Years after Harry fought and won the battle of Hogwarts he is still waiting for his reward. He was brave and noble. He did everything a hero was supposed to do and more. Now years later the only woman he loved, although she never felt the same (He knew even though he never said anything to her about it), is marrying Draco Malfoy. "The person who made all the wrong choices in life gets a happily ever after while the I get nothing", thought Harry. "Maybe it's time for my next great adventure" he said to console himself.
One month later-
The day had come I thought as I opened the door to the bride's room at the burrow where Hermione's wedding is now only one hour from beginning. "I can do this." I said to myself calmly. And I was calm, eerily so. I knew this day was coming. I had raged, got drunk, then depressed now I was one thing... broken. But I had always been broken so I was used to it. It was my normal. Even if this new wound in my heart was the deepest and most painful it was still just another in the many already there.
Now here I stand I watch Hermione looking at herself in her wedding dress in the full-length mirror. She spun around looking as excited as when we first entered Hogwarts together. She saw me and I spoke to her I knew for the last time.
Trying to Make sure that I kept it off my face that I don't show how much my heart is breaking I say "you look beautiful Hermione, Draco is a lucky man" she smiled dazzlingly.
"Thank you Harry I'm so glad you could get time off from work to come. It means a lot. I know how important you are to the Auror department."
Harry smiled back "yes, well they can get on without me for a while can't they. Can't miss my best friend's wedding".
Hermione smirked and curtly nodded then said, "I'm glad you finally saw reason Harry it wouldn't be right without you here".
"Well," said harry "I'll let you finish then, and I can see you after the ceremony".
That was the excuse he was going to use, that he had to work a pressing case that couldn't wait, when he didn't have the plan he had made last month. Now he wanted this memory to be his last of her he gave her a goodbye note in his wedding gift explaining and making sure not to blame her at all for what he was going to do. He knew it was his own cowardice he knew that he could be brave but just not this time. He was honestly happy she was so happy, the smile she had given him said everything. It was the brightest he has seen since her breakup with Ron. That relationship was doomed and everyone including them had known. But it still hurt to see them together even when he knew Ron was like a brother to him, he had to mental stop himself from hating him. From yelling "you don't deserve her" in his face. Then he had to be there every time she was hurt by a callous word Ron had said in anger. He was the perpetual shoulder to cry on for one Hermione Granger.
"But not anymore Harry" I whispered to myself as I closed the door and walked to the tent filled with family, friends and colleagues.
And so, it was as I watched her walk down the aisle in a white dress that I knew I was doing the right thing I could see the love between them which just made it hurt that much more. The way she looks at Draco a way she never would look at me sent daggers into my heart. I only hoped that my parents would forgive me what I'm about to do. I am not necessarily suicidal. But that doesn't mean I actually care weather I live or die. I just know that isn't my goal. My goal no matter how lofty, was a new world or maybe reality, one where I didnt have to see the woman I love with her children or in another man's arms.
And so, one month ago he began studying the veil and the hallows and because he didn't care if he destroyed them, well except for his cloak, he found something amazing they were all made using crystals from Merlin's crystal cave. When he expertly cut open the death stick, a wand he owned but never used, he saw only a sliver of yellow crystal the same when he made and small scratch on the stone and inspected it under a microscope. And this explained the natural shimmer that the cloak always has like its filled with stars... or tiny crushed crystals used to enchant it.
The wand healed itself win he cut it and the small scratch is nowhere to be seen in the stone now. which made him weary of the power of the hollows, but he knew he could never be corrupted by them he had at one time a piece of the darkest soul ever attached to his head and he still did what was right. So, he decided it wasn't a problem to worry about. But now with the knowledge that they were too powerful to leave behind he decided to take them with him if he and they were destroyed, so be it, if not he would have a very powerful tool at his disposal to keep him safe. And no one to win it from him.
I left right after the kiss. in the back of my mind I still held a tiny hope she would not marry him and we could be together but after the ceremony I couldn't take staying here any longer. I now stood in front of the veil, it's easy to get access when your thought to be the savior of the wizarding world. I had prepared everything all the books I could buy on magic along with every other subject the entire contents of both the Black and Potter vaults which housed their own obscure library on everything from dark curses to battle magic such as combat transfiguration. I have my wand and all the Hollows I am holding the wand of destiny in one hand and the stone in the other and wearing the cloak that is billowing as if knowing the immensity of what is about to happen. The Potter family is going to cease to exist in this world. "Sad but not my problem." Harry thought I did everything I was supposed to do now I want to do something for me.
I walk with purpose never stopping as I enter the ethereal opening of the veil. It feels like traveling through water and then the second I pass the entrance I am pull forward fast. I see what looks like dots of lights flash past at truly amazing speeds. The wand in my hand heats up but I can't let go I can't move. the stone and the cloak mirror that heat and its only rising. I'm bathed in magic but its purer and high then any I've felt before my body feels wonderful and painful all at once my magical core increases in size every second until I can no longer see an end to the magic inside it. Which could be bad if this goes on much longer. Then it happens I'm ejected out of wherever I was.
