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One For All
Natural Anthem
A/N: I feel incredibly dumb asking but could someone "hook me up" with a clue as to how to make italics and other useful things? IÕm not quite what one would call computer savvy. Ok. Very far from that. But still. I donÕt always thank reviewers (sorry if you like that!) but I have some extra time today as it is spring break still. So here we go: Silentia: I love you and your wonderful reviewing skills. I know the letter was a little weird. The response may be too, itÕs hard to make the characters grow as close as I want them to in a short amount of time. Sorry if itÕs a bit out of character I will straighten them out eventually. I am quite the awkward person at times so it will probably show through in my writing ^_^ Lena is HarryÕs guide through the war. She will stay in the dream form she has been in. She wonÕt appear too often. I donÕt think. Athenakitty: My, you are full of questions. And as luck would have it I am sort of full of answers. Umbridge will not be around. Probably not anyway. Can you feel the suspense? I can. Yana5: A reviewer of many words I see ^_^. Thank you for reviewing,
Thanks to everyone else who read my story or reviewed previous chapters.
This chapter has many of HarryÕs memories. I am not sure I did a very good job with them as I learned I am terrible at paraphrasing. YouÕve read the books, so just use your imagination. Anything you recognize from the book is from the book. Some things are quoted directly, they have a star by the beginning.
I believe I have filled my A/N with enough boring-ness. On with the story. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man." Rabindranath Tagore
"Don't lose faith in humanity; think of all the people in the world who have never played you a single nasty trick." Elbert Hubbard ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Inside the Gryffindor Tower When Hedwig Arrived*
"Hedwig is at the window, let her in Sirius," said Remus glancing up from his book.
Once inside Hedwig flew straight to Remus and landed on his leg. He looked down at her. "Hey girl, is that letter for me?"
She held out her leg.
"I will take that as a yes."
He untied the letter and read it. By the end he was on the verge of tears. Sirius came over, worried.
"WhatÕs wrong Remus?"
Remus held the letter out for him to read.
"Blunt kid. But heÕs definitely got a good heart," said Sirius. He was smiling. Harry wanted to be close with them. He needed them. Maybe he had a chance to be a Godfather, even if just for a bit. My, he did cut straight to the point in that letter. Quite similar to James really.
Remus was still smiling, with tears in his eyes. Not many people, as Harry seemed to catch on to, would ever respond to Remus with sincerely kind words.
Harry chose this moment to walk in through the portrait hole.
"Hey," said Harry, calmly, then noticing the looks on both menÕs faces he bit his lip. Harry walked over and sat down on the chair that was beside the couch.
"You know Harry, you are the most mature15 year old I have ever met. Then again I was a part of the Marauders, so everyone was more mature than us, but still," said Sirius, smiling.
"Thank you Harry," said Remus.
"I should thank the both of you. You arenÕt being forced to be here but you are and it means a lot," Harry fidgeted under their emotion-filled eyes.
They started to talk about the Quidditch moves they had watched Harry do on the field when he was practicing that day. He received a scowl for nearly scaring them both to death by doing such a believable Wronski Feint. Followed by a pat on the back for doing such a believable Wronski Feint.
They talked of lighter things for most of the evening. Remus and Sirius knew that Harry would rather not talk about what he had learned about his future this soon.
At about 10:30 they all headed up stairs for sleep. After each had changed and brushed their teeth (yay hygiene.) they pulled part the bed covers to get comfortable. Before Harry slipped down into his covers he walked over to RemusÕ bed, sat down so he was facing him and wrapped his arms around Remus in a hug. Remus returned it after realizing that he was actually getting a hug. He wasnÕt really used to hugs.
Harry did the same thing to Sirius then got into bed, held up his hand and all the lights in the dormitory went out.
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"Harry I have decided to postpone your training until tomorrow. I would like you, Sirius, Remus, Tonks, Kingsley, Minerva, and Severus to come to my office after breakfast for an important meeting," said Dumbledore. When some of the teachers not called looked at him questionably he responded, "Do not worry, nothing is wrong there is just some information I must find out."
