Disclaimer: I don't own the characters; they are property of JK Rowling.

Rating: R

Summary: Harry is the heir of Grindelwald; he is blamed by the Order for Sirius's death; he is accused by the Ministry to be a Death Eater; Hermione is the heir of Voldemort...and she is the only who trusts him...

Dark Harry-Hermione

Chapter Three

"The Fortress of The Shadow"

Harry saw the ruins of his parent's house, the house where they were killed, and decided to sleep there, and so he did. Next morning, he woke up early, because of the sunrise, and started to walk in the direction the book indicated for reaching the castle; after about an hour of walking, he started to see a forest, similar to the Hogwarts' one, and grasped his wand, ready to defend himself, even if he wasn't already allowed to do magic out of school; the forest was always nearer, and he felt his heart increasing the speed of the beating...

Suddenly, he heard a voice, a deep voice, who called him: "Welcome, last heir of Grindelwald! We were waiting you..."

"Who are you?" Harry asked, a little scared "And how do you know that I'm the heir of Grindelwald?"

"I'm one of the 12 Ringwraith, who took care of the castle, waiting you...and I know you are the heir, because I can feel your aura...and it is clearly linked to the Grindelwald's aura...so, if you want have a look of your possessions..."

Suddenly, a huge gate opened, and Harry entered; after some minutes, walking in a path, he reached a small village; "Hey...Ringwraith...can I ask you something?"

"Of course you can..."

"Well...this forest and the small village remind me of Hogwarts and Hogsmeade...do you know the reason because are so similar?"

"Because Grindelwald was so powerful, that he owned not only a castle, but also a small village and the forest is a security shield...do you know who your relative was, don't you?"

"Of course I know this...so, this is to protect himself from the Ministry?"

"Not from the Ministry...from Dumbledore...who was the only wizard your relative feared...in fact, Dumbledore killed him..."

Harry started again to walk, through the village, and reached another piece of forest; from that point, he could see the massive castle, so he asked another time:

"Why the other wizards cannot see the castle?"

"Because Grindelwald, when left for the final battle, put a spell on it, for which only the heir can see it...the heir and the people the heir want them to see it..."

Suddenly, some dementors appeared, and Harry started to cry: "Expecto..." but the Ringwraith stopped him: "No, it's not necessary...they won't attack you, because you are the heir...and also the other dark creatures of the forest...they are at your orders, now that you came back, our Lord..."

"Other creatures? Are there other Dark creatures? "

"Yes, there are orcs, giants, werewolves ...your family always defended them from the Ministry attacks...so they became servants of your family...and they developed here, in the forest...so they are now a great number, very much bigger than at the beginning..."

Harry asked to meet them, so after an acute sound from the Ringwraith, a crowd of dementors, werewolves and some giants reunited near him; the Ringwraith said: "I'm glad to present you our new Lord...the last heir of Grindelwald..."

"Hem...can you call me simply Harry Potter?"

"Harry Potter? You are the Boy who Lived? I knew that the heir would have been an extraordinary wizard...but I never thought he would have been the boy destined to destroy Voldemort..."

"You know Voldemort? And all my story?"

"Of course...and I humbly subordinate myself to you, great Harry Potter...well...if now you want to see the castle..."

"Yes, I'm coming..." Harry replied

He entered the castle, and immediately linked the image of the Entrance Hall to the Hogwarts one...it could be because he saw only two castles, but this one seemed so similar to his school...he wandered in the castle all the day, stopping only for meals; then, before going to bed, he wrote a letter to Hermione, for reassuring her on his health...

After this, however, he returned to the room where he was before, and found there the 12 Ringwraith that he never met before, because during the day he was only guided by the voice of one of them...

"Our Lord Harry Potter, we want to become your servants...whatever you'll need, please tell us..." then the 12 shadow forms waited for orders; "Well...I want to know one thing...who prepared my meals? Are there here House Elves?"

"Of course, Sir...we have here one hundred House Elves..."

"Well...and are they free or are they as servants as in the other wizard families?"

"They are linked to the house of course...but you can do what you want with them..."

"Ok...so, I, as new Lord of this castle, declare all the Elves free...if they want to stay, they'll remain...if they want to go away...they are free to do this..."

Immediately some House Elves appeared, and said: "Thank you, new Lord...we are the only House Elves who want to leave...can we do that?"

"Of course...as I just said, you are totally free..."

Then, Harry went to bed, at almost midnight.

Next day, he left, giving to the Ringwraith the work to care of the castle as they have always done, waiting for his return...he had two more school years to attend...and then he started his way back to the Grangers house.