It's time to leave:
When Harry Potter walked away from the minister for magic, he slipped his invisibility cloak on so he wouldn't be annoyed by anyone else.
The first to annoy him right after he had to sit through Albus Dumbledore's funeral had been his girlfriend, Ginny Weasley. She had basically begged him not to break up with her. He ended up sounding cold when he said it was over and nothing she said would make him change his mind.
The second people to annoy him was Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, who wanted to know more about what Dumbledore had told him about the prophecy and what they could do. Harry just said they would talk about that after they were away from Hogwarts, meaning, during the holidays.
Harry had stopped trusting them two years ago, he just didn't need the drama's, so he acted like he was their friend. The final straw came when Hermione turned into a right bitch when he used the half-blood prince's book. She also refused to listen to Harry when he said Snape and Malfoy were death eaters. Harry was proven right when Snape killed Dumbledore, yet Hermione refuse to apologise. She refuse to acknowledge that he had been right all along and she had been wrong. Ron ended up supporting Hermione because he fancied her. That's when Harry said to himself that he would no longer have anything to do with them and Albus Dumbledore was dead so he could not force Harry to spend time with them.
The third time someone decided to annoy him was when the minister for magic, Rufus Scrimgeour walked up to him. The man wanted Harry to say he supported the minister. Harry didn't support him or the ministry and told the man so. Rufus tried to intimidating Harry. All he said was he had nothing on Voldemort. If he could stand up to Voldemort, he could stand up to anyone.
It was while he was smirking at the face of the minister that he realised he needed to get away. He also realised if he went on the Hogwarts express, he would have Ron, Hermione and Ginny at him but he also knew that some of the Order of the Phoenix would be at Kings Cross station. He decided to pack his things in his bag. He create the fake papers and a passport, with what he knew he would look like once he was away. He would need those for the muggles. He also added a confundus charm just to make sure the muggles didn't question his papers. It didn't take him long to get everything he needed. Once that was done, he snuck out of Hogwarts using the tunnel to Honeydukes. Once he was past the wards of Hogwarts, he could apparate.
Harry knew he needed to get to Gringotts. He always planned to during these holidays since he knew Voldemort would have control very soon. It was best to empty his vault while he had time.
Harry was in and out of Gringotts and bought some things he would need before the Hogwarts express reached Kings Cross station. Once he found a secluded lane way, he apparated away. He headed straight to Heathrow airport. Harry used his invisibility cloak, found a hotel near the airport. He checked to see what rooms were empty and which ones were booked. He only needed the room for one night, he hoped. He then worked on his appearance. He used a hair dye so he would have dark blond hair. He then used makeup to cover his scar. He took his glasses off. He was a bit blurry but he could see enough to get by, for now. He would make anyone that ask that he used glasses to read if they saw his glasses. That's what he would be doing on the flight, reading, apart from sleeping.
The picture he had created at Hogwarts was done by magic which meant, the muggles would believe it, along with the confundus charm he placed on his papers and passport. Once he had the passport. He was now he was Orion Evans. He had told Hedwig where he was going so she could fly but also take her time since it was a long way from England.
Harry rang the airport to booked a first class seat on the next available flight to Australia. It would leave the following day.
By the time Harry did arrive in Australia, the order of the phoenix along with Ron and Hermione were all trying to figure out where Harry was. Some of the order went to Privet drive. They got a hostile reception from Vernon and Petunia. But the order members found out that Harry did not arrive there. They left two members at the house in case Harry arrived later. Ron and Hermione had checked everywhere they could think of but they didn't find Harry. He also wasn't at the Burrow, so no one could figure out where he was and why he wasn't where he was supposed to be. Hermione did tell some of the order that maybe Harry went to see his parents graves. She said that Harry had wanted to visit them but Dumbledore always said it was dangerous. It was Remus and Tonks who went to Godric's Hollow to see if Harry was there. He wasn't. They could not find Harry Potter, yet they had been told that it was up to Harry and only Harry to finish Voldemort.
