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Changing My Life

Chapter 37: End In Sight

The gavel slammed down again as the Auror's rose and released the chains on each of the group. Everyone then exited the chambers as the next case was called.

"How'd it go?" Harry shot up from his as the group entered the office.

"Well they're here aren't they?" Draco cut in sarcastically from his chair with his feet up. Daphne rolled her eyes as she separated from Harry and Hermione hugged in. Neville looked around the room.

"Where's Hayden?" He questioned curiously looking between Harry and Draco as they shared a look.

"Don't know. Said she had something to take care." Draco shrugged as he stood and exited the room. While Neville and Luna seemed to accept the answer, Hermione and Daphne exchanged dubious looks. There was no way they were believing that but they silently decided to let it slide, for now.

"So what now? We're in the clear and Dumbledore and his lackeys are in the hot seat. Voldemort has went to ground, shockingly. So?" Daphne questioned.

"We have a plan." He paused when Hermiones eyebrows lifted. "Hayden's working on it." He assured them.

Hermione and Daphne reentered the office only hours later to see Draco and Harry talking quietly over the table when their backs to be door.

"So what's Hayden really doing?" Hermione announced their presence. They both instantly stopped talking and turned around to face the door.

"What?" Harry swallowed looking between the two of them.

"Hayden? You know the person from the future? What's she actually doing?" Daphne demanded. Harry sighed and looked at Draco who shook his head vehemently. Harry licked his lips and looked back to them. He opened his mouth ready to speak when Draco cut him off.

"She made us promise not to say." Draco interrupted with a smile.

"I don't care what she made you promise. You're going to tell us." Daphne ordered angrily. Harry and Draco both shared a look and gulped. They both knew what an angry Daphne could and would do.

"She went ever Dumbledore." Harry broke. "And I suspect that next we see of either of them news will have hit the paper."

"What news?" Hermione frowned.

"News of Dumbledore's death." Draco revealed causing both Daphne and Hermione's eyes to widen. "Oh don't be so surprised. You both know that Hayden wouldn't leave until he was dead. She couldn't care less about the Dark Lord. She was only ever here to go after Dumbledore." Draco finished.

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Hayden entered the room silently closing the door behind her with a loud bang announcing her presence to the old man sitting in the chair in front of the fireplace.

"Ah, I've been waiting for when I might see you again." The man spoke but didn't move.

"That eager for death?" Hayden joked as she walked around the chair and stood in front of the man.

"More like eager for answers." He stood and moved to look out the window to the far left of the room. "Someone more powerful then anyone I've ever seen. Someone that can avoid every spell and never get tired." He turned and faced Hayden. "Someone that should only be a myth." He finished his hands intertwined behind his back.

"Myth huh? Well when you look at it that way, we're all myths. It just depends who you talk to."

"I never believed time was an changeable variable. And I believe in a lot of things." He turned. "Yet, it's undeniable. When I look into your eyes. They're the eyes of Harry Potter and Lily Potter. A certain shade of green that can't be matched." He paused and thought. "But, in a light, there is a light shade of a cold blue that can be seen. Leading me only to think that they are eyes they are only be made from a certain combination of blood."

"So you've figured it out." Hayden nodded and crossed her arms. "Okay, and what are you going with that information?" She wondered cocking her head.

"I think that depends on what you do. Because I have plans and while the majority of them have been admittedly crippled, this one will not be. I won't allow that. Now, nobody has to get hurt. I'd prefer if no one did." He shrugged. "But, if someone were to get in my way? Well I couldn't guarantee anything."

Hayden shook her head and chuckled. "Okay. And what is it exactly that you want?"

"The greater good." He assured. "It's all I've ever wanted."

Hayden nodded before she vanished in a second, only to reappear behind him with a staff she was suddenly in his leg bringing him to his knees. "No. What you want? That's power. Power that you will step over anyone to get. Well how about this? I'll give you power. You want it so bad? Here it is." The staff started glowing gold as the wave expanded over him and glowed brighter and brighter until it faded to nothing and he fell forward, lifeless.

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"Alright so if you insist that she is taking care of Dumbledore, then what do you purpose we do about Voldemort?" Hermione questioned.

"Well, all of this horcrux's have now been destroyed and Croaker has managed to create a device that can track him and all other death eaters via their Dark Mark." Harry explained. "He's going to be giving the tracker out to the Auror department and they are going to be tracking down death eaters as we speak." He finished.

"What about Voldemort himself. How are you going to kill him?" Daphne pressed.

"We have his location so after all of this Dumbledore business is taken care of then a strike team and I will enter their house and get rid of him." Harry answered.

"Easy as that?" Hermione asked exasperated. Harry smirked.

"Easy as that." He assured.

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"Did you really think it would be that easy to beat me?" A voice came from behind Hayden's and the lifeless body. Hayden stood and turned only to be faced with Dumbledore.

Laughing a humorless chuckle she shook her head. "Polyjuice. Of course. And I'm guessing you imperiused him with what to say?"

"You're smart, I'll give you that. That's what makes you dangerous. You're not education smart, your clever smart, cunning. But you're also young and naïve."

"Think what you may about me but know that I will be the one to kill you. I promise you that." And with that Hayden vanished from the room. A paper was left where she was standing. Stepping forward, Dumbledore bent and picked it up before reading it.

Hogwarts Ground – 1 Hour. This ends today. See you there.

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"You know this is crazy right?" Harry questioned. They were all there, standing in the entrance hall waiting. Daphne, Draco, Hermione, Neville, Luna, Hayden and the even the others, Tracey, Susan, Cyrus, Alexandra, Minerva and even Amelia.

Hayden nodded looking at him. "I know. But crazy? It's the world we live in." She grinned as the castle doors open and they all exited onto the grounds where Dumbledore and his order were approaching. Both groups came to a stop about half a dozen feet from each.

It was when the first spell came from one of the Order that everyone else followed suit and dove into attack. Everyone was fighting there own battles all around as Dumbledore was fighting Hayden and Harry. Spellfire and explosions were heard all around and smoke often erupted from an area as the fighting raged on.

It was only when the ground shook and a magical dome formed around Harry and Dumbledore did the fighting pause. Hayden had been thrown from the area mere seconds before the dome was constructed by a stray spell. This left only Harry and Dumbledore in there. The fighting around the mm resumed as Harry was quickly put into the defensive and minutes later brought to his knees. Upon seeing this, Hayden renewed her efforts to break through into the dome.

"I'm sorry my boy. But this is necessary." Dumbledore stood above him wand point at his chest grimly. It was only seconds before the spell was cast that a sword was driven through Dumbledore's abdomen. He looked down in shock as he fell to his knees in front of Harry. Hayden was standing behind him.

"Nobody touches my father and gets away with it." Her voice was cold. "Nobody." The sword was twisted and Dumbledore began spluttering blood as he fell to the side. He met Harry's eyes one more time.

"I-I'm s-sorry." He gasped out before the light left his eyes. Everyone fighting stopped and stared when as the dome fell completely releasing a wide burst of magical energy.

Harry struggled to his feet. "You saved me." He whispered in disbelief. "You did it." He stumbled forward and pulled Hayden into a tight hug. When they pulled away, they looked around. The only ones still standing was their own side, except one. Harry frantically whipped his head around searching for her.

"Harry!" Hermione shouted getting his attention. She was kneeing next to a person lying on the ground. Harry, feeling a burst of energy rushed over to her and collapsed to his knees next to her.

"No, no." He muttered. Harry moved to find her pulse. There was a beat.

He sighed in relief. "She's just unconscious." His eyes closed and he shook his head before releasing a laugh. There wasn't really anything funny going on but it just felt good to laugh.

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Minutes later could find everyone in the hospital wing waiting for Daphne to wake up. Harry was standing at the foot of her bed, watching her. Hayden came to stand beside him. They stood in silence until Hayden spoke.

"I did what I came to do." She broke the silence. Harry frowned and looked at her.

"Your leaving?"

"When she wakes up." She assured him. Harry nodded in acceptance before they shared a last hug and he walked away as Hayden moved to sit by Daphnes bedside, waiting.

She wound up not waiting long as Daphne soon groaned and slowly opened her eyes. Spotting Hayden, a faint smile crossed her lips.

"Hey." She greet quietly. "We win?"

Hayden chuckled and nodded. "Yeah. We won." Daphne smiled as she moved to sit up but her smile faded shortly.

"That means your leaving. Doesn't it?" Daphne looked at her as Hayden avoided her eye and looked down.

Looking up, she nodded. "Yeah, it's time for me to go back to my present and hug my mother again." Hayden smiled sadly. Daphne bit her lip. "What's wrong?" Hayden questioned noticing Daphnes expression.

"How do you know everything will be the same? That Harry and I will get back together? And that it will all be a fairy tale ending?"

"I don't." Hayden admitted. "But I know that you love each other. And yeah, people say that love just isn't always enough but their wrong. Love is, if it's true and real it will win out. Over anything, you just have to let it." Hayden smiled.

"How do you know if it's true or real?"

"If you fight, or argue. That's true love. Fighting, clashing, but in the end, staying together. Everyone likes to think the perfect romance is ones with quarrel or arguments. Their not. The ones that hold arguments and have moved past them are. Those are the ones you are true to yourself and your partner. You don't and you don't bow down. You accept each other. People without arguments are afraid to ruin what they have, they don't faith it can withstand the weather. And if it can't withstand arguments, it certainly won't move through them." Hayden paused and looked over to where Harry was standing talking to Hermione by the door and Daphne followed her gaze. "What you have with him? It's real. Trust me. I've seen it."

"Thank you." She chuckled. "Look at me, getting love advice from my future daughter." Daphne shook her head in disbelief.

"Who better to get it from?" Hayden joked.

"Who better." Daphne sobered and quieted as they both felt the conversation come to a close. Hayden stood.

"Good luck."

"I don't really think I need luck if you know what's going to happen." Daphne commented.

"Never think about it." Hayden advised. "Live in the now, not past and not the future." She moved away and grinned. "It takes the fun out of the adventure."

What's the adventure?" Daphne asked brows furrowed.

"Life." And with that, Hayden vanished and Daphne was left to ponder her words.

So, sorry if this felt rushed at any point of the chapter, but honestly I wanted to stop dragging and just get the hell around the last corner. Next chapter is the last. And there will be a special announcement in that chapter so look out for that. Hope you enjoyed this chapter, thank you for the support. I'll tell you right now. It's been a hell of a ride, and I've loved every second. And in two weeks I'll see you for the last time around in this story. See ya then. -DS