The first thing I feel is power like I could do anything with only my intent my will and then cold. Bone cold I think I should cast a warming charm and suddenly I no longer feel the cold. " what the hell " I say to myself or I would but I'm not alone.
I look up and see three people pointing guns at me I think of shielding myself and a blue shield translucently glows around me.
This shocks the people in front of me. I get a better look at them they all look military and not England but American military. One is a beautiful blonde-haired woman with an athletic build her gorgeous blue eye steeled with determination. Then there is an intimidating black man who reminds me of Shak with his serious scowl he has some king of gold marking on his forehead I have no idea if that is a military thing or not. The other is a man with brown hair has the professor vibe with glasses like mine. Wait a minute, I feel my face. Well, I no longer have my glasses, they must have fell when I was ejected, yet I can see fine I have absolutely no idea what's going on…. and I love it!
"Would you mind not pointing those guns at me I mean you no harm" I say with a calm charming smile. Or the best I can produce.
They start at my voice and I have no idea why. "British?" The woman asks.
"Yes, you have a Britain too? Huh, I wonder if I'm still on the same earth I don't think so but...well ill find out eventually." I say mostly too myself.
Then I see two dark soldiers in weird getups, and I can feel their darkness I wave my hand thinking my wand is still there intent on casting a cutting charm. That is not what comes out. What does is more powerful. A blue light slices both of them in half and when they fall the two in front of me turn with their guns and look at the dead warriors.
"How the heck did you do that?!" the professor says almost between a whine and a yell.
"Well I suppose magic is the best answer I can give."
The blonde snarks "magic is not real, and we don't have time for this Jack needs us, Daniel!"
"Your right."
"We should bring him with us perhaps his power can help O'Neil?" The tall dark and scary one say's.
"So, who's this Jack and how can I help."
They all turned to look at me my shield still glowing.
"I'd like to take my shield down now if we can agree to be civilized I've never really liked violence to be honest so I can assure you I won't hurt you."
They seemed to relax and then look at each other while a hushed debate went on. They turned to me and the girl asked.
"what can you do with your powers, can you heal someone's mind?"
"yes, I believe it's possible, but I'd have to see what's wrong and be very careful. I used to be pants at the mind arts till I self-studied it after school now I would not be bragging if I were to say I was one of the best on my earth at it."
Harry did not know how not bragging that was. Both Harrys mind and soul had been fighting Voldemort's possession his entire life only succeeding because of his mother protection but it was like he had been walking around with weights on his entire life which is why he could not learn occlumency with Snape. He was already fighting Voldemort's soul all the time add another attack on top, against someone who doesn't even have basic shields and you get why it was impossible to learn. But now he is free no more weights so learning the mind arts was very easy, as easy as walking. Now he understood why it was so easy to abuse, one look and he could delve into someone's mind. Of course, harry had a firm character and only ever used it on the worst criminals that he then sent to Azkaban with the evidence he collected.
I walk with Daniel, Sam and Teal'c as they told me who they were and that their friend Jack had downloaded an entire races knowledge into his mind.
I almost trip when they said that and promptly ran to get to him. "That is not good" I thought.
"listen I can help your friend, but it may be bad if we are not fast. I only know one thing to do but it might kill me. If it doesn't, I'm not going to be able to stay conscious very long I will most likely go into a coma so just protect my body while I'm out and I don't know how long that is going to be."
"what are you going to do? We can't ask you to risk your life" Sam said with a look of concern on her pretty face.
Harry said with a smile "its fine I was already prepared to die when I went through that portal back in the other room not to mention I've always had a thing for helping people. We can't change who we are can we?"
"you never said what you were going to do?" Daniel said.
"well, the only thing I can do is remove the knowledge."
At this they both had a hopeful look of relief and a raised eyebrow from Teal'c. Then they heard what I said next and their hope crashed.
"and transfer it to me."
"WHAT!" Both Daniel and Sam scream at me.
And Teal'c eyebrows are almost on his head.
"well if I try to erase it, I could seriously damage his mind with the amount of stuff I'm erasing but if I just take it, then it will be like just forgetting something, the trauma on the mind would be minimal."
"We cant ask you to do that" Daniel said urgently while giving me a pained look.
We arrived in front of a chair with a man lying on it.
"you didn't ask. I offered. There is no time to debate he is farther gone then I realized."
Looking at the man named Jack his eyes glazed over and a sheen of sweat on his forehead. I can easily tell he is in imminent danger if I don't get this stuff out of his mind in the next few hours he might not be himself ever again.
"Now time to start."
The man sat up blank look in his eyes. Jack's mind was under so much strain at the constant high level it was working at that he barely knew what was going on.
"This may feel a little weird just know I'm here to help you Jack. If you can do anything Jack try and push all the information that is foreign to your mind to the front, don't force it just give it a light push.
And with that Harry begun, he looked Jack right in the eyes and that's when it happens a flood of information poured into him like it was trying to escape its confines. After Harry made sure he got it all his mind went into an immediate forced shut down. So Harry could focus on using Occlumency to sort through and store the massive amount of information that threaten to overwhelm his mind.
