that seemed to engulf them when there was a sudden flash of light making Harry groan.

"And here I was thinking you were only a dream…" Harry muttered looking at a emotionless Ginny once more. "And could you please impersonate someone else other then my girlfriend?"

"Such as?" Ginny asked.

"Well you're suppose to be me right so… I guess change your appearance to be me." And right when the words left Harry's mouth Ginny was engulfed in a white light and Harry was now looking at an exact replica of himself.

"Even though I am you. Ginny Weasley will still be the best representation of the personality I am."

"What do you want this time?" Harry asked.

"At midnight tonight you will make your decision whether to remain here in you're mind or to go back to the real world for you're mind is ready to go back."

"Because of all the trauma right?"

"Exactly correct."

"Why should I go back? I don't know what you think of this place. But Ginny seems to me like I would love her now just like I would love her if I were to go back. My life is great right now!"

"Why should you go back?" The fake Harry said. "You have a power that most people don't. And I'm not just referring to the fact that you're one of the most powerful wizards to ever step foot on this earth but you give others strength when you're around. Why? Because you always stood for the right things and for the right reasons."

"What if I never wanted that power? I never wanted to go and be a murder!" Harry said coldly. "I don't want it!"

"Well that's too bad because you are stuck with it. Let me show you something that might jog your memory and give you a glimpse of who you really are when you're whole then you can tell me if killing a mad man was worth it."

Before Harry could even protest there was another blinding light and he was suddenly in a town that was filled with what looked to be like students.

"This village is called Hogsmead." The fake Harry said turning into Ginny. "You don't have a say in this matter anymore. I don't like pretending."

Harry decided to talk to "her" later about it when he suddenly saw a younger version of himself! He looked exactly as he did 6 years ago but without so many scars. He also recognized Ginny along with Ron and Hermione which he had only met some weeks ago for the first time! Or was it the first time?

"What is this?" Harry asked turning towards Ginny as the four students walked right through them as if they were ghost. "What's going on here?"

"This is a trip that all students of a certain age can take about once a month." Ginny replied.

"And this is suppose to tell me who I am in this other life of yours?"

"Be patient!" Ginny snapped. "And it's not my life… I'm a part of you remember? This is your life. A life that you can't seem to remember yet but are close to remembering and you are getting closer to finding out who you really are."

"And who am I if you know so much?" Harry asked.

"When you figure that out we can all join together and be one person again." Ginny said. "And that believe it or not is one of the happiest feelings you probably will have thus far."

"I doubt that…"

"Believe what you want." Ginny said as they continued to follow the four.

Harry soon began to notice that the residence of Hogsmead often turned their heads and smiled at the younger version of himself and often greeting him happily or even gratefully.

"Why-" Harry began.

"Because like I said whether you like it or not you are a hero in these peoples eyes. Up to the age of 17 you fought one of the most powerful wizards 6 times and survived. No one has ever done this before other then you're teacher Dumbledore."

"And this evil wizard his name is?" Harry asked but suddenly the answer came to him without warning. "Voldemort isn't it…"

"You are starting to remember now." Ginny said as they continued to walk around the town.

"Why now?" Harry asked. "Why are you showing me this six years from when I supposingly left my friends?! Why didn't you just tell me all of this right off the bat?"

"Because you're mind needs to learn slowly and to readjust accordingly." Ginny said. "Meaning that you have to see or meet just about everyone that was ever important to you to start remembering them and thus move towards recovery."

Harry nodded slowly before turning towards himself and the others who were towards the entrance of the town and were sitting on a fountain that was sprouting water in all directions beautifully. He then smiled when he saw Ginny lean onto him and place her head on his shoulder as he put an arm around hers. Ron and Hermione were talking while holding hands as well when the water from the fountain suddenly began to slow down attracting their attention.

"What the-" Ron said.

Harry's eyes widened while the girls gasped when the water suddenly froze in mid air and they all began to give mist. Harry suddenly had an awful feeling in himself despite the fact that he knew this was only a flashback he couldn't help but to be afraid of what was coming. When he saw his younger self jump up while still keeping a protective arm around his girlfriend.

"Dementors!" The younger Harry said. He looked towards the distance outside of the town too see a huge cloud of black approaching the city slowly. "

"So many of them!" Hermione said shrilly obviously frightened. "We have to warn someone!" The four of them went over to a panicked peace officer of the town. "Sir!"

"I already saw the dementors but someone put up a powerful anti-apparition spell over the entire town and cut off the floo networks so we can't evacuate the town quickly."

"Anyone here that can cast a patronus charm?" Ron asked earning him a bewildered look from the man.

"That is a high level charm that most people can't do young man!" The man said angrily. "Now I have to get these people out of here so stop wasting my time!"

"We'll try to buy you time." Harry said.

"How are you going to do that?" The man asked. "I know you can cast a patronus Harry Potter but you can't hold off dozens of dementors by yourself!"

Harry looked to see the younger version of himself reach into his pocket while his friends looked at him questionably. He soon saw the young Harry pull out a coin making his friend's eyes widen.

"Harry!"

"We don't have a choice… They're the only ones that know the patronus too." Harry said. He then looked at Ginny before walked up closer to her. "I need you to go back to Hogwarts and tell the professors to get down here with aurors."

"No! I'm staying with you!" Ginny said angrily. "I can help too!"

"Ginny!" Harry began before Ginny glared at him.

"I'm staying." Ginny said making Harry sigh.

"We need someone to warn the professors and the aurors." Harry said.

"I'll get someone on it right away." The town's person said before running off.

"Please let this work…" Harry whispered before rubbing the coin three times in a circle before pressing it making it glow red several times quickly. Harry then lifted his arm and shot numerous red sparks into the air.

Harry and his friends stood together for a moment before two figures came out of the light fog that was now appearing as the dementors got closer and closer.

"Neville! Luna!" Hermione shouted as they ran up to them.

"What's going on?!" Neville said holding his glowing DA coin. His friends explained the situation to him which drained all the color from his face. "There's only six of us!"

"You're ability to do math is uncanny Longbottom." They all turned to see Blaise Zambini come up to them with a smirk along with 10 other Slytherins who despite the unpopular belief joined the DA.

"Well Well this is a change Slytherins stick up for people other then themselves." Ron said who still didn't trust the group.

Blaise was about to make a comment when more people began to join them at the street making Harry smile. He had never been more proud of the DA and seeing its members answer the call. More people from all four houses began to pile around the square making the people of Hogsmead look out of their windows in amazement.

"Gather around!" Harry shouted seeing the dementors nearly at the city gates now. "You all know what we are fighting and you are all that stands between those dementors and the people in this village! You have all produced patronus' before but make no mistake that we are in the fight of our lives!" He then looked at the crowd that had stuck with him since he opened the DA he could see fear in them but he also saw something else… The older Harry saw it in all of his fellow fire fighters every time before they went into a burning building… It was courage. "Remember today everyone., Today we show the world that students can make a difference." Everyone shouted their agreement before forming a line. "Expecto Patronum!"

A light blue stag of light erupted from Harry's wand making the older Harry stare at in surprise. The stag was soon joined by at least 60 more animals of different shapes and sizes. Harry saw the dementors group up in a huge dark cloud before charging at the blinding light in full force. He then saw the younger version of himself lean down and kiss Ginny softly.

"I love you." Harry heard himself whisper.

The citizens of Hogsmead looked on in fear as the black cloud smashed right into the bright light of the patronus' and were stopped right in their tracks!

"Hold them!" Harry shouted. "We need to just buy time for the aurors to get here!"

The older Harry saw all the students beginning to sweat as they tried to hardest to focus to keep their patronus' intact but the dementors' were effecting the younger students who had already collapsed onto the ground. Harry and his friends continued to push the dementors back. The residents of Hogsmead looked in wonder never before had they seen or heard of such unity between the students of Hogwarts but here they were a huge group of students that wore the four colors of Hogwarts standing side by side to defend people they have never even met! Mere children were fighting against the foulest creatures that have ever step foot onto the earth.

"Where are the professors?!" Harry suddenly remembered thinking.

"Things are coming back to you aren't they?" Ginny asked Harry looked at her with surprise in his face. "Do you understand now? You're a symbol of bravery and unity to these students who are putting their lives on the line for a good cause."

Harry continued to look and saw one by one more and more students began to faint from the negative aura the dementors gave off. Soon there were only about 7 patronus' left before Neville fell onto the ground followed by Luna and Blaise collapsed onto the floor. The dementors were now only about 25 feet away from the remaining four students as they continued to just hold the dementors back but the black cloaked creatures continued to inch closer and closer.

"Harry…" Hermione moaned. Harry saw himself glance back to see one of his best friends fall onto her knees before collapsing.

"Hermione." Ron said gritting his teeth while concentrating. Harry could see the boy had blood beginning to drip from his nose.

