Chapter 31
As he walked through the halls, searching for the Hufflepuff common room, Dudley Dursley's mind wandered. He had memories that seemed new to him, pictures in his mind of his Aunt Lily. He saw her hugging him, he saw her and a man that he knew was his Uncle James walking in Diagon Alley with him and Harry. Suddenly his mind was swarmed by new scenes, he squeaked and fell to the floor, unconscious.
He awoke in the hospital wing, a red haired girl sitting in a chair beside his bed with Professor Dumbledore. "Ah, Mr. Dursley, it's good to see you awake once again," the professor told him.
"What happened, sir?" the boy asked, trying to sit up in the bed.
Albus Dumbledore smiled and motioned for the girl to close the curtains around the bed. "We think that the changes to the past have affected you and your brain was just reacting to what it felt was an overload."
"Why would it be overloaded," he scrunched up his face. "My memories are changing, I seem to have new memories, and the older ones don't seem like they are real."
"That should stop in the next few days," he said. "In the mean time, this is Susan Bones." He gestured to the girl. "She will be tutoring you and helping you to find your way around the school." He leaned in and whispered to the boy, "She is the one who found you outside your common room and brought you here."
Dudley looked at the girl and smiled, "Thank you, Susan."
She giggled, "Any time, Dudley. I'll start tutoring you tonight in the common room after dinner." She got up from her chair and walked out of the hospital wing.
"She's really pretty," he told the professor.
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A long piercing whistle broke through the screaming in Hogsmeade, Harry looked around, seeing the small glimmer where the rest of the group had used the charmed cloak pins that Lily and Hermione had provided to them. The pins would act as a disillusionment charm, hiding them from the Death Eaters. Harry activated his pin, watching the street in front of him for Voldemort. A group of Death Eaters came down the street, from behind them came six small objects that struck them in the back. As they walked to the edge of the trees to see where it had come from, a quick shout came from the trees behind them. "Active!" Harry shouted. The six dropped to the ground, someone from the group levitated them into the cover of the trees.
Pain seared through Harry's scar, he scanned the area, looking for the skeletal form of Voldemort. What he saw was another group of Death Eaters, walking quickly toward their position.
"Our master wants Hogwarts," the Death Eater announced. "We will take the village and then we will storm the school."
"Over my dead body," Harry whispered to himself.
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Professor Severus Snape was standing about thirty feet to the right of Hermione, waiting for the next group of Death Eaters to step onto the path in front of them. He had seen the handful of Stupefy Stickies come from the area that the older Sirius Black was occupying, and had levitated the group of black robed figures into the trees when Harry had activated them. He had used his wand to bind them, they all deserved to go to Azkaban and he would see that they were turned over to the Dumbledore of this time.
He watched as the next group approached and listened to them talking. Another handful of the Weasley twins' invention was flying from the area he knew that the older Remus Lupin was hiding in. He almost jumped when he heard Hermione Granger shout, "Active!" The group fell to the ground and was levitated toward where Black was hiding. He was sure that Sirius would bind them for later interrogation by the Aurors.
And still they waited for Voldemort to step into their trap. In his hand was the enchanted crystal that they would use to imprison the vile being, after he was captured, the Albus from their time had promised to toss the crystal holding him into the veil. He hoped that they were able to trap him here, he didn't want to have to try again when Voldemort attacked the Ministry three months from now. He wanted to end this now, so that the students could return to their own time, and he could begin his new life.
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Albus Dumbledore walked into his office and sat down at his desk, he was amazed at how well Harry's cousin was adapting. He had expected the boy to be nasty and unable to accept what he was, but he had almost embraced the new world that Albus had introduced him to. A small chuckle escaped him as he thought about the way the boy had been looking at Miss. Bones, she was sure to make the transition much easier.
He picked up a copy of the Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts and flipped through the pages until he came to the battle in Hogsmeade, there was a look of shock on his face as he discovered that the pages were re-writing themselves. It wouldn't be long until he saw the outcome of the battle that was raging, four of his current students, and one of his professors were there. He had no doubt that they would succeed, as he looked down at the page a smile lit his face. He closed the book and headed out of the office.
A/N: Again I would like to thank all of my reviewers, without you, this story would have still been sitting in a folder on my computer waiting for me to get around to adding onto it. You all inspire me to continue.
As he walked through the halls, searching for the Hufflepuff common room, Dudley Dursley's mind wandered. He had memories that seemed new to him, pictures in his mind of his Aunt Lily. He saw her hugging him, he saw her and a man that he knew was his Uncle James walking in Diagon Alley with him and Harry. Suddenly his mind was swarmed by new scenes, he squeaked and fell to the floor, unconscious.
He awoke in the hospital wing, a red haired girl sitting in a chair beside his bed with Professor Dumbledore. "Ah, Mr. Dursley, it's good to see you awake once again," the professor told him.
"What happened, sir?" the boy asked, trying to sit up in the bed.
Albus Dumbledore smiled and motioned for the girl to close the curtains around the bed. "We think that the changes to the past have affected you and your brain was just reacting to what it felt was an overload."
"Why would it be overloaded," he scrunched up his face. "My memories are changing, I seem to have new memories, and the older ones don't seem like they are real."
"That should stop in the next few days," he said. "In the mean time, this is Susan Bones." He gestured to the girl. "She will be tutoring you and helping you to find your way around the school." He leaned in and whispered to the boy, "She is the one who found you outside your common room and brought you here."
Dudley looked at the girl and smiled, "Thank you, Susan."
She giggled, "Any time, Dudley. I'll start tutoring you tonight in the common room after dinner." She got up from her chair and walked out of the hospital wing.
"She's really pretty," he told the professor.
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A long piercing whistle broke through the screaming in Hogsmeade, Harry looked around, seeing the small glimmer where the rest of the group had used the charmed cloak pins that Lily and Hermione had provided to them. The pins would act as a disillusionment charm, hiding them from the Death Eaters. Harry activated his pin, watching the street in front of him for Voldemort. A group of Death Eaters came down the street, from behind them came six small objects that struck them in the back. As they walked to the edge of the trees to see where it had come from, a quick shout came from the trees behind them. "Active!" Harry shouted. The six dropped to the ground, someone from the group levitated them into the cover of the trees.
Pain seared through Harry's scar, he scanned the area, looking for the skeletal form of Voldemort. What he saw was another group of Death Eaters, walking quickly toward their position.
"Our master wants Hogwarts," the Death Eater announced. "We will take the village and then we will storm the school."
"Over my dead body," Harry whispered to himself.
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Professor Severus Snape was standing about thirty feet to the right of Hermione, waiting for the next group of Death Eaters to step onto the path in front of them. He had seen the handful of Stupefy Stickies come from the area that the older Sirius Black was occupying, and had levitated the group of black robed figures into the trees when Harry had activated them. He had used his wand to bind them, they all deserved to go to Azkaban and he would see that they were turned over to the Dumbledore of this time.
He watched as the next group approached and listened to them talking. Another handful of the Weasley twins' invention was flying from the area he knew that the older Remus Lupin was hiding in. He almost jumped when he heard Hermione Granger shout, "Active!" The group fell to the ground and was levitated toward where Black was hiding. He was sure that Sirius would bind them for later interrogation by the Aurors.
And still they waited for Voldemort to step into their trap. In his hand was the enchanted crystal that they would use to imprison the vile being, after he was captured, the Albus from their time had promised to toss the crystal holding him into the veil. He hoped that they were able to trap him here, he didn't want to have to try again when Voldemort attacked the Ministry three months from now. He wanted to end this now, so that the students could return to their own time, and he could begin his new life.
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Albus Dumbledore walked into his office and sat down at his desk, he was amazed at how well Harry's cousin was adapting. He had expected the boy to be nasty and unable to accept what he was, but he had almost embraced the new world that Albus had introduced him to. A small chuckle escaped him as he thought about the way the boy had been looking at Miss. Bones, she was sure to make the transition much easier.
He picked up a copy of the Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts and flipped through the pages until he came to the battle in Hogsmeade, there was a look of shock on his face as he discovered that the pages were re-writing themselves. It wouldn't be long until he saw the outcome of the battle that was raging, four of his current students, and one of his professors were there. He had no doubt that they would succeed, as he looked down at the page a smile lit his face. He closed the book and headed out of the office.
A/N: Again I would like to thank all of my reviewers, without you, this story would have still been sitting in a folder on my computer waiting for me to get around to adding onto it. You all inspire me to continue.