The Patronus:

Harry Potter was furious when he realised there were dementors in Little Whinging. He believed it was Voldemort that sent them to try to kill him, or make him soulless. Harry also realised it could be the Minister since he didn't want to believe Harry when he said Voldemort had returned.

Harry glared then he flicked his hand. He conjures his patronus, without a wand. His wand had been knocked out of his hand by Dudley, yet he was able to conjure a patronus. But he was shocked when he noticed that it didn't look the same. It wasn't silver, it was made of fire. There was something else that shocked Harry, it wasn't a stag, it was a phoenix. He shook himself from his shock and directed his fire patronus at the dementors. The two dementors screamed as they were slowly being destroyed. When the screaming ended, all that was left was ash. Harry was shocked again. He was told that nothing could destroy a Dementor and only a patronus could send them away. Even though he was staring down at the two piles of ash, he noticed his fire patronus didn't vanish. It looked at him then it flew away. Harry watched it until he couldn't see it anymore. He had no idea how the patronus could do that or where it was going.

'How did I make the patronus phoenix out of fire?' Harry's brow furrowed then he shrugged. He realised he did the fire patronus without a wand. He had cast a patronus with his wand and it was a normal silver stag. Maybe that's all it was, he used wandless magic which caused it to be made of fire but also change from a stag to a phoenix. That gave Harry an idea but he would think of it later. He glanced over at the still form of Dudley and his two friends. The dementors got to them before Harry caught up with them. After Dudley had hit him which made him lose his wand, Dudley hurried away while Harry tried to find his wand. When he saw the dementors kiss Dudley and his friends, Harry knew he would be next. He knew children did accidental magic when they were upset or angry. It seemed to work. Harry glanced down at the three boys. There wasn't anything he could do for them, all he could do is head back to the house. He would tell the guard what happened. But Harry knew Vernon would end up blaming him and probably kill him so he was

going to pack his stuff and leave before Vernon found out. He would go to the shrieking shack and send Hedwig to Sirius.

Harry couldn't find the person who was supposed to be guarding Privet drive, so he hurried into the house and up to his room. He wrote a note to Sirius, then packed his things. He had Hedwig on his shoulder as he dragged his trunk downstairs.

'I got a message, I'm leaving to join my godfather,' Harry didn't wait for a response, just hurried outside. He shut the door behind him then just hurried away. He got to the next street. Harry tied the note to Hedwig's leg, 'Take that to Sirius then just stay there. I'll be there soon, I hope,' Harry waited until Hedwig left before pulled a school cloak out of his trunk, one with a hood. He put it on then stuck out his wand to call the night bus.

Harry just hurried onto the bus, told them where to go, handed Stan some money then found a seat.

It only took ten minutes to get to Hogsmeade. He waited for the bus to disappear before he put that cloak away and put his invisibility cloak over himself. He made his way through Hogsmeade and to the shrieking shack.

'I hope it doesn't take long. I suppose if it does, I could call Dobby to get him something to eat from Hogwarts,' Harry sat on the old bed and thought about what happened tonight. He wasn't going to tell anyone about his fire phoenix patronus, or the fact he did it without a wand. He had just been so angry at seeing dementors in a muggle neighbourhood and knew someone had sent them after him. But he planned to use it so he couldn't have anyone else know, 'Well, I know Voldemort wants me dead so it was probably him. Fudge might have, but he's a coward, I'm not sure he would have the balls to do something like this. But people had surprised me before. I wonder where it went.'

Harry was confused, he had no idea how he conjured the fire patronus and without a wand. It didn't act like a normal patronus. He killed the dementors then went somewhere instead of fading like a normal Patronus did. Harry didn't know what to think.

It was only an hour later that Harry heard Remus calling as he made his way inside.

'I'm up here.'

'Harry, apart from the shock of dementors being there, why did you leave?'

'I had no protection from them. I know some of you act as guards but the person who was there left before they turned up. But Vernon makes me leave the house some nights and I have to spend it down at the park. I was lucky to escape the dementors this time, I might not next time. I'm not sure where they went but I wasn't going to hang around to find out. If Vernon found out there were

dementors there, he would have blamed me then killed me for placing his wife and son in danger. I wasn't taking the chance. I figured I could stay with Sirius or I can just find a muggle hotel to stay at. I'm not returning to them, ever.'

'After we heard about the dementor, we realised you wouldn't be safe unless you remained inside for the entire holiday.'

'Which I wouldn't do. I will not be a prisoner anymore. So, where am I going?'

'to the headquarters of the order of the phoenix. Sirius is letting us use his families old home. you're friends are there.'