Harry was able to find a medium priced hotel and booked a room for a week. He had to make long term plans but he also had to work on where he can stay that wouldn't cost a lot of money. He knew he could easily use magic to get things without paying and he would do that if he was desperate. He wasn't sure what the underage laws were like in Australia so he knew he couldn't use magic for a few weeks. For now, he just wanted to rest and get over the stress. He decided to stay in his room, eat in there and have a few muggle beers. He was finally away from the abuse and the danger so he wanted to relax for the night, until he began to organise his new life in a new country.
At the moment Harry was a visitor, but he planned to use magic to become a citizen. He wanted to make it hard for anyone to find him. Even though he used the name Orion Evans, he didn't think anyone would really connect that with Harry Potter, especially in a country so far from England. He also planned to have his scar removed to make it impossible for anyone to recognise him. He would need a lot more fake papers before he saw to that. He could make it seem like he was eighteen and have the papers to match or he could wait until he was legally an adult in the muggle world. He would take some time before he decided.
Harry stayed in his hotel room most of the time over the week. He had written down everything he could think of that would give him a new start in Australia. He had done some research on cheaper places to stay. One thing he found was that pub hotel rooms were fairly cheap. He found a decent looking one and worked on staying for six months but it could be up to a year. Harry knew that would give him time to first find out as much as he could about the country but also find his way around, especially the magical area's. He wanted to find a permanent home but because he would need to keep as much of his money as he could, he did consider finding abandoned place, whether a house or some other type of building. He would work that out later. For now, he was comfortable.
Over the next month, Harry got to know the owners and some of the workers at the pub. At the end of his second month staying at the pub, he was offered some part time work. Harry took it and learned all he could about mixing and serving drinks. One thing he did mention to the people that worked there, he could cook. He said he had lived in foster homes and they used to make the kids learn. He ended up pretty good. The cook that worked there began to get Harry to help, which gave him a bit more money. Now due to his job in the pub and the kitchen, that paid for his accommodation.
Everything in England was getting worse. No one ever found Harry and since Hermione and Ron told the order of the phoenix about the prophecy, the realised that without Harry, Voldemort would forever have control.
It was Bill Weasley that found out that Harry had emptied his vault. Many who heard that believed it meant that Harry left. Some didn't want to believe Harry would desert them. A few who thought Albus had been wrong with the way he handled Harry believed the young man finally had enough and since Albus was dead, Harry could finally escape.
Bill was able to help take his family out of England, they went to France. Hermione went with them which helped since she did speak french. The Delacour's put them up on their property, they stayed in tents, until they could find work.
Many of the order also left, but some stayed. Those were the ones that ended up being killed.
Remus Lupin married Nymphadora Tonks, they left England and went to America. Andromeda was a healer and potions mistress so she could get work anywhere. Ted was a obliviator so he went to work for the American ministry. Tonks was going to return to being an auror but found out she was pregnant. Remus couldn't get work in the wizarding world, due to his lycanthropy so he found some labouring jobs in the muggle world. It was enough that between the four of them they could get a big enough property where they could build two homes. Using magic, their homes didn't cost anything and were built within a few days.
Many of the staff of Hogwarts was able to escape before Voldemort put Snape in charge. Between Minerva McGonagall and Filius Flitwick, they were able to hide and when they saw Severus Snape walking along the corridor leading to the headmaster's office, they attacked, killing him before he knew what was going. Only then did they had the house elves take all the trunks that was filled with all the books from the library along with all the potions from the potions room and hospital, to a hidden house that Minerva owned. They planned to leave the country as well but for now they were safe. The house from outside, looked abandoned and in a way it was. The actual house was underground. Minerva had begun to work on that when Grindelwald had nearly taken over. She did more when Voldemort rose to power. Most of it was done and someone could live there very comfortably, but for now, she was going to leave her home country.
Harry never once bothered to find out what was going on back in England. He was now an Australian citizen and had a good life. He had made many friends and had began dating.
Right on six months since Harry had been in Australia, he found information on an old farm and house that had been abandoned when most of the businesses in the town closed. Once Harry knew that no one owned the house, he was able to use magic on the official documents to make it seem like Orion Evans owned the house.
Even though he still had most of his money, he stayed working at the pub. He liked the people there and the atmosphere. He also liked meeting people. Since none of them knew who he really was, he didn't have to worry about them seeing Harry Potter. He used makeup on his scar and when he could get a few weeks off, he planned to see a surgeon about having it removed. He had already got contact lenses, which got rid of his glasses. He kept his hair dyed. If anyone from England saw him, they would not recognise Harry Potter.
Even though Harry didn't buy things like the wizarding world news papers, he sometimes overheard others talking about what was going on in England when he went to the magical shopping district. One thing that did not surprise him was when Voldemort had taken the ministry, almost every person who did not support him, disappeared into other countries. That made Harry worry that some could come to Australia. He then remembered that he did not look the same, plus, Australia was a big country. He lived and worked in the muggle world. If people like the Weasley's, Bones or even half the order came to Australia, they would not go near muggle areas unless it was to pass through. If they bought houses in muggle areas it still meant they would not go near muggles. The Weasley's lived no far from a muggle town and they did shop there but only occasionally. They did not go to muggle towns to socialise so there would be no reason for them to come into the pub that he worked in. No, Harry knew he was safe, mainly because he did look completely different.
Since he did live and work in the muggle world, Harry did a few modifications to his home. He built another house that was connected to his home but he put that under the fidelius charm, he made it unplottable and also added the muggle repelling charm, just for a bit of extra security. After dating one girl, she had stayed a few times at Harry's home. They ended up breaking up, from then Harry ended up just having a lot of casual dates. Most of those woman ended up in his bed but that's all he could give them and told them before going too far. So he had his home that anyone could see and he had his invisible home that only he could enter or see. That's where he kept things like potions, wizarding books, even potion equipment. He still kept his wand and invisibility cloak on him, they had saved his life a few times, now he just felt safer with them always on him.
No matter what Voldemort tried, he was never able to get a foothold in any other country. The aurors in places like France and Spain fought to kill if they saw a death eater. All other countries had made it illegal to have the dark mark. If the person with the dark mark didn't surrender straight away, they were killed. Voldemort only had half his death eaters left and many ran away or escaped. He tried to take over the muggle part of Great Britain, but the muggle armies ended up wiping out places like the ministry and Diagon alley. By the time his second year of being in charge was up, he was alone. Most of his death eaters ran but many were killed. He finally realised he had actually lost and there was nothing he could do. Voldemort decided since he could not rule his own country, let alone any other, he would work on changing his appearance and slip away. He hoped he could come up with some plans that would allow him to rule, one day.
Within weeks of Voldemort disappearing, Amelia Bones along with mad-eye moody organised their new ministry. Both of them were now in charge. Since the ministry had been destroyed, they took over Hogwarts to use that as a ministry. They had a lot of their supporters who survived and stayed in England move into the castle. Now they had to see if any of the ones that escaped would want to return.
Many would return, like the staff of Hogwarts and the Weasley's, but still no one ever saw Harry Potter again. They realised it was one of two things. He was either killed or he left the country but since they knew he emptied his vault, they believed he left. Now that Voldemort had disappeared, they began to wonder if maybe Harry had stayed in the country. He just stayed in hiding and he was the one to get rid of Voldemort. By the time their world was up and running again, everyone believed that Harry Potter was once again their hero. It didn't worry anyone that they couldn't find him, they just believed he decided to live a life away from all his bad memories. Many, like his old friends, hoped to see him again, one day. Ginny was desperate to find Harry and hoped he would reconsider them dating again.
No one in Great Britain will ever know that they will never see Harry Potter again. He had found a new home in a new country and had begun to live a new life, one without danger, one without Voldemort and one without a prophecy.
The end:
