The Meeting
"Harry," Dumbledore began, "I have two things I have to tell you. First, you won't ever be returning to the Dursleys."
"Really!?" Harry's face immediately lit up.
"Really," Dumbledore smiled. "Voldemort finally found a way to break the protection spells put upon the Dursley house. You will be spending the rest of the summer here. At the end of the year, we will decide wether or not it is safe for you to leave."
Harry nodded to show that he understood.
"Second, I have some very big news for you. We might have found a way to bring your parents back to life," Dumbldore continued.
"What!?" Harry lept out of his seat and leaned forward. " How do you know the spell? Do many others know it? Who told you? Has it ever worked?"
"Calm down, Harry," Sirius grinned. "One question at a time."
"How do you know this spell and who told you?" Harry asked, slightly calmer.
"Professor Flitwick came across it in a book," Remus answered. "As we understand it, Flitwick's friend found out and wrote it in the book. He only gave it to a few select friends, so not many others know what the spell is."
"So it's been tried before?" Harry questioned.
"Once," Sirius replied. "Flitwick's friend had a friend that died. He found out the spell a week later and was able to bring him back to life. No one except a few people know that he ever died."
"So," Harry took a breath, "when can we bring my parents back?"
"Not for another week," Sirius told him.
"Why?"
"This spell is powerful magic, Harry," Dumbledore answered. "We have to prepare for it. I think next Tuesday would be the perfect time for it."
Harry sighed and nodded.
"You will be staying up in the Gryffindor Tower for the rest of the summer. You're things are already there," Dumbldore said. He gave Harry the password to his dormitory and Harry left the room. Sirius and Remus followed him.
"How have you been, Harry?" Sirius asked. "I haven't heard from you all summer!"
Harry looked sidways at his godfather. "It's only been a week, Sirius."
"So what? I should be hearing from you at least twice a week."
"You should?" Harry asked.
"Yes," Sirius insisted. "But that doesn't matter now. I'm staying here for the rest of the summer."
"Awesome!" Harry shouted. By then, the three made it to the portrait of the Fat Lady. Harry gave her the password and Remus and Sirius followed him inside the common room.
"Your things are in your room," Remus said.
Harry rushed up the staircase to his room. He threw open his trunk and grabbed his broom. "I'm going to go flying," he said as he got back down to the common room. He went outside and flew for hours. Even though it hadn't been too long since he had been on his broom, he had really missed it. By dinnertime, he was exhausted. He got a quick bite to eat from the kitchens and went up to the Gryffindor common room.
The week went by very slowly. Harry started getting bored. He had written to Ron and Hermione to tell them where he was, but he hadn't gotten an answer back. He played on his broom everyday and had already finished his summer homework. By Wednesday, he was so bored that he actually spent the next two days in the library reading. Harry read Hogwarts, a History so Hermione wouldn't get annoyed with him again the next year.
Saturday morning, while Harry was about to head down to the kitchens to eat, Sirius and Remus caught up with him in the hallway.
"Hi, guys," Harry said glumly.
"What's wrong with you?" Remus asked.
"It's boring here without any other kids. There's no one to talk to or play go flying with." Harry complained.
Sirius grinned. "Well, that'll change soon," he said.
"It will?"
"Yep," Remus agreed. "Oh, and Professor Dumbledore wants to see you up in his office." he added.
"Okay. I guess I'll head up there now," Harry turned around and headed up to the Headmaster's office.
"We'll go up with you," Sirius said. He and Remus walked up next to Harry.
"Er...what's the password?" Harry asked when they got to the gargoyle.
"Sugar Quill," Sirius replied.
The gargoyle jumped aside to let them through. The three went up the spiral staircase and knocked on the door. "Come in," Professor Dumbledore called throught the door.
Harry pulled open the door and stepped into the office. "Sirius and Remus said you wanted to tak to me, Professor," he said.
"Yes, I do, Harry," the wizard said. "Please, sit down." Harry sat down in the first chair he found. "Harry, we decided that tonight would be the best night to try the spell."
Harry immediately brightened up. "Really?" he cried.
"Really, we'll have to start at 5:00 tonight. It might take awhile, though. If all goes well, you'll have your parents back by 10:00."
"That's great!" Harry jumped up out of his chair. "What will I have to do?"
"We'll explain everything to you tonight. Meet us back up here at 4:30," Dumbledore answered. "You can go now."
Harry ran out the door and back to the common room. He grabbed a quill and a peice of parchment. He quickly drafted a letter to Ron and Hermione and ran up to the Owlery. Hedwig flew down onto his shoulder. Harry tied the letter to her leg and watched her fly out the window.
The time seemed to crawl by. Harry flew around the Quidditch (sp?) Pitch for awhile and then went down to the library and read for an hour. Must be nearly time now, he thought to himself. He took a look at his watch and sighed. It was only twelve o'clock.
"Four and a half more hours!" he moaned. Slowly, he trudged up to the common room and threw himself onto the nearest chair. Harry sat there thinking. Tonight he would get to meet his parents. He would get to talk to them. He was so excited, he couldn't sit still. He stood up and paced the room.
At one, Sirius and Remus found him up there, still pacing. "Hey, Harry. You nervous or something?" Sirius asked, plopping down in and armchair.
"Yeah, I am," Harry admitted. "What do you expect?"
"I don't blame you for being nervous, Harry," Remus said, "but will you just relax?"
"I'll try," Harry stopped pacing and looked at his watch. "I'm getting something to eat."
"Bye," Remus said.
Harry waved over his shoulder and made his way out of the common room. Ten minutes later, he was sitting at a table in the kitchens being waited on by a dozen house elves.
"Harry Potter, you seem unhappy, sir," Dobby said, bouncing around next to him.
"I'm not unhappy, Dobby," Harry replied. "Just nervous. I don't really want to talk about it right now, though. Maybe later."
"Yes, Harry Potter, sir," Dobby said and handed him a goblet of pumpkin juice.
Half an hour later, after shaking off all the house elves, Harry made his way back up to the common room. He found Sirius and Remus still there. "It takes you that long to eat?" Sirius asked.
"No, it takes that long to get rid of all the house elves," Harry grinned. "Especially Dobby."
"Oh," Sirius said. The three spent the rest of the afternoon talking about some of the things the Maurauders did when they went to school. The time seemed to go by quicker now that Harry was with Sirius and Remus.
By 4:30, the three went down to Professor Dumbledore's office. Harry went up to the office first. Dumbledore let them in and Harry sat down in an armchair. Then, the adults explained what they would have to do tonight.
When they finished explaining, there was a knock at the door. In came Professors McGonagall, Sprout, Flitwick, and Snape.
"Ah, right on time," Dumbledore said. "They will be helping us tonight too," he explained to Harry.
"Let's get started," Sirius said impatiently.
"Let's go ahead and go down to the grounds," Dumbledore said. The group all trouped downstairs, to the front door, and down to the grounds to Hagrid's hut, where he and Fang were waiting for them.
"Hi, Hagrid!" Harry greeted him.
"Hello 'Arry," Hagrid grunted.
The group formed a circle and started chanting the incantation. For five minutes, the group chanted, concentrating on the two people they were trying to return to life. After the five minutes, Harry grabbed hold of Sirius's robes and they apperated to the Potters' grave.
The teachers all set a charm on the grave while Sirius and Harry looked on. The grave started to glow and the dirt flew aside. Harry watched in awe as the grave was pulled apart. The teachers put their wands down. Finally, Dumbledore spoke.
"Now, we wait. It will take about an hour for the spell to work fully."
Harry sighed and sat down on a nearby rock. He stared at the grave. The sun set slowly behind him, and it became dark. Finally, the coffins in the ground started to shake. Harry jumped up and ran over to Sirius.
"Is it happening?" he asked anxiously.
Sirius nodded, unable to take his eyes of the coffins in front of him.
The coffins started to glow, then, all of a sudden, the shaking stopped. The bright glow slowly faded away. Harry unconsciously held his breath and looked at the grave in front of him.
Slowly, the lids on the coffins were lifted. A young man and woman sat up and looked around. Harry stared in amazement. He really did look like his father. He watched as the couple looked from teacher to teacher and finally their eyes settled on Remus and Sirius.
Moony, Padfoot," whispered the man. "Peter, h-he was working for Voldemort, wasn't he?"
Sirius and Remus nodded.
Lily finally spoke up. "How did we come back to life?" she asked. Sirius explained how they found out about the spell. Finally, Lily and James looked at Harry, who was standing in between Remus and Sirius.
"Harry," James gasped. "Harry, is it really you?"
Harry gave a weak smile and said, "It's been awhile, huh?"
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"Harry," Dumbledore began, "I have two things I have to tell you. First, you won't ever be returning to the Dursleys."
"Really!?" Harry's face immediately lit up.
"Really," Dumbledore smiled. "Voldemort finally found a way to break the protection spells put upon the Dursley house. You will be spending the rest of the summer here. At the end of the year, we will decide wether or not it is safe for you to leave."
Harry nodded to show that he understood.
"Second, I have some very big news for you. We might have found a way to bring your parents back to life," Dumbldore continued.
"What!?" Harry lept out of his seat and leaned forward. " How do you know the spell? Do many others know it? Who told you? Has it ever worked?"
"Calm down, Harry," Sirius grinned. "One question at a time."
"How do you know this spell and who told you?" Harry asked, slightly calmer.
"Professor Flitwick came across it in a book," Remus answered. "As we understand it, Flitwick's friend found out and wrote it in the book. He only gave it to a few select friends, so not many others know what the spell is."
"So it's been tried before?" Harry questioned.
"Once," Sirius replied. "Flitwick's friend had a friend that died. He found out the spell a week later and was able to bring him back to life. No one except a few people know that he ever died."
"So," Harry took a breath, "when can we bring my parents back?"
"Not for another week," Sirius told him.
"Why?"
"This spell is powerful magic, Harry," Dumbledore answered. "We have to prepare for it. I think next Tuesday would be the perfect time for it."
Harry sighed and nodded.
"You will be staying up in the Gryffindor Tower for the rest of the summer. You're things are already there," Dumbldore said. He gave Harry the password to his dormitory and Harry left the room. Sirius and Remus followed him.
"How have you been, Harry?" Sirius asked. "I haven't heard from you all summer!"
Harry looked sidways at his godfather. "It's only been a week, Sirius."
"So what? I should be hearing from you at least twice a week."
"You should?" Harry asked.
"Yes," Sirius insisted. "But that doesn't matter now. I'm staying here for the rest of the summer."
"Awesome!" Harry shouted. By then, the three made it to the portrait of the Fat Lady. Harry gave her the password and Remus and Sirius followed him inside the common room.
"Your things are in your room," Remus said.
Harry rushed up the staircase to his room. He threw open his trunk and grabbed his broom. "I'm going to go flying," he said as he got back down to the common room. He went outside and flew for hours. Even though it hadn't been too long since he had been on his broom, he had really missed it. By dinnertime, he was exhausted. He got a quick bite to eat from the kitchens and went up to the Gryffindor common room.
The week went by very slowly. Harry started getting bored. He had written to Ron and Hermione to tell them where he was, but he hadn't gotten an answer back. He played on his broom everyday and had already finished his summer homework. By Wednesday, he was so bored that he actually spent the next two days in the library reading. Harry read Hogwarts, a History so Hermione wouldn't get annoyed with him again the next year.
Saturday morning, while Harry was about to head down to the kitchens to eat, Sirius and Remus caught up with him in the hallway.
"Hi, guys," Harry said glumly.
"What's wrong with you?" Remus asked.
"It's boring here without any other kids. There's no one to talk to or play go flying with." Harry complained.
Sirius grinned. "Well, that'll change soon," he said.
"It will?"
"Yep," Remus agreed. "Oh, and Professor Dumbledore wants to see you up in his office." he added.
"Okay. I guess I'll head up there now," Harry turned around and headed up to the Headmaster's office.
"We'll go up with you," Sirius said. He and Remus walked up next to Harry.
"Er...what's the password?" Harry asked when they got to the gargoyle.
"Sugar Quill," Sirius replied.
The gargoyle jumped aside to let them through. The three went up the spiral staircase and knocked on the door. "Come in," Professor Dumbledore called throught the door.
Harry pulled open the door and stepped into the office. "Sirius and Remus said you wanted to tak to me, Professor," he said.
"Yes, I do, Harry," the wizard said. "Please, sit down." Harry sat down in the first chair he found. "Harry, we decided that tonight would be the best night to try the spell."
Harry immediately brightened up. "Really?" he cried.
"Really, we'll have to start at 5:00 tonight. It might take awhile, though. If all goes well, you'll have your parents back by 10:00."
"That's great!" Harry jumped up out of his chair. "What will I have to do?"
"We'll explain everything to you tonight. Meet us back up here at 4:30," Dumbledore answered. "You can go now."
Harry ran out the door and back to the common room. He grabbed a quill and a peice of parchment. He quickly drafted a letter to Ron and Hermione and ran up to the Owlery. Hedwig flew down onto his shoulder. Harry tied the letter to her leg and watched her fly out the window.
The time seemed to crawl by. Harry flew around the Quidditch (sp?) Pitch for awhile and then went down to the library and read for an hour. Must be nearly time now, he thought to himself. He took a look at his watch and sighed. It was only twelve o'clock.
"Four and a half more hours!" he moaned. Slowly, he trudged up to the common room and threw himself onto the nearest chair. Harry sat there thinking. Tonight he would get to meet his parents. He would get to talk to them. He was so excited, he couldn't sit still. He stood up and paced the room.
At one, Sirius and Remus found him up there, still pacing. "Hey, Harry. You nervous or something?" Sirius asked, plopping down in and armchair.
"Yeah, I am," Harry admitted. "What do you expect?"
"I don't blame you for being nervous, Harry," Remus said, "but will you just relax?"
"I'll try," Harry stopped pacing and looked at his watch. "I'm getting something to eat."
"Bye," Remus said.
Harry waved over his shoulder and made his way out of the common room. Ten minutes later, he was sitting at a table in the kitchens being waited on by a dozen house elves.
"Harry Potter, you seem unhappy, sir," Dobby said, bouncing around next to him.
"I'm not unhappy, Dobby," Harry replied. "Just nervous. I don't really want to talk about it right now, though. Maybe later."
"Yes, Harry Potter, sir," Dobby said and handed him a goblet of pumpkin juice.
Half an hour later, after shaking off all the house elves, Harry made his way back up to the common room. He found Sirius and Remus still there. "It takes you that long to eat?" Sirius asked.
"No, it takes that long to get rid of all the house elves," Harry grinned. "Especially Dobby."
"Oh," Sirius said. The three spent the rest of the afternoon talking about some of the things the Maurauders did when they went to school. The time seemed to go by quicker now that Harry was with Sirius and Remus.
By 4:30, the three went down to Professor Dumbledore's office. Harry went up to the office first. Dumbledore let them in and Harry sat down in an armchair. Then, the adults explained what they would have to do tonight.
When they finished explaining, there was a knock at the door. In came Professors McGonagall, Sprout, Flitwick, and Snape.
"Ah, right on time," Dumbledore said. "They will be helping us tonight too," he explained to Harry.
"Let's get started," Sirius said impatiently.
"Let's go ahead and go down to the grounds," Dumbledore said. The group all trouped downstairs, to the front door, and down to the grounds to Hagrid's hut, where he and Fang were waiting for them.
"Hi, Hagrid!" Harry greeted him.
"Hello 'Arry," Hagrid grunted.
The group formed a circle and started chanting the incantation. For five minutes, the group chanted, concentrating on the two people they were trying to return to life. After the five minutes, Harry grabbed hold of Sirius's robes and they apperated to the Potters' grave.
The teachers all set a charm on the grave while Sirius and Harry looked on. The grave started to glow and the dirt flew aside. Harry watched in awe as the grave was pulled apart. The teachers put their wands down. Finally, Dumbledore spoke.
"Now, we wait. It will take about an hour for the spell to work fully."
Harry sighed and sat down on a nearby rock. He stared at the grave. The sun set slowly behind him, and it became dark. Finally, the coffins in the ground started to shake. Harry jumped up and ran over to Sirius.
"Is it happening?" he asked anxiously.
Sirius nodded, unable to take his eyes of the coffins in front of him.
The coffins started to glow, then, all of a sudden, the shaking stopped. The bright glow slowly faded away. Harry unconsciously held his breath and looked at the grave in front of him.
Slowly, the lids on the coffins were lifted. A young man and woman sat up and looked around. Harry stared in amazement. He really did look like his father. He watched as the couple looked from teacher to teacher and finally their eyes settled on Remus and Sirius.
Moony, Padfoot," whispered the man. "Peter, h-he was working for Voldemort, wasn't he?"
Sirius and Remus nodded.
Lily finally spoke up. "How did we come back to life?" she asked. Sirius explained how they found out about the spell. Finally, Lily and James looked at Harry, who was standing in between Remus and Sirius.
"Harry," James gasped. "Harry, is it really you?"
Harry gave a weak smile and said, "It's been awhile, huh?"
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