Do I really need to say this again? J K Rowling IS Harry Potter. If you recognise anything that seems remotely familiar from any movie, TV show, book or whatever else, it's probably because it is from them. If you want my 'full' warning, you can check out either 'Dormant Power' or 'Beginning of the End'.

So, I've written a prequel, on with the sequel! Remember, I only wrote this because several reviewers requested me to (gosh, am I nice or what, lol!). Again, only some names are mine (as is the storyline I guess), everything else is not!

If you're good, you might have already figured out how they're going to get out of this!

Again, I have no idea when the next update will be…though I can tell you that my inspiration seems to be coming back so maybe, just maybe they will start to be more frequent...but don't quote me on that, lol

Before I forget (which I do quite often, lol) those of you who have read Dormant Power might recall a comment Trent made about silver not affecting him anymore…ordinarily yes, it wouldn't. However, Brard awakened the wolf within so that is what I was trying to get at with that, ok?

Oh and a small bit from the previous chapter has been taken and put into this one…if that makes sense, lol. We (my beta and I) found a plothole in it so it goes here where it should have in the first place (sheepish smile)

Finally, I am not going along with the general consensus that vampires are immortal…if it were that easy then Voldemort would have gotten one to bite him or something. I just think that they live for a much longer time…so yeah, don't tell me I'm wrong since I'm not following the 'norm'.


Chapter 28 – Annihilatius Corum

"You're certain that this will work?"

"Absolutely no idea," Harry admitted, "but I do know there's only two ways a Dementor can be created and this is our best option."

Harry knew more about Dementors than anyone else due to his being their master. In the decade he before coming to the future, he had found out several things previously unknown about the dark creatures, with the most obvious being their telepathy. He knew that the only ways a Dementor could come into being were either by division (which was their 'natural' method) or if one cast the Dementor charm on themselves.

Harry had also found out that, contrary to what the Wizarding world believed, Dementors were able to give souls back, though the process was incredibly painful and nearly always killed the recipient. Harry had only found this fact out when he had asked whether or not souls take up 'space' inside them. He had been informed that Dementors can release souls, which then take the form of an additional Dementor in a shroud of mist, which is how they breed.

It was that fact that led Harry to wonder if you could get your soul back provided you had the right body. None of the Dementors knew, but the eldest thought it might be theoretically possible if it was the only soul that had been taken. The reasoning was that while in a true Dementor (not one bred from the division, but had cast the charm) the 'original' soul from the wizard or witch was destroyed, it might be possible to transfer the very first soul they absorb into a body.

Harry had also found out that once a Dementor performs its kiss, that soul is no longer part of its victim and will therefore be kept 'alive' for as long as the Dementor lives. This basically meant that while your body would eventually die, your soul never would since Dementors were immortal…at least, until the creation of Harry's Reducio charm.

It was that reason which had given Harry the idea of finding a Dementor who would be capable of performing the task. Unfortunately for Remus, Harry knew that search would be futile as every 'true' Dementor had taken more than one soul. This then led to the two wizards spending a further two years in the Spirit Room trying to determine how to reverse the Dementor charm. None of them had considered how they would be able to test their solution until after they had finished.

The spell was ridiculously complex, even when compared to the Patronus charm. Harry remembered how it had taken Remus, Filius and himself just on six months to redesign the Patronus charm to destroy Dementors instead of just driving them away. However the Dementor charm proved far more difficult with the main problem being how one could keep their soul when the spell was cast. Nothing Harry or Remus did could emulate what Voldemort had been able to do and it was Remus who tentatively suggested that he duplicate himself so the Dementor would have a soul to take.

Harry reminded Remus that if he did that then he was putting all his faith in being able to correctly transfer his soul back from the Dementor into his body which was notoriously difficult. Remus argued that since he was going to turn into a Dementor that he had more chance of being able to successfully transfer his, he would be effectively transferring his soul back into himself, something that Harry had eventually agreed with.

Remus had looked absolutely horrified when Harry announced that since Remus was a Marauder that he'd have no problem if they just did the spell straight away. Harry was unable to inform Remus that he was joking for over ten minutes and once he did, Remus had then used some rather nasty hexes on the young wizard.

Finally, though very reluctantly, Remus steeled himself for the inevitable. After a quick duplication charm so that the new Dementor would be able to have (at least, a piece of) Remus' soul, protecting it from his soon-to-be death from the Midnight Order, he was ready. The older wizard looked at Harry with a steely determination in his eyes and they both nodded at each other before Remus raised his wand. He began chanting softly in Egyptian and slowly but surely, Remus was enveloped by a horrible black mist as a cold breeze washed over Harry. The mist started swirling, slowly at first before picking up speed, Harry likening it to a tornado with Remus being at the centre.

But inside the fog it was calm with only a gentle breeze blowing Remus' hair as he came upon the final part of the charm. He snapped his eyes open and bellowed, "Annihilatius Corum!"

Harry watched as the wind intensified, causing him to cast a few charms on himself to keep his balance. He wasn't sure how long the process lasted, but the wind finally slowed down with the thick cloud remaining. Just as Harry was wondering if everything had worked (he had conveniently left out the fact that a wrongly cast spell would be fatal), a tall black cloaked figure glided through the mist and Harry could only smile when he heard a scratchy voice inside his head say, 'This is a most curious sensation, Harry.'

"I'd imagine it would be, Remus." he replied with a roll of his eyes. "You do realise that you'll have to stay like that for the rest of our time here right?"

Remus nodded once before deciding to glide around and test out his new, albeit temporary, body. He also switched on his defences which the younger wizard didn't appreciate and despite Remus telling him that he only did it to see what it felt like, Harry got the impression it was Remus' way of getting him back for this whole ordeal.


'Are you sure that this is all I have to do, Harry?'

"Yes, yes, I'm sure, Remus. I have seen this done before."

Of course Harry didn't say that he had only seen the soul reversal process the one time and it had been a complete failure (due to that Dementor having taken more than just the one soul in the first place…Harry blamed Azkaban for that) but he knew it must work out since Remus was alive when he was about to go back in time…at least, that's what Harry was telling himself. The key to the process was all in the timing, or so Harry had been told when he asked the Dementors about it. It was easier to transfer a 'fresh' soul back into a body than one that had been taken for some time. It was for this reason alone why they had been so few successful transfers in history; trying to get the right soul with the right person.

Remus had sucked the soul out of his counterpart earlier in the day and both Harry and he were waiting for the right moment; namely when they could no longer feel the presence of the 'evil-Remus'. The plan was to have the Dementor-Remus contact his 'twin' to remind Harry that he had to come here for the whole time-travel situation to play out the way it should. Harry concentrated until he could feel the power of his other self diminishing, giving him reason to believe that this was Remus torturing him and that they still had a couple of hours to wait.

The only sound was the ticking of the clock on the mantelpiece as both wizard and Dementor were lost in their thoughts, hoping and praying that everything would work out fine. Eventually, Harry snapped his head up and nodded at Remus who sent out the message to his other self. Time seemed to crawl by as they waited until finally the energy signal of the other Remus was no more.

Harry watched in morbid fascination as the Dementor glided over to where the currently soulless Remus was lying on the makeshift bed they had set up in the living room. He silently laughed as the Dementor commented how strange it was to be kissing oneself for the second time in the space of half a day. A soft white light emanated from the bed as the process was being completed and Harry heard a gasp before Remus shot up off the bed, causing the Dementor to fall over. Both then looked to Harry who had burst out laughing at the sight and when he explained it, quickly sobered up as the room dropped in temperature as Remus used his Dementor power to show Harry that it wasn't nice to laugh at such a sight while the other Remus just glared.

Harry politely coughed before asking if everything went as planned and after getting the nod from both Remus', Harry then got rid of the Dementor with his Reducio charm.

"I still say that was the weirdest thing I've ever done," Remus said after they had gone outside and collected up the exhausted Harry and unconscious Liana. Harry could only nod in agreement.


"When will Liana wake up?" Remus suddenly asked making Harry sigh.

"We'll…deal with that later shall we?"

"But…" he began before being cut off.

"Handle it yourself tonight for Merlin's sake!" Harry snapped ending the conversation then and there.

"So today's the day?" Remus asked after a short silence as he tried to take his mind off Liana.

"Yeah it is." Harry replied before glaring at Remus. "And not THAT day either, Lupin. We go back to Hogwarts today." He knew Remus was really thinking when he would be able to rejoin his time-warped mate, but still, that darn wolf was getting annoying...acting like a love-struck teenager.

"You look a little edgy I must say."

"I guess I am kind of worried about everyone's reaction to when we tell them what happened."

"This so-called reaction wouldn't be mainly from a certain vampress now would it?"

Harry winced. "She did hit Tobius rather hard."

"Yes, that's true, but I'm nearly certain that she'll go easy on you."

"How do you figure that?"

"Because of the bond the two of you share."

"So you're saying she won't hit me because I saved her life?"

"Oh no, I said nothing of the sort. She'll hit you, just not as hard."

Harry let out a groan, glaring at Remus who had a broad smile on his face. It vanished as he suddenly became serious. "Harry, how much do you know about the bond?"

Harry shrugged. "Not a lot. Why?"

"You aren't the first wizard in history to have such a bond. In fact, well, if we were still in our time, you would have been the one hundred and seventy-eighth case."

Harry's interest was peaked and he sat up a little straighter in his chair as Remus continued. "Of those one seventy-seven, one hundred and forty-three ended up married, while thirty-three perished during times of war."

"So you're saying that I'm going to…you're joking right? You've seen how she is, she doesn't trust anyone…"

"Except you," Remus cut in, "She told you about Brard. If she needs help, you're the one she goes to. Despite what you think, Harry, she does like you."

"What about the other case?" Harry asked, abruptly changing the subject.

"Well, you must know about the fact that vampires and werewolves tend to live a bit longer than normal wizards and witches."

Harry gave an amused chuckle at that. It was quite conceivable that Bianca would see the turn of the millennium. It was also quite conceivable that Remus was sidestepping Harry's question.

"Then you must understand some of the basics. You see, while a true vampire or werewolf can live for well over a thousand years, one who is turned does not. I myself could have seen my four hundredth birthday."

"What do you mean 'could have'?"

"That's the thing, Harry. You see that all changes with mating. During the…er, first night, shall we say," here Remus blushed slightly with Harry soon following suit as he understand what Remus meant, "Vampires and werewolves lose their long life."

"Is that why it's said that werewolves mate for life?"

Remus nodded, "Vampires too. Once our mate dies, we generally lose all desire to live."

"You haven't."

"No, but we both know why," he replied and Harry nodded. Since they were going back, Remus still had Bernadine to live for.

"The other case was the very first case which happened during the time of Merlin. It's the reason why vampires and werewolves don't get along. Have you read Romeo and Juliet?"

Harry nodded as Remus continued, "That will make things easier. Imagine that Romeo was a werewolf and Juliet was a vampress then. I think you'll get the picture."

"But it wasn't their families though, was it."

"No, it was the packs or tribes. They didn't approve of the situation, so on the day of the wedding they had them murdered. I guess that's a little different to Romeo and Juliet, but it did end in tragedy since that day heralded the very first war between our two races."

Remus was about to continue but the sound of Harry's watch beeping signalled that it was nearly time to send the other Harry back in time. He slipped into the next room and watched carefully as his 'younger' self made his entrance. Harry had to admit it was rather strange to stun yourself but since that's what happened that's what he had to do.

Finally he watched as the other Harry blinked out of existence before walking back in and grinned at Remus. "Told you he wouldn't punch you." he said as Remus gave him an apologetic smile, "We'll go back tonight, but I want to go pickup my Phantom first."

Remus nodded and after both agreed to meet up at Hogwarts, Harry vanished in a flash of orange oblivious to the fact that he was about to have journey most wizards could only dream of.