'I have no friends, not when they turn their backs on me just because the stupid old man says so. Shows me they are loyal to him and not me. Nope, I'll stay alone from now on, no more friends which means no one will betray me again. Anyway, can we go, I'm starving.'

'Yes, let's head downstairs. I'll send them a message to let them know we're coming,' Remus didn't say it but he was going to be telling Albus and Sirius what Harry said. Since he knew Molly would normally put Harry in with Ron, now they would have to work on another room for Harry.

Harry got inside, he ignored everyone but his godfather, 'We need to talk Sirius, now.'

'Come on, you're sharing with me.'

'Good, otherwise I'll go find a muggle hotel,' Harry glared at his ex friends and Dumbledore as he moved past them and up the stairs. He watched his godfather transfigure the lounge chair in his bedroom into another bed, 'I should have come straight here, I wanted to. Do you think it was Voldemort that sent them?'

'I said you should have came straight here so I enjoyed the fact I said I told you so to Albus.

Anyway, we're not sure if it was him or not. Just before we got your note, Kingsley arrived.'

'Who is Kingsley?'

'An auror but he joined the order of the phoenix so he can do more than what Fudge will allow. Anyway, he came to tell us about something strange that happened. Fire destroyed parts of the ministry but it also killed Fudge and all his staff. The aurors are investigating but so far, they have no idea how the fire started.'

That was Harry's first clue to who sent the dementors after him. His fire phoenix had gone to the people who had sent the dementors, Fudge or someone on his staff. He wouldn't put it past any of them, including Percy Weasley. He had to make sure no one got suspicious.

'Well, Fudge is an idiot, he could have easily set fire to something than forget which spells could put the fire out. I just remembered, the Weasley prat worked for Fudge.'

'He was killed as well.'

'I feel for the Weasley's but it won't change my mind about them. It had to be Voldemort who sent the dementors after me. I was lucky to get back to the house. I just told them I got a message from you so I was leaving.'

'There's more bad news. Mundungus Fletcher was the guard on duty. When he returned he found out that the dementors had kissed three people.'

'So some innocent muggles are dead because of Voldemort.' Harry knew who had been kissed but again, he had to act innocent.

'Harry, it was your cousin and a couple of boys with him,' Harry chuckled which shocked Sirius, 'It's not funny pup.'

'That fucking idiot deserved everything he got. I hated him and his gang. They had this game, Harry hunting. I would be beaten badly then once I got back to the house, usually bleeding, Petunia would hit me for dropping blood on her nice clean floors, then it would be Vernon's turn. Nope, they got what was coming to them. Anyway, I'm starving, I haven't eaten all day.'

'Why haven't you eaten?'

'Because I told Vernon I wasn't being his slave anymore and if he tried anything I would get my criminal godfather to turn him into a rat. They couldn't do anything apart from deny me food, which they've done before.'

'Come on then,' Sirius led Harry down through the house. Many said hello to Harry, he ignored them. He helped Sirius put together a couple of sandwiches and made some tea. No matter what anyone said, Harry refused to answer. He acted like he couldn't hear anyone but Sirius and Remus.

Harry couldn't help chuckling as he ate, 'What's so funny cub?' Remus asked.

'That fat fuck got kissed, I find that hilarious. He deserved to suffer. So, Fudge burns himself to death along with the idiots that worked for him and either him or Voldysnot sent dementors after me. Well, I assume it was after me unless he was going after the squib.'

'What squib?' Sirius asked.

'Old lady Figg. I knew she was a squib from first year. I noticed one of her cats was a kneazle so I basically told her off for spying on me. I warned her if she ever spied again or followed me, I would make sure the police arrest her for stalking. They would send her to a crazy hospital since she is nuts. Everyone in the neighbourhood called her the mad cat lady and many wanted her locked up for the way she acted. She knew I was serious and she knew what the people around Little Whinging thought of her so she left me alone after that.'

'He was your family Harry,' Albus said.

Harry slowly turned his head and he had the coldest look on his face that shocked everyone in the house.

'He wasn't family, none of them are, they are criminals and I hope they all burn in hell. I wish you would go on to your next great adventure so my parents can kick your arse to hell where you belong you arsehole. Now I'm saying this for the last time old man, don't talk to me ever again or I will fucking kill you,' Harry snarled.

Everyone in the kitchen was shocked at Harry's attitude but before they could find their voices, he got up to leave. Hermione stood in the way, with her arms folded and was just about to have a go at him when Harry swung his fist knocked her out. He stepped over her and walked off as if nothing happened.

'Well, even though I was shocked at what Harry said, I can say with absolute certainty, that you've lost the chosen one Albus and it's your own fault. We all tried to tell you that sending Harry there was a mistake, you didn't listen,' Remus sighed but he followed Sirius out of the kitchen and up to the bedroom Harry was sharing with his godfather. Albus hurried over to an unconscious Hermione who was surrounded by the Weasley's.

Harry waited for a week then when everyone was asleep, he stood under his cloak just outside the door of Grimmauld place. He thought about what he needed and again he used his anger at everyone to help his feelings while he cast his patronus. The fire phoenix appeared.

'I want Voldemort and all his death eaters dead but if you can somehow capture the rat and drop him off at the aurors, that would help. If you can't, then just kill all of them. That includes Snape but also the junior death eaters.'

The fire patronus bowed its head to Harry then turned and flew away again. Harry watched until he couldn't see it anymore then silently entered the house and back to his room. He just got into bed when Sirius sat up before he fell instantly back to sleep again. Harry figured his godfather was dreaming or he thought he heard him enter the room.

The following day Molly took her children and Hermione to buy their things for Hogwarts, Harry stayed in his room and made sure no one could open the door. Being related to Sirius by blood, he could use some of the Black wards which included locking charms that only a Black could cast and undo. He had told Sirius he was not returning to Hogwarts. He hated the place and hated all the staff, especially Dumbledore and Snape but he really didn't like the rest. Snape might be dead but Harry had to act like he was still at Hogwarts. Even though Sirius would have liked Harry to finish his education properly, he decided it was time to support his godson.

Albus turned up to try to get Harry to return to Hogwarts but Harry did what he had been doing over the last week, he acted like he couldn't see or hear him. Eventually, Harry got up and headed upstairs to his room, where again, he sealed the room.

That night was a full meeting of the order of the phoenix. When it was over, Sirius joined Harry in their room.

'Got news pup.'

'Did the old man finally move on?'

Sirius chuckled, 'No, he was here. It seems fire ripped through Malfoy manor and killed every

person there, including Voldemort. Albus said one of his contacts thought they saw a phoenix flying away once it was on fire and asked if it was Fawkes.'

'We know the old man wouldn't send Fawkes to kill people and I doubt Fawkes would do it anyway. Whoever this contact was, had to be seeing things.'

'That's what most of us believe. But didn't you hear me pup, Voldemort is dead, burnt to a crisp.'

'Yeah, but I was told he was dead before. Sooner or later I'll probably end up in danger again when he makes another attempt to return and take over.'

'Albus went to check because Snape had been called. He was shocked to realised Voldemort is truly dead, that all of them were dead.'

'How could fire kill him or all of them? It doesn't make sense.'

'He would know how to fight fiend fyre so it couldn't be that. Whatever caused the fire, meant no one could put it out. I can cast it but can't control it, not many people can.'

'I only heard about it during the tournament. I read that it makes shapes of magical animals.'

'Yes it can. Maybe it was fiend fyre and that's what Albus's contact saw, a fiend fyre phoenix.'

'You make sense. You said Snape was called. does that mean he's dead as well?'

'Yes, I might have hated the man but I didn't want him dead.'

'I don't care either way, I'm just glad I won't have to see him again. Anyway, what's going to

happen now?'

'That's up to everyone. The Weasley's returned home, they can plan the funeral for their son who died with Fudge. The order will have the odd meeting here just to give any information they might here that we need to know. There's more though pup, this time it's good news though. It seems the rat ended up with the aurors. Kingsley and Tonks explained to their boss all about him, me and how I was really innocent. He's going to investigate and have Tonks and Kingsley help so he has two people who already believe me and not someone that gets paid by Malfoy.'

'Let's hope it means you're finally free. Will you remain here if you are?'

'For now, until I can organise my finances then buy a home for us. Now though, everyone is gone, how about you get out of this room for a while.'

'Good idea,' Harry followed his godfather downstairs but he couldn't help grinning. Even though he still had no idea how he conjured a fire phoenix patronus, he worked it to make Sirius believe that fiend fyre was cast which killed Voldemort and all his death eaters, including Snape. Harry hadn't been expecting that but to him, it was a happy bonus. He might not be returning to Hogwarts but he still hated the man that made his life a misery inside Hogwarts. He did get curious about who might have died at Malfoy manor, like Draco. he decided unless he heard differently, he would forget about Malfoy and everyone else. He was finally free of Voldemort but also free of

Dumbledore and his little spies. It was time he worked on what he wanted to do now he had a life away from the Dursley's, away from Hogwarts and away from all the dark wizards.

The end: