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Title: Biology
Characters: Harry Potter (AKA James Toland), Julie Reynolds, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Adam Weasley, Maple Weasley, Robert Denton, Gaius Malfoy, and Ophelia Vivas
Rating: M
Pairings: Harry/Severus, Ron/Hermione, Remmy(Remus)/Reese(Sirius)
Genre: Drama
Words per Chapter: 1,204
Warnings: AU from book four on, het, slash, Muggle world, violence, language, post-war, hiding Harry, life left behind, and the standard whatever else this demented author thinks up.
Summary: The war ended and Harry Potter disappeared. Years later, a young secondary school science teacher runs into some people from his past. The life he had will be changed forever as they try to drag him back into their world.
Notes: An abbreviation of the previous note, I am doing the best I can in getting the UK's school system right. I still ask my friends there, but any mistakes are mine as I am not familiar with it. For those that ask about Severus' presence in the story, he shall be showing up again soon. He plays more of a part in this half of the story, but he will show up again. He'll take more of a part relatively soon.

Chapter 21: Dumbledore

James sat in a Muggle restaurant that he went to every so often, as it catered to people like him. He sipped from his glass of water while he waited for his guest and meal to arrive. He looked at a few of the other patrons, smiling to himself as he watched them talk with other people. The calm atmosphere relaxed him a manner that most places were incapable of, though he knew that it was because of the privacy that he received while there. He heard talking near the restaurant's entrance. Sighing, he looked to see the one person that he would have been happier to never see again standing near the front. A wizened old man with a long white beard and a suit that was at least fifty years out of date spoke with the restaurant's host.

The man was led to James' table and handed a menu. When the host left, the man turned his attention towards James. "It's been a few years since we last saw each other, Harry." James didn't act as if he knew the name in any manner other than the raise of an eyebrow. Reese, though he still wanted to be called Sirius, and Remmy had discussed what James was to do. However, that was only because James wouldn't cave about them being his trump card. It left the older men wanting to make sure that James was as prepared as he was going to get. James kept his silence towards his guest a bit longer. He wanted to see what the other would say when he got no response from James. Of course, the man didn't say anything. It appeared as if he was waiting for James to speak.

James sighed and set his glass down. "The name is James, though I would appreciate it if you referred to me as Mr. Toland. We're not anything more than acquaintances, Professor Dumbledore." James had added the last bit with the hope that Dumbledore would get the message. He doubted that he would, but he still had to try. He couldn't give in, especially on something like that. Dumbledore only stared at James.

Yet the man's eyes were dragged away from James as a waiter came up and asked Dumbledore if he had chosen. Dumbledore cleared his throat. "I will be having nothing. I'm just here to speak with…Mr. Toland." Dumbledore's face looked a bit pinched when he said that. It was as if he didn't like calling James by his legal name. However, Dumbledore was focused on James to the point that he missed the strange look that the waiter gave him as he left.

James shook his head in amusement. "It's customary to order when you're at a restaurant. Well, at a Muggle restaurant anyways. Not ordering makes you stand out. It's one of the reasons that I chose a dinner hour for our meeting." He smirked to himself. He liked the thought of making the headmaster of Hogwarts stand out against the rest of the crowd.

"I came here to discuss something important. I wouldn't have done so if you had agreed to come to Hogwarts. I don't recall you ever being this stubborn." Dumbledore sounded a bit put out at the thought of having to cater to James for once in the man's life. James smiled and took a sip of water. He liked that he had caused the old man some grief. The waiter returned and set a plate in front of James and left without a single word or glance to the headmaster. Dumbledore eyed the plate, showing obvious confusion at the food that James had in front of him. Dumbledore cleared his throat. "If I may ask, what are you eating? It's not something that I'm used to seeing." He still eyed the food with a bit of distrust.

James smiled. "Oh, these are lightly steamed vegetables with olive oil and a marinated tofu steak on a bed of sautéed spinach and garlic. I prefer simple meals at times; though I could have gotten something more elaborate if I had wanted. I felt the need to have something like this over the elaborate fair that's sometimes served at this restaurant." He began to eat as Dumbledore stared at him. He waited a moment and looked at the headmaster again. "Please, say whatever it is you wanted to say. I would prefer to eat my meal in peace." He wanted to be rid of Dumbledore as quickly as possible, yet he knew that he had to be very careful in how he spoke.

Dumbledore cleared his throat. "Well, I thought that we could get caught up first, but if you insist on focusing upon the problem." James didn't like how easily Dumbledore gave into his request. He knew that the man wouldn't let go of it that easily, which meant that something was up with the ancient headmaster. James let out a slow breath, waiting for Dumbledore to tell him what he needed to. Dumbledore smiled. "We're having some issues at Hogwarts. One of those is that we're dealing with an upsurge of creatures being a bit belligerent. Most of them were your allies during the war. I was hoping that you could speak with them and find out what's wrong. The other thing is that the school's in need of a Defence teacher. The one that was hired for the year has already quit. Apparently he couldn't stand something or other. I couldn't understand his rant." Dumbledore smiled. It was as if he thought that he had James. Of course, he didn't know the man that his old student had become at all.

James stared at him before returning to his meal. He contemplated the best way to say no as he ate. When he swallowed, he looked at Dumbledore. He had decided to speak as simply and directly as possible. "I'm afraid my answer is no. I have a job and a life that I quite enjoy. Deal with your own problems and leave me be. Now leave." Dumbledore stared at him in silence.

Dumbledore stood up, mentally startling James. The man had a look in his eyes that told James that there was something he was going to say. Dumbledore nodded. "Well, I think I bombarded you with too much. I know that you'll think on it and change your mind. It's in your nature to help people. Besides, I didn't believe Severus when he told me that you were likely to be stubborn on such things. He's been talking about you a lot recently. I really thought that you should know that as well. Severus has been rather pulled back from Wizarding affairs since the end of the war. That has apparently changed thanks to your reappearance." He then left after that statement. James wasn't sure what to of Dumbledore's statements. He knew that the man's actions for leaving as quickly as he had was a bit unusual, but it was his statements on Severus Snape that made things worse. James immediately knew that Dumbledore had done all of that for a reason. He just wasn't sure what it was yet, but he would find out.

A/N: Well, here's the chapter. Hm…Dumbledore's up to something, especially with the statements about Severus. Hope you enjoyed. Later.