Harry gulped. What did Dumbledore want to know now? That sentence had never really faired well for him in the past. He didnÕt want to have to tell everyone about his little dream when he went to the Hall of the Phoenix. He still kept the bracelet hidden from everyone. Each time his mind wandered to the bracelet he could feel the power pulsing through him that it had given him.
He vaguely wondered what new powers he had gained since putting on the bracelet. He had discovered a few but from what Lena had said, he probably wouldnÕt discover most for quite a while.
Breakfast was pleasant other than DumbledoreÕs announcement. Harry talked with all of his teachers, trying to ignore the fact that during the year they were his teachers and attempted to talk to them just like he would anyone else. He and Flitwick had had a long conversation about the summoning charm. It was as thrilling as it sounds but the small man seemed to enjoy it immensely.
The group that had been summoned to DumbledoreÕs office walked up to it after finishing eating. Dumbledore told the gargoyle the password, it was still Tarantula Chews. And Harry still thought it was a bit odd.
They all stepped inside the office and HarryÕs eyes landed on the Pensieve that sat on the big desk. He groaned inwardly. Things had never gone well when he had had confrontations with the Pensieve. His thoughts were between smashing the Pensieve and smacking his head on the wall when Dumbledore spoke.
"Harry, I would like to take all of your memories and put them into the Pensieve. The spell I will use will take out all the memories that your mind classifies as important," HarryÕs eyebrows would have shot clear off his face if they could have. "There is too much that we do not know about your life, which we must know to be successful. This is the simplest way to find out. Only the people here in this room right now will see them. It is to help us train you better, find weaknesses and learn about you. And yes Harry, it is necessary that Professor Snape come," Dumbledore added when Harry raised an eyebrow at Snape.
"I donÕt have a choice do I?"
"Not really."
"Will they see all of my memories?" Harry almost smacked his head on the table. Dumbledore had already answered that. Way to look dumb Harry.
"All of the ones your mind has deemed important."
Harry gulped hard. He didnÕt want people to know how he was treated with the Dursleys or about his little trip to the Hall of the Phoenix. Dumbledore may have gone to the Hall of the Phoenix at one point, but that was different than him going. Dumbledore was supposed to be an heir, he was just Harry who ended up supposedly powerful.
Dumbledore beckoned him up to the Pensieve. Dumbledore put his wand to HarryÕs head and pulled out all of HarryÕs ÔimportantÕ memories. It took a few minutes to get everything into the Pensieve. Dumbledore seemed a bit surprised Harry had so many memories.
"Everyone, please hold the hand of the people next to you so that we may all enter the Pensieve at the same time. I have made it so it will go through all the memories in chronological order."
Harry held on to TonksÕs hand and SiriusÕs. Snape looked very annoyed to be holding the hand of Remus. Then again Snape did not like to be social. He probably wanted to be standing alone over a cauldron or something.
Dumbledore tapped the surface of the Pensieve with his wand. The group was slowly sucked into the Pensieve.
"You will be able to sit down or stand in this area, the memories will surround us," came DumbledoreÕs voice.
The first memory began around them. It was HarryÕs memory of the night his parents died. He could see everyoneÕs face turn almost sick when they realized what HarryÕs first memory was. Screams surrounded everyone and a green light flashed and blazed. Then the memory ended.
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Harry was three, sitting in the DursleyÕs living room. He had taken one of the toys Dudley wasnÕt playing with and went behind a chair to play with it. Dudley screamed. Aunt Petunia came rushing in. She saw Harry, ripped the toy out of his hands and set it in DudleyÕs.