The dementors who seemed to be weakening were also pushing closer towards the three remaining students. It was hard to believe by the residence of Hogsmead that all these dementors were being held back by only an apparition of a stag, dog and a horse. They were shocked when the dog suddenly disappeared! Harry looked to see Ron's eyes roll back before hitting the floor hard.

"Ron!" Harry shouted before gritting his teeth as the effect of the dementors got stronger with one less patronus to deal with and with them getting closer to him and his girlfriend.

"Harry… I can't hold my patronus much longer!" Ginny whimpered looking down while keeping her shaking wand arm up.

"They are coming…" Harry said. Harry thought hard before swallowing. "They haven't let any of us down yet... They'll be here!" Harry grabbed her hand and squeezed it gently. "We're going to be okay!"

A dementor seemed to roar as it slammed right into Ginny's patronus making the red head girl cry out in pain and fall to her knee's.

"Ginny!" Harry coughed weakly as his wand arm dropped numbly to his side. He fell onto his knee's next to her body that was on the ground and brushed a lock of hair away from her eyes.

"Harry I'm sorry…" Ginny said weakly. Harry moved a little on his knee's to grip her hand on the ground. "I can't keep going."

"It's okay…" Harry said beginning to hear his mother's screams. He pressed a gently kiss to her head as she passed out.

The older version of Harry couldn't believe it, it was clear those dementors were nearly killing him as they floated closer and closer with no obstacles to block them. It was almost as if he was ready to die. He then felt a terrible pang in his chest. A feeling he had never experience before in his six years in America.

"What the…" Harry muttered.

"It's not new to you." Ginny said drawing Harry's attention from the scene in front of him. "You're just not use to it."

"What is this?" Harry asked.

"It's fear…"

"I have known fear!"

"Not this kind. Not the fear of losing so many lives that rest on you're shoulder's when you're the last man standing." Harry's eyes widened in shock he looked back at the younger version of himself who was looking at the unconscious bodies of his peers and all the people who were looking out of their windows, all the men, women and children who were holding onto each other.

"Do you remember what you were thinking?" Ginny asked.

"I can't give up…" Harry said just as his younger self said it.

The dementors were only 5 feet from him when Harry smiled at Ginny before rising up quickly and mustering all the magic he could before turning around and brandishing his wand.

"Expecto Patronum!" Harry shouted with all his might.

"I'll keep protecting everyone until I have nothing left!" Harry remembered thinking. "Until I die…"

A stag erupted from his wand and ran head on into the dementors slowing them down. Everyone looked in horror at the sight before them. A single patronus was holding off dozens of dementors with one student from Hogwarts in the middle of it protecting his fellow classmates. But the dementors were soon moving around and threw the patronus when a spectacular sight occurred once again in the same night. Bright wing's seemed to sprout out of the boy who lived and a head as well! Soon another animal made of pure blue light came out of Harry and flew a bit over his head. The dementors closed in around Harry who was now on his knees.

The older Harry suddenly went on his knee's as well clutching his chest in pain.

"Bravery and selflessness comes with a price even though people don't believe it should." Ginny said seeing Harry in pain.

"This is how I felt when that thing came out of me?!" Harry shouted still clutching his chest.

"Yes that's right! That phoenix is causing you pain but saving the lives of everyone you were willing to protect with you're life." Ginny said.

"A phoenix?!" Harry cried clutching his teeth. "Why didn't everyone just making two of those things before?!"

"Because it's never been done before." Ginny said. "It's the power that you had over Voldemort."

"What are you talking about?" Harry asked on all fours.

"The power you had over the dark lord was you're fierceness to protect those around you. The dark lord is selfish in the aspect that he wants more power and doesn't care who he hurts in the process without any remorse or regret. While every part of you is selfless to the point where you would protect even those you don't know. Does it not surprise you that you take on a profession that demands for the very same thing?"

"It's what I am."

"Exactly." Ginny said. "And don't believe that anyone could have this will… Only one with the purest intentions could ever hope of gaining this power that most people will never understand."

Harry looked back at his younger self who was now very pale and looking like he was barely hanging on. The dementors were slowing down and pushing very slowly when suddenly several ball's of light struck them head on making them cry out and move backwards having been weakened from the students. Harry looked to see grown men and women running towards the fallen students with their wands out controlling several patronus' of all sizes. Harry assumed that they must have been the professors of this Hogwarts and behind the teachers were white robed men also producing their own patronus'.

"Those are aurors or police of the wizarding world." Ginny said as they drove the dementors back.

Harry looked at his younger self slowly turn around to face the grown ups that had now stopped and looked at Harry in amazement who had a phoenix right above him and on his right was his stag. His patronus' soon disappeared in a flash of light.

"Harry?" Professor Dumbledore said slowly making his way towards the boy.

Harry looked at his professor with blank eyes before looking at his fellow DA members whom were scattered across the floor the majority of them still unconscious.

"It was my fault…" The older Harry said remembering what he thought. "They should have never been in this situation…"

"It was no one's fault but Voldemort. No one died that day." Ginny said. "They followed the one person who brought them together."

Harry then saw his younger self look at his girlfriend and best friends who were beginning to wake up and looked up at him. Harry smiled gently at them before he began to get a coughing fit before spitting out blood. Harry looked at it before his eyes rolled back and began to fall backwards.
"Harry!" Professor McGonagall shouted running towards the boy with the headmaster.

It was at that moment when Harry Potter also known as the Boy Who Lived and the boy who led the DA to save the village of Hogsmead fell next to his fellow students in victory.

Harry closed his eyes to stop looking at all those students who were being tended to. When he opened his eyes again he saw that they were back in the white room and his pain was subsiding enough for him to stand up.

"Why did you show me that?!" Harry shouted still trying to regain his breath.

"Because you need to understand what you really are." Ginny said. "Something big is coming and you're going to play a big part in it. Whether you like it or not."

"And what do you think I am?"

"I know already know what you are remember? I am a part of you after all." Ginny said. "Think on this…"

The room disappeared again and was now in a great hall full of students.

"You've been unconscious for three days now." Ginny said.

"I have an announcement to make!" Dumbledore said standing up this made the room quiet instantly. "Although it has been three days since the attack on Hogsmead I would like you all to stand with me and toast those who were at the scene defending Hogsmead with their lives."

Every single student but the DA stood up and raised their glasses and looked at all the DA members before drinking. It was Dumbledore who saw the sadden faces of the DA members who all looked at where Harry should have been sitting.

Day Four

Ron, Hermione and Ginny walked into the room of requirement to be welcomed by a huge ruckus of noise which sounded like arguments. They ran quickly to a crowd which was clearly split into several groups.

"Harry did it to save everyone!"

"Well Harry's not here now is he?!"

"That's no ones fault!"

"There were at least 60 of us!"

"And several dozens of dementors that went through us like nothing!"

"You're the one who would talk right John? Seeing as you were probably one of the first to collapse!"

"You piece of shit!"

There was more shouting and wand drawing but that was stopped immediately when a chair flew into a nearby wall making a huge cracking noise as it shattered into pieces. Everyone turned their heads to see Ron with his wand out and behind him were the surprised faces of Ginny and Hermione as the room became silent.

"What the hell is going on here?!" Ron shouted.

"Their saying that it's our fault that Harry's the way he is now!" A Ravenclaw Fourth year said angrily.

"It was you're fault! If you guys just-"

"Shut up!" Ron said silencing them all once again. "You're fighting here of all places?! Here where we all made our alliance together?! The place where we forgot everything everyone has ever taught us about our houses not liking each other?! What the hell has gotten in all of you?!"

This seemed to make everyone look at the ground in shame before looking back up at their peers.

"We learn from each other here! That's our purpose not to fight against one another!" Ron continued to shout.

"But without Harry who will teach us?!"

"We teach each other that's how it has always been! Yes Harry gave us some knowledge but we always helped each other master the spells! We all have our own unique knowledge of spells and I know Harry was ready to ask us to share it with one another. We just never got that far." Ron said lowering his voice a bit. "And that's what we will do. We continue to learn and help one another and that's how you honor Harry! Everyone take the rest of the night off and cool down…"

Everyone was silent but no one made apologies to anyone before people began to empty out of the room slowly.

"Ron…"

"I don't want to talk right now Hermione." Ron said beginning to walk towards the door before his girlfriend stopped him.

"No Ron! You haven't spoken to me since Harry went unconscious!" Hermione said pleadingly. "Talk to me!"

"I don't want to talk!" Ron shouted making Hermione step back a little with tears falling down her cheeks. Ron looked like he was in pain before he left the room.

Hermione let out a cry before falling to her knees. Ginny quickly went over and hugged her best friend tightly who returned the hug just as fiercely.

"I feel like everything is falling apart…" Hermione whispered crying uncontrollably. Ginny couldn't say anything but just let her tears run down her cheeks.

It took me a while to think of this scene so tell me what you think and please continue to read and review! Thanks to those who are still sticking with the story and I hope you are enjoying it!