Okay, thanks for waiting…I would have had this up this afternoon, but my floppy died, and since I typed this while out of town, I've had to retype the whole thing, also thank you to all my reviewers! Over 100 reviews! Thanks to all!
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~~~~~~~~~~~~ Return to Consciousness ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The first thing Harry noticed as he woke up was the fact that everything seemed quiet very quiet.
He tried to open his eyes, but they were to heavy to open. After a few minutes, he was able to get them open only to close them again.
He tried opening them again, but this time much slower, and found everything to look almost exactly like the hospital wing.
/wait a minute this is the hospital wing. How'd I get here…/
As he tried to figure out how he got here, he noticed Luna sitting on a chair back.
~Hello young master. Have a nice nap?~ she asked.
'Well actually, I was wondering if you knew how I got here? I can't remember much past diving in front of Merlin. That really was stupid though'
~Well Merlin sent you here to heal since you weren't able to get the help you needed. Also, he felt it was about time for you to come back anyway~
'Oh well, that's good I guess. Have you seen anyone around lately? Or for that matter my staff?'
~Well hat woman hasn't been here in almost an hour and two other men also came in here to check on you. The older one has your staff in his office I'm afraid~
'Oh that's fine. Probably just Dumbledore. What did the other man look
like Luna?'
~Well he was a lot darker and younger than the other. He was the one that found us~
'Okay, sounds like Professor Snape. What should we tell them? Should we just make them forget? It would be easier'
~Well Merlin said that you get to choose who to tell, but recommends you keep it as secret as possible~
At that moment Dumbledore walked in and did a double take when he saw Harry wake.
"Well I hadn't expected you wake for awhile. Now just to make sure, you are Harry Potter, correct?"
Harry nods "How did you know? I only ask because someone told me they probably wouldn't recognize me"
Dumbledore just nodded and said, "They were right, I didn't recognize you, I recognized your phoenix. You've used her to send mail remember?"
/oh yeah…forgot about that/
"Well Harry would you like to tell me exactly where you were all this time?"
"
Well sir, I was in England and, if I may ask, who else knows I'm here?"
"Professor Snape, Poppy and myself are all that know. But how were you in England? We've been searching for over the past year and haven't found the smallest trace of magic from you."
"The umm, circumstances to that are something I'm going to withhold until I decide whether or not to obliviate those two over there" he pointed to behind the curtain where Madame Pomfrey and Professor Snape were 'hiding'.
The two came out, Pomfrey looking apologetic and Snape looking, well, Snape-ish.
Dumbledore signaled them over. "Well as you two have most likely heard Harry has come back, but we have reached the point that he is not sure he can trust us to keep his location secret. Now Poppy at least has to remember to care for you, and I am resistant to obliviate."
"I agree, she must know, for now. Professor Snape shouldn't know because it could put him in danger with Voldemort. And I assure you I cold cast obliviate successfully on you professor"
Dumbledore looked thoughtful, well a little bit more so than normal for him.
Snape finally broke his unusual streak of silence with a doubtful remark.
"And how would you propose being able to cast a spell that powerful?" he asked snidely.
"Well I would show you, but to do one that powerful would require my staff. And if I'm not mistaken that would be in your office?"
Dumbledore looked the tiniest bit surprised at this, but then decided to ask Harry something instead, "Your right it is, but how did you know? You've been unconscious since you came here."
Harry looked over to Luna, who did a bird's version of a nod.
/oh well, I can always erase their memories later/
"Well before all of you got here just now, Luna was explaining what has happened since I was last awake."
Noting the shocked sand slightly doubting expressions, he decided to demonstrate.
'Luna, I was wondering, am I above 7th year level?'
~I thinks so, Merlin even suggested that you teach if you were able to, you should ask~
'Ok, thanks Luna'
Everyone was looking at him as if he had grown a second head.
"Well professors, I think it would be best for now to just let you remember about me. But do try to remember if you happen to tell anyone about me I know things that would make death seem like a paradise." He ended with a cheery smile as he hopped off the bed and left behind him three socked adults.
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For a little while after leaving the hospital wind Harry walked around by the lake, thinking.
He had decided that he liked Merlin's idea about teaching, but he still wasn't sure who to tell and who not to.
He figured Dumbledore at least could remember, unless he decided to do something drastic like tell everyone who he was. And, if he did teach Madame Pomfrey would need to know his records, and Snap would try to find out anyway if he obliviated him.
With this in mind he gathered up Luna and headed to Dumbledore's office.
When he reached the gargoyle he opened it with a wave of his hand and headed up. When he reached the door he heard voices.
He decided to just open it up and peek through, so that's what he did. Inside he found Dumbledore, Snape and Professor Lupin with a big black dog?!
"Oh shit" he said very eloquently.
The dog transformed into his godfather.
Harry noticed that he looked healthier than the last time he saw him, if not more tired.
"Harry! Where the hell have you been!" he said as he reached to give him a hug. Sirius stepped back to get a good look at him.
"You've sure changed since the last time I saw you."
Indeed he had, he was now about six foot, fairly thin, but not underfed like he used to be.
He had gotten rid of his glasses and his hair, which almost reached his shoulders, was streaked with dark blue and blood red.
Something they didn't see were his mage markings, staff marks or the marks on each of his palms.
/come to think of it, I wonder how damaged my palm is. That was where I was hit by that curse/
At that moment, he looked down at hi s palm as the others in the room looked on curiously.
They didn't really understand what was happening as his eyes got huge and he poked it.
Dumbledore though was curious as to what was causing this reaction in the young man.
"Harry what is on you r hand that is so fascinating?"
Harry, with a wave of his hand concealed the scar from view, and replied
"Just something I picked up on my way here, nothing more than another scar."
"Well that's all well and good, but would you mind explaining where you have been all this time?"
He decided to go with his earlier plan and tell them only as much as they asked.
"As I've said before I was in England"
"Alright what exactly ere you doing?"
/crap have to give a less vague answer here/
"I was training with a relative of yours, they say hello"
Dumbledore looked like he was suspicious of him.
"You do know that my last close relative died almost 5o years ago?"
"Yes I am aware. Did you never wonder how I was able to get a hold of a staff?"
Dumbledore's eyes widened slightly.
"Would this relative happen to tell you our relation?"
"Yes he did. I'm pretty sure it was something like great grandfather."
The others in the room looked on, confused.
"So you went that far back? Yes, that would explain the clue that you sent.
May I see your palm?"
"Which one?"
"Right please, oh take the concealing charm off it, if you would."
Harry obliged, while Dumbledore observed his palm wide-eyed.
"Albus, if you would explain what is gong on I would greatly appreciate it." said Remus.
Dumbledore looked to Harry for approval, which the others in the room found odd, before answering.
"It appears that Harry here has been visiting with a relative of mind and is now a master war mage"
The room sat n shocked silence for a minute. Remus being the only one able to speak asked "And who is your relative?"
"Why Merlin of course."
The room just stared between the two before Sirius feinted dead on the floor.
A/n: okay, u know the drill: Review! Oh yeah tell me what u thought, what I could have done better or jus say hello. Also for the next chapter I was thinking about telling what Harry was going to do at Hogwarts. Thanks for reading! kat ~della luna~