"You freak. DonÕt touch DudleyÕs belongings." She lifted the three year old by the arm and dragged him to the cupboard under the stairs. She literally threw him in. He hit the back of the cupboard as the door slammed shut. He sat numbly on the thin blankets that had been made into a makeshift bed for him in the pitch black. Only the grate on the door let in a little bit of light. Harry had not made a sound the entire time Petunia had man handled him.
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Harry was four. It was Christmas. Harry was sitting on the floor watching the Dursleys unwrap the massive amounts of presents. He was wishing there was one for him. Dudley unwrapped the last present and threw the toy on the pile of toys he received. Harry spoke up.
"Why didnÕt I get a Christmas present?"
"You want a present freak? Next year we will get you one," Vernon said with a sneer.
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Harry was four. He was sitting on the floor. A toy broke that Dudley was playing with. Dudley screamed and when Vernon came in he blamed it on Harry. Vernon grabbed Harry, slapped him and threw him into the cupboard. The door slammed as it had in the second memory. Still Harry had not made a single sound the entire memory. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Harry was five. He was sleeping under the cupboard until his Aunt knocked on the door, unlocked it and yelled at him to make breakfast. Harry scurried into the kitchen. He was not at tall as the stove yet. He stood on a box and cooked bacon and pancakes.
"Burn them you little brat and you wonÕt get food for two days," came his AuntÕs voice.
Grease splattered and burned HarryÕs arm and face. Harry did not even cry out in pain.
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Harry was five. It was Christmas again. Harry sat on the floor and again watched the Dursleys open presents. He wondered if the Dursleys had gotten him something this year. They had said they would. At last only one present was left after DudleyÕs hungry rampage through the gifts. His uncle called to him.
"This one is for you boy. Open it."
Harry took it carefully in his hands and ripped off the paper. He opened the box. Out fell an empty tin can from the cranberry sauce they had eaten for dinner the previous night. His Aunt and Uncle shrieked with laughter and Dudley joined them. A single tear rolled down HarryÕs face as he was ordered to make pancakes for breakfast.
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Harry was five. A woman had come from school and told the Dursleys they had to buy Harry glasses, because he couldnÕt see with out them. The Dursleys bought the cheapest ones they could once they finally dragged poor Harry to the eye doctors. The glasses had thick black square frames.
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Harry was six. He was sent out to weed the garden. Dudley and his father were playing catch in the back yard. Dudley was not a very good player and often tried hitting Harry with the ball. Getting tired of the tedious game, Dudley grabbed HarryÕs collar and threw him in a mud puddle. Vernon cheered his son on and encouraged him.
Harry had to tape his thick black glasses back together on the bridge.
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Harry was six. He walked up to his Aunt Petunia.
"How did my parents die?" He asked innocently.
"Freak, your worthless parents died in a car crash. ItÕs too bad you didnÕt die with them. Now we have to take care of their worthless son. DonÕt ask questions boy if you want to eat."
PetuniaÕs face was red and a purple vein stuck out of her neck as she screamed.
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Harry was six. He and Dudley each brought home a picture from school. DudleyÕs had been of a cake (Go Figure). HarryÕs had been a picture of a man with black hair and a dog standing next to a man with sandy hair who had a wolf by his side. Next to the wolf stood a man with black hair and what looked like a deer beside him. DudleyÕs had been stuck to the fridge. Aunt Petunia called Harry into the kitchen to watch while his picture was torn into pieces and thrown away.
"That will teach you not to use your imagination."
Harry walked silently back to his cupboard. The door slammed before he was all the way in, knocking him down.
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Harry was seven. He had been given a list of chores. He could read what all of them said. He hadnÕt been able to do them all by the end of the day. Vernon refused to let him have any food for two days. The memory flashed to Harry sitting in the dark in his cupboard holding his stomach and staring at the floor.
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Harry was seven. It was DudleyÕs birthday. Dudley got 30 presents and a birthday party. Harry was locked in his cupboard during the party.
