Chapter 8 The Meeting with Dumbledore

"Harry!" Ron yelled and threw a pillow at him.

"What?" Harry said half asleep.

"You were mumbling, sounded like I love you, over and over, then you started to thrash around and then you yelled Ginny at the top of your lungs."

"Oh," Harry said wide-awake.

"Ya its kinda creepy because my sister's name is Ginerva, but everyone calls her Ginny." Brushing it off as coincidence.

"Creepy," Harry agreed, he knew he needed to tell them, if this was gonna keep happening he had to tell Ron and Hermione, he couldn't keep them in the dark, he would do it tonight, with Dumbledore.

Harry managed to get through the day without any mishaps surprisingly. When dinner finally arrived he played with his food anxious about the up coming meeting. Finally they had to go when they arrived Snape was there standing of to the right side of Dumbledore, with Peter Pettigrew bound to a chair in front of Snape.

"Ah, Mr. Potter, Miss Granger, Mr. Weasley, please come in, sit." Dumbledore motioning to the three chairs appeared in the center of the room in somewhat of a curve shape facing Dumbledore's desk. The three of them sat wondering what was going on.

"From what I can understand, the three of you were in the compartment when this man changed from Mr. Weasley's rat to a human?"

"Yes," Harry, Ron and Hermione said.

"And from what it looked like he was writhing in pain?" Dumbledore asked.

"Yes," they said again.

"Interesting, yes Mr. Potter?"

"I used the incantation to transform him into a human, I wanted to just change the color of Ron's rat but I always confuse the two, it's my fault."

"How could you possibly know that incantation, you hadn't even been to Hogwarts yet, and it isn't even taught at Hogwarts!" Snape asked harshly.

"Because I learned it when I went to Auror School," Harry said simply.

"But Harry, you have to Finish Hogwarts to go to Auror school," Hermione said confused.

"I did, in my reality I am one hundred and sixty seven, eight if you could my birthday."

"Are you saying you time traveled?" Snape scoffed, Dumbledore just stared inquisitively at him.

"Yes, because I was a wielder of the Deathly Hallows, I could go back, to save the lives that were lost during the War."

"What War? Does Voldemort come back?" Snape asked as he finally comprehended the situation.

"Why am I supposed to believe you?" Snape finally questioned him the other still reeling in shock.

"You want to know how I know about my mother, your memories, not my aunt, you gave me them right before you died," Harry turning to Dumbledore said, "I know about Ariana, and it not your fault, it wasn't your spell, and Voldemort did manage to make Horcruxes."

Dumbledore finally managed to recover, "Horcruxes, and in more than one?"

"Seven, in fact." A shocked Dumbledore leaned back in his chair, wondering what possibly he could do to help Harry.

"Wait a minute, you can't time travel, that's impossible."

"You have a birthmark on your lower butt, Ron likes it a lot." The last part slipped out, he didn't want to play matchmaker, nor should he half to. Ron turned a color of red that rivaled his hair.

"We didn't- you know, do it, did we?" Hermione asked.

Now it was Harry's turn to turn a nice shade of scarlet.

"No, absolutely not, I think of you like a sister." Turning to Ron he added, "And Ron, you live outside of Ottery St. Catchpole, in the Burrow, you have a room on the fifth floor and your sister Ginny hears a story about me every night so she can sleep." Ron looked dumbfounded, then he remembered that morning.

"Wait a minute, when you were asleep last night, and you were mumbling and then the scream, you were dreaming about my ten year old sister?" he said incredulously.

"No, I was dreaming about when I was eighteen and she was seventeen, if that helps."

"Harry, why don't you tell us the whole story and we can get back to matter at hand, looking at Pettigrew." Dumbledore said, quelling and possible arguments.

So Harry began, he told them everything until he was in Dumbledore's office after he had defeated Lord Voldemort. He had only censored the Malfoy house for Ron and Hermione's sake, he never wanted for them to have to live that again.

"So you're the one who betrayed Lily." Snape said viciously toward Pettigrew, taking out his wand.

"Severus!" Dumbledore said firmly.

"Yes?" Snape said like he was back in school and he had just been reprimanded.

"You brought some Veritaserum, correct?"

"I did."

"Very well, then we will proceed in just a moment, I will get the Minister and get this man imprisoned for what he has done." Adding, "Oh and Harry, I think it best if you don't say anything about your time travel, just that you were the discoverer of this murderer."

With that he Flooed off to the Ministry. There was somewhat of an awkward silence between the four and Pettigrew, but he couldn't talk or hear, as he was stunned.

"So Ron and I, get together?" Hermione asked nervously.

"In my last life you did, you were quite happy, but things change, and I don't want to force you two together, that's actually the last thing I want to do." Harry said.

Hermione looked at Ron, who was looking at the floor quite red. Before anything else could be said, Cornelius Fudge, and Dumbledore and a Ministry scribe arrived by floo, effectively silencing all conversation.

"Hello all," the Minister said absently.

"Hello Minister," they all said back.

"Severus, the Veritaserum, if you please." Dumbledore said

Pulling out his wand Snape pointed it at Pettigrew and said, "Rennervate." Pettigrew awoke and Snape took out a small green bottle, pouring just a few drops into Pettigrew's mouth. He choked a little but swallowed the potion.

Dumbledore walking towards Pettigrew asked, "Were you the Secret-Keeper for James and Lily Potter?"

"Nnn-Yes" Pettigrew stammered.

"Did you or did you not give that information to Lord Voldemort."

"Yes." Pettigrew said against his will.

"Well there you have it minister, the culprit is in custody," Dumbledore said turning to Fudge.

"No no no no," Fudge said almost a whisper, "He will not go into custody because we already have a killer, Sirius Black."

"He was unlawfully imprisoned, he needs to be released, you didn't even check to see if he actually did the crime, you just chucked him in Azkaban!" Harry said vehemently.

"What do you know, you are a small child who doesn't know anything." The minister almost reprimanded Harry.

"He," pointing at Pettigrew, "Just confessed, you didn't use Veritaserum on Sirius, just blamed someone and moved on, and now you wont admit your mistake!" Harry said in a cold voice, exuding power, well as much as an eleven year old could.

"None of this was suppose to happen," Fudge said glaring at Pettigrew.

Then it dawned on him, faster than thought possible by anyone in the room Harry drew his wand and disarmed Fudge, and tied him up to a chair he had just conjured, leaving the only thing not tied up his left arm, all of it happening in the blink of an eye. Harry crossed the room and just as he was about to pull up his sleeve when Hermione yelled, "Harry, you just attacked the Minister of Magic!"

Harry just said, "Yes, and I think the Minister of Magic is a Death Eater." And pulled up his sleeve, sure enough, there was the familiar snake and skull of a Dark Mark branded on his pudgy arm.

Fudge just started babbling nonsensically, everyone looked quite shocked that he was in fact a Death Eater.

"Severus will you and Miss Clearwater escort the Minister and Mr. Pettigrew to Madam Bones's office if you would be so kind," Dumbledore said taking control of the room, both nodded and moved the true Death Eaters through the floo to the Head of the Auror Department's office, where hopefully they would be tried and sent to Azkaban and get Sirius released.

Dumbledore realizing how late it was told them, "My, my, look at the time, best be off to bed, until next time."

"Professor, I was wondering, could I, have my cloak back?"

"Of course Harry, it merely slipped my mind. Here you are," Dumbledore said handing him his Invisibility cloak. Harry threw it over his head, turning invisible, Ron's eyes widened and Hermione just looked shocked, Harry opened it and said to Ron and Hermione, "Well come on, get in." They all fit easily under the cloak Harry noticed, it was kinda nice to be small again.

They made it back to the Gryffindor Common room without any run-ins with Flitch or Mrs. Norris. They separated for the night after saying their goodnights, getting ready to go to sleep. Harry was the last to climb in bed, exhausted from the tiring events of this evening. Fell deep asleep, not noticing the happiness and love he was feeling, He awoke in the dream world watching not his wedding but Ron and Hermiones'. Ginny by his side his arm wrapped around her but it was her 10 year old mind in a 17 year old body, while Harry had learned to control these impulses, Ginny had not, and as a result…

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At the Burrow Ginny was happy because she had been allowed to stay up late reading a book. When her father came in they did their routine and he started on a story about Harry. She fell asleep and dreamed about Ron and some girl she didn't know getting married, she looked down and realized it was like she was there but in an older version of herself, and Harry was there as well, and he looked good, I mean really good, she felt like she had butterflies in her stomach and she just wanted to kiss his lips, Harry looked at her and smiled, it could have melted her into a puddle of gooey mush. It was like they were actually kissing once it was cut way too short by her reckoning by once again what seemed to her like Ron yelling, "Harry!"

I got another chapter up, as you know because you just read it, i have a Marauders name for Harry but its not locked down, his animagus form is a stag in case you were wondering, so get those suggestions to me! and review! - The Jedi Wizard