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Chapter 6

Sounds from the Past

Harry was getting nervous.  When he first started there was a flurry of rumors of a rise of the Dark Arts but there hadn't been anything for a while.  Even William, his booksmart grandson, hadn't come up with anything.  Harry feared fighting the Dark Arts.  Even though he had fought them all his life, he wasn't ever ready to deal with the loss that came with such battles.  He had lost a good number of friends that way and he didn't want to lose anymore.  Harry also recalled the fear that entered his mind.  In his Youth, the Dark Arts had risen to high amounts and he had witnessed what it did to wizarding world.  Harry didn't want to see it happen again, but he feared that it might.  He tried to tell himself that he was over-thinking , but there was a bad feeling in his gut.

Harry wished he could owled Ron or Hermione, but he did the next best thing.  He would owl Hermione's granddaughter, Minerva, who was Hermione's clone in every way, to see if she heard anything or know of anything going on.  Harry thought that as a reporter at the Daily Prophet she might be more up to date than anyone else. 

A/N, do you guys want me to tell what happened to Harry Hermione and Ron and the rest after the Hogwarts Year? Just let me know and I will

Harry walked to the Great Hall, where the students were eating dinner.  It was a lovely fall evening in late October and Harry sat with Victoria and they started to chat.

"How are classes going, Victoria?"

"They are going well, for everyone.  I daresay that perhaps Hogwarts hasn't realized your back and hasn't started to cause trouble yet."

"Oh, give her time Victoria, she'll recognize me soon enough" Harry said with a laugh.

Students were still in awe of their headmaster.  Some of the Teachers as well.  Harry was modest but he was clearly the most powerful wizard around, ever if you asked the right people.  With everything that he had done, he was more than legend in the magical world.  Harry didn't like to dwell on it though.  He had insisted that all his friends call him Harry and he spent most of his time alone in his study.  William continued to send his grandfather the latest Harry Potter Biographies that came out.  Harry loved his grandchildren as well as his great-grandchildren.  William had married a wizard from Argentina and they lived happily in London.  Harry causally got up from dinner.

"Victoria, care to tour the grounds with me?"

"certainly"

The two walked casually chatting about their past lives.  Harry and Victoria shared their considerable memories.  They got to the Lake side and harry asked Victoria" I'm sure you've heard the rumors, Victoria, have you?"

"The same old Dark Arts rumor, that shows up ever other year or so, are you concerned?"

"A little" Harry answered followed by a silence.  "I feel myself getting older and weaker everyday, Victoria.  I don't want to have to fight evil wizards anymore.  I also don't want these children to grow up in a world I had to grow up in."

"Lots of pain, I remember reading that"

"In Harold J. Potter: Man of History or New Merlin: Harry Potter?" Harry joked

"if you must know, it was Harry Potter: A Biography  It was a course book while I was a seventh year."

"Wow, that made me feel old.  My biography is a course book.  One might think that I am Winston Churchill."

"Only older" Victoria joked touching his hand.

"Harry, I… you….your life here will be different… more enjoyable anyway" Victoria said with a smile.

"Victoria," Harry said as he took her hand in his "we can only hope"

With that, there was a flash of yellow light that miss the two teachers.  Harry ducked and immediately pulled out his wand.  "Lumos" he cried.  There was a shadowed figured that stood on the by the lake.  "who are you?" Harry cired

Victoria pull out her wand and said "answer us" as he stood by harry.

The figure stood without saying anything.  It was a silent stand of.  Harry yelled "expellarus!" and the figure flew back as the beam hit him.  The figure got up and spoke "Harry Potter…."

Victoria said to harry with desperation, "what is he saying Harry, sounds like a snake…"

Harry realized it was Parseltongue and said "Reveal yourself or else"

The figure's wand shot into his hand and he cast a speck onto himself and lightning seemed to take him away.

"did Apparate?" Victoria asked

"Impossible.  Only a spell master could tell us what he did.  Let's go find Jason…"

with that they rushed off to find Jason.