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Harry was seven. It was his birthday. He knew it was. It had been posted on the wall of the classroom during the year. The Dursleys hadnÕt said anything all day about it. It was nighttime and they had already gone to bed. Harry just looked down at the realization that they would not ever mention his birthday.
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Harry was eight. He was mowing the lawn, even though he was too small. Dudley pushed him and he nearly went under the mower.
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Harry was eight. He was walking back from getting a bag of groceries from the store and Dudley pushed him. The bag was already too big for him and he fell. All the things spilled out and many things broke.
Aunt Petunia screamed at him when he returned with the ruined bag of groceries. She didnÕt believe that Dudley had pushed him. She slapped him three times and threw him into his cupboard, not to have food for two days.
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Harry was nine. Harry was at school. Dudley threw him off the top of the playground equipment. He broke his arm. The Dursleys had to be forced to go to the doctors to get him a cast. They didnÕt feed him for three days because it had cost so much.
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Harry was ten. It was DudleyÕs birthday. The Dursleys were complaining about him but took him to the Zoo. Harry magically removed the glass that kept the snake enclosed after talking to the snake. Dudley fell into the snakeÕs habitat as the snake escaped. The glass reappeared and Dudley screamed.
When they returned home Vernon had thrown Harry up against a wall. "What did you do boy!"
"I donÕt know! One minute the glass was there and wasnÕt the next! It was like magic!"
"THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS MAGIC."
He was thrown into his cupboard.
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Harry was ten. The Hogwarts letter has begun arriving. The first one his uncle had ripped up. Each day his uncle ripped them or burned them. One day there were so many the Dursleys packed up and went off on a Ôvacation.Õ
Harry was sitting in the dark, drawing a cake with candles in the ashes of the fire, it was his birthday and the Dursleys had forgotten again.
Hagrid arrived. He threatened the Dursleys and showed Harry the letter. He gave Harry a birthday cake and gave Dudley a pigtail.
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Harry was eleven. It was his first trip to Diagon Alley. Harry was getting his wand from Ollivanders. Ollivander had told Harry that he would do great things, as had the brother to his wand, Voldemort.
He watched Hagrid take something mysterious out from a top-secret vault at Gringotts.
He had heard how his parents really died from Hagrid in the Leaky Cauldron.
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Harry was eleven. The Dursleys dropped him off at the train station, not even going in with him. He was to find his own way to 9&3/4. He met the Weasleys and got on the train with Ron. He and Ron sat in a compartment and Ron figured out who Harry was. Hermione had come through trying to find NevilleÕs toad.
They reached the school and were trying on the Sorting Hat. Everyone in HarryÕs memories could hear what the Sorting Hat was saying and what he was telling the sorting hat.
*" Hmm, Difficult. Very difficult. Plenty of courage, I see. Not a bad mind either. ThereÕs talent, oh my goodness, yes Ð and a nice thirst to prove yourself, now thatÕs interestingÉ.So where shall I put you?" "Not Slytherin, Not Slytherin" "Not Slytherin, eh? Are you sure? You could be great, you know, its all here in your head, and Slytherin will help you on the way to greatness, no doubt about that Ð no? Well, if youÕre sure Ð Gryffindor!"(Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone)
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Harry, Ron and Hermione were reading a newspaper and read about a robbery at the bank and Harry began to realize it was whatever Hagrid had taken from the bank that the robber was trying to get.
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The first years were out for their first flying lesson. Neville had gotten hurt and Madame Hooch had taken him to the hospital wing. In their absence Malfoy had taken NevilleÕs Remembrall, flown away with it and thrown it. Harry had shot off on his broom after it, and caught it right outside McGonagallÕs window.
She had come down to get him and taken him to see Oliver Wood. Harry was told he was the new Seeker for the Gryffindor Team.
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Harry and Ron were in the girlÕs bathroom facing off against a troll to save Hermione. Harry grabbed on to the club and jumped onto the trollÕs shoulders. Ron hit the club with a levitation spell and it hit the troll on the head.
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Harry was about to go out on the field for his first Quidditch match. Oliver asked if he was nervous. Oliver proceeded to tell him that during his first match he had been knocked out cold by a bludger in the first few minutes.
Harry was up in the air watching for the snitch, he saw it and raced to get it, as was the Slytherin Seeker. They were plunging towards the ground. The other seeker pulled up and Harry kept going. Within a couple feet of the ground Harry pulled up so sharply he was standing on his broom. He was so close to the snitch. He leaned forward to get it, tripped and fell. He laid spread eagle on his back. And coughed up the snitch. Lee JordanÕs voice screamed that he had swallowed, but still caught the snitch and that Gryffindor won.
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Harry pulled the invisibility cloak out of a Christmas present and tried it on.
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Harry found the Mirror of Erised. He looked in and saw his parents.
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Hermione yelled when she found what Nicholas Flamel had done. He had created the sorcererÕs stone. Harry, Ron and Hermione realized the SorcererÕs Stone was somewhere in Hogwarts and thatÕs what everyone was trying to get.
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Harry, Neville, Hermione and Malfoy were serving detention in the Forbidden Forest. Harry and Malfoy came upon a dark figure drinking Unicorn Blood. Firenze pulled Harry on his back and ran as the figure began to come towards him.
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Harry, Ron and Hermione went to the room with the three-headed dog. They lulled it to sleep with a flute. They went quickly down the trap door as it woke up. They landed in Devils Snare. Hermione was first to figure out how to get out. She told Harry how to and he soon followed her. Ron would not calm down so they had to make light to get him out.
They found themselves in a room with tons of keys flying around. Harry flew up after the key that would fit the door, being chased by all the other keys. He caught it and they went through the door.
They walked straight into a chess game. The people in HarryÕs memories watched as Ron finally sacrificed himself so that Hermione and Harry could go through.
Hermione found the potion that would send Harry through the fire into the next room and the one that would send her back.
Harry walked into the next room and found himself with Quirrell. Quirrell unwrapped his turban. Harry found himself now with Quirrell with Voldemort sticking out the back of his head. Harry looked into the mirror of Erised and found the SorcererÕs Stone in his pocket.
Voldemort realized Harry had it tempted him with the idea of bringing back his parents, but Harry refused. He touched Quirrell and watched as Quirrell turned to dust.
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Harry was at home again. He was sitting in his room on his birthday, there were bars on his window and Hedwig was locked in her cage. HarryÕs school things were nowhere to be seen. Dudley was teasing him about having no cards on his birthday.
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Harry came up stairs to find Dobby sitting on his bed. Dobby warned Harry not to go to Hogwarts and showed Harry all the letters he had kept from him. He chased Dobby and Dobby dropped a pudding on Mrs. MasonÕs head.
Vernon came up to HarryÕs room later and tried to beat Harry up for ruining his business dinner.
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Ron and the Twins had showed up, pulled the bars off HarryÕs window and brought him back to the Burrow.
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Harry and the Weasleys were at Diagon Alley. Lucius Malfoy was sneering and mocking the children and Harry watched as he slid Tom RiddleÕs Diary into GinnyÕs things.
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Harry and Ron had not been able to go through the barrier at 9&3/4. They were driving the Ford Angela. Unfortunately they crashed into the Whomping Willow. Snape was not at all happy.
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The second years were in the greenhouses repotting mandrakes.
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The second years were in Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Lockhart had just let loose pixies. All the students but Hermione, Harry and Ron and Neville (currently attached to the ceiling) had run. Harry smacked a pixie away from Hermione and Hermione froze the pixies to get them back in their cages.
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Harry was sitting in detention with Gilderoy Lockhart, trying his hardest not to curse the annoying man.
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Harry could hear a snake in the walls talking about killing. He turned the corner to find Mrs. Norris petrified. The blood on the wall read The Chamber of Secrets Has Been Opened. Enemies of the Heir, Beware. Harry was immediately blamed.
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The bludger during the Gryffindor-Slytherin Quidditch match was tracking Harry. Despite that Harry still caught the snitch, after breaking his wrist on the bludger. Lockhart tried to fix his arm, but actually removed all bones from his arm. Harry spent a painful night re-growing the bones.
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Colin, the boy who kept trying to photograph Harry was attacked and petrified.
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Harry was forced to duel with Malfoy. Malfoy threw a snake out of his wand and Harry started talking to it. The snake went toward Justin Flinch-Fletchly even though Harry was telling it not too. Everyone in the room stared silently at Harry and Snape got rid of the snake. Soon after Justin was found petrified along with Nearly Headless Nick.
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People were yelling that Harry Potter is the Heir of Slytherin and responsible for the petrified people. Peeves was singing, "Oh Potter you rotter, oh what have you done, youÕre killing off students, you think its good funÑ"
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Harry, Ron and Hermione were sitting in Moaning MyrtleÕs bathroom making Polyjuice potion. Harry turned into Goyle; Ron into Crabbe; and Hermione grew a cat face. Harry and Ron snuck into the Slytherin dorm to see if Malfoy was SlytherinÕs heir only to find that he was not.
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Harry was pulled into Tom RiddleÕs Diary. He saw Tom blame Hagrid for the killings and get him expelled.
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The Quidditch game against Hufflepuff was stopped and Harry and Ron raced into the Hospital Wing to find Hermione petrified.
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Harry and Ron hid under the invisibility cloak in HagridÕs hut as Hagrid is taken to Azkaban. Dumbledore tells the ÔemptyÕ room that Help will always be given to those who need it at Hogwarts.
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Aragog and his family were chasing Harry and Ron.
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Harry read the note in HermioneÕs petrified hand. He and Ron figure out what has been petrifying students.
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Harry, Ron and Lockhart were in Moaning MyrtleÕs bathroom. Myrtle told Harry that if he dies he can share her toilet. Harry opened the chamber from the sinks and Harry and Ron pushed Lockhart down first then followed. They ended up in a chamber of bones. Lockhart grabbed RonÕs dysfunctional wand and tried to erase Harry and RonÕs memories, but it backfired on him.
Rocks began to tumble down and Harry and Ron were separated. Harry walked past the huge Basilisk skin and raced into the heart of the Chamber of Secrets. He saw Ginny lying unconscious on the floor.
Riddle came out and took HarryÕs wand and called the Basilisk. Fawkes appeared and blinded the snake. Harry ran from the snake until he came back to the hat. He pulled GryffindorÕs sword from the hat and climbed up on the giant head of Salazar Slytherin. One of the BasiliskÕs poisonous teeth went into HarryÕs arm at the same time he shoved the sword through the snakeÕs head.
The poison spread rapidly through Harry. Riddle was mocking him until Fawkes landed on his shoulder and healed him of the poison and wound. He raised his wand at Riddle when Fawkes dropped RiddleÕs diary in his lap. Harry picked up the Basilisk fang and sank it deep into the Diary. Tom Riddle disappeared and Ginny woke up. Fawkes took everyone who was in the chamber back up to the bathroom where a very disappointed Myrtle waited.
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Harry was in DumbledoreÕs office. Dumbledore told him that the sword he pulled from the hat was the Sword of Gryffindor. Lucius Malfoy entered the office complaining with Dobby at his side. He left, but Harry followed him with the diary. He gave the diary back to Malfoy with his sock inside. Malfoy gave the diary to Dobby. Dobby screamed that he was free and showed Malfoy the sock that had just freed him. Malfoy tried to curse Harry but Dobby protected him.
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Harry was sitting at Privet Drive, listening to the news. It was saying that Sirius Black, a dangerous murderer was on the loose and showed a picture. Harry recognized him slightly, feeling that he had seen him before.
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Harry was sitting at the dinner table while Aunt Marge picked on him. She finally made a comment about his parents and he argued with her. She screamed at him and he finally blew up. Or rather she did. She was floating near the ceiling as Harry rushed out of the house with his trunk.
Harry sat down on his trunk and looked around. He tripped, seeing a big black dog and accidentally summoned the night bus.
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He was on the Hogwarts Express and found a man with sandy brown hair sleeping in the last compartment.
*"Who dÕyou reckon he is?" Ron hissed as they sat down and slid the door shut, taking the seats farthest away from the window.
"Professor R. J. Lupin," whispered Hermione at once.
"How dÕyou know that?"
"Its on his case," she replied, pointing at the luggage rack over the manÕs head, where there was a small, battered case held together with a large quantity of knotted string. The name Professor R. J. Lupin was stamped across one corner in peeling letters. "Wonder what he teachers?" said Ron, frowning at Professor LupinÕs pallid profile.
"ThatÕs obvious," whispered Hermione. "ThereÕs only one vacancy, isnÕt there? Defense Against the Dark Arts."
"Well, I hope heÕs up to it," Ron said doubtfully. "He looks like one good hex would finish him off, doesnÕt he? AnywayÉ"
Everyone watching the memories could hear a bark like laugh mix with an indignant huff.
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Harry was still on the train; the compartment now with more people in it and Lupin was still asleep when screams were heard in HarryÕs head. He blacked out and came to to find that Lupin was at his side, giving him chocolate and explaining that a dementor had come by.
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Harry was in his first Divination class. Trelawney was trying to mysterious and suddenly predicted HarryÕs death via the grim.
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Harry was flying on Buckbeak. The memory flashed to Hagrid crying because Buckbeak might be killed.
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Harry was in his first Defense class of third year, watching the Boggart become Snape, then Snape in NevilleÕs GrandmotherÕs clothing. He was watching as it became various things that scared people then right before it came to him Lupin jumped in front of it and it became a moon.
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Crookshanks was chasing Scabbers around the common room while Ron yelled at Hermione.
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Harry was sitting and talking to Lupin while most other people were at Hogsmeade. He listened as Lupin told him why he didnÕt want Harry to face the boggart. He hadnÕt wanted Voldemort to materialize in the classroom. Harry told him it would have been a dementor. Snape came in with what Harry thought was poison and had Lupin drink it.
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Everyone was standing in front of the portrait of the Fat Lady after Sirius had ripped her canvas, listening to Peeves tell everyone who it was.
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Harry was playing in the Gryffindor-Hufflepuff game and spotted the grim in the stands. Dementors soon came onto the field and Harry went unconscious and fell to the ground while Cedric caught the snitch.
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Professor Lupin agreed to give Harry anti dementor lessons after he told him he could hear his parents being murdered every time they came near.
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Harry was talking to Fred and George. They were giving him MarauderÕs Map. They explained how it worked as the words began to appear.
*"Messers. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs Purveyors of Aids to Magical Mischief-Makers are proud to present The MarauderÕs Map"
Harry was watching the map appear and all the dots of people walk around. Fred and George showed him some routes into Hogsmeade.
"Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs," sighed George, patting the heading of the map. "We owe them so much."
"Noble men, working tirelessly to help a new generation of lawbreakers," Fred said solemnly. (Prisoner of Azkaban)
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Harry was under a table in Hogsmeade. Hermione and Ron were at the table and a tree was blocking the next table from seeing him. He was listening to the table of teachers, the minister and Rosmerta talk about Sirius Black.
*"Never saw one without the other did you? The number of times I had them in here Ð ooh, they used to make me laugh. Quite the double act, Sirius Black and James Potter!"
Harry dropped his tankard with a loud clunk. Ron kicked him . "Precisely," said McGonagall. "Black and Potter. Ringleaders of their little gang. Both very bright, of course Ð exceptionally bright, in fact Ð but I donÕt think weÕve ever had suck a pair of troublemakersÑ"
"I dunno," chuckled Hagrid. "Fred and George Weasley could give Ôem a run for their money."
"YouÕd have thought Black and Potter were brothers!" chimed in Professor Flitwick. "Inseparable!"
"Of course they were," said Fudge. "Potter trusted Black beyond all his other friends. Nothing changed when they left school. Black was best man when James married Lily. They named him godfather to Harry. Harry had no idea, of course. You can imagine how the idea would torment him."
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Harry unwrapped a Firebolt at Christmas. Ron and Harry began celebrating until Hermione told McGonagall and she took it away.
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He was sitting at a round table with most of his teachers over Christmas break with Hermione and Ron. Trelawney had joined them making the table "thirteen."
Harry got up first. She screamed that he would die first of anyone there.
McGonagall snapped that that would only be the case if a murdering axe-man was outside the door waiting to kill the first to enter the great hall.
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Harry was with Professor Lupin, trying to learn how to conjure a Patronus.
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Neville told Harry he lost all the passwords he had written down.
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Ron had discovered blood on his bed and ginger cat hairs. He expressed his discontentment through yelling. Very loud yelling.
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Harry created a Patronus during the Gryffindor-Ravenclaw game on the dementors that were actually Slytherins in disguise.
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Ron woke up the whole dorm by screaming that Sirius Black had been standing over him with a knife and slashed his curtains.
"Oops," could be heard by all viewing the memories.
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Snape had MarauderÕs Map after Harry was caught; rather HarryÕs head, was caught in Hogsmeade. The map insulted him via Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs. Lupin was convincing Snape that the map was a harmless ZonkoÕs prank.
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Trelawney was again predicting that the Grim would cross HarryÕs path when Hermione started screaming at her. Hermione, finally completely frustrated left the class.
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It was the morning of the Quidditch finals and Harry saw the Grim.
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It was the Quidditch final against Slytherin. Gryffindor was ahead, eighty points to twenty. Harry was rushing to the golden ball although Malfoy was much closer. Harry took the ball from right out under Malfoy and the crowd erupted in cheers.
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Hearing Trelawney slip into trance during HarryÕs exam and predict that the traitor would get away.
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Harry, Ron and Hermione were standing under the invisibility cloak next to HagridÕs hut. They heard the swish of the axe signifying that Buckbeak had been killed.
Ron was being dragged by a huge, grim like dog into a tunnel underneath the Whomping willow. Harry and Hermione tried to follow but were stopped by the treeÕs violent branches. Crookshanks tapped the knot that froze the tree, allowing the two to enter the tunnel.
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Hermione and Harry had just found Ron in the Shrieking Shack. Ron screamed that it was a trap and the door closed behind them, revealing Sirius Black. Harry and Black argued until Harry had him in a position where he could kill him. Lupin ran in the room and stopped everything by summoning all wands to him. Lupin spoke only one sentence "Where is he Sirius?" He looked to the rat and soon was embracing Black in a tight hug.
*Hermione screamed "Harry, donÕt trust him, heÕs been helping Black get into the castle, he wants you dead too Ð heÕs a werewolf!" Lupin denied all but the accusation of being a werewolf. Harry didnÕt seem phased at all about Lupin being a werewolf, he only screamed about him helping the man who killed his parents while Ron yelled for Lupin to get away from him.
Lupin and Black told the room of teens the real story of what happened and who really was responsible. The door opened and closed without anyone being there. Minutes later Snape appeared. Snape nearly took all of them out but Harry, Ron and Hermione stunned him at the same time. That moment would forever make Harry smile.
Wormtail was soon uncovered from his rat form and forced to face the room. He tried to beg Lupin and Black for forgiveness, then he tried Ron, and then Hermione. Then he faced Harry. Lupin and Black nearly killed him but Harry stopped them. He refused to let the pair become murderers because of this man.
Wormtail was bound and Ron and Lupin tied themselves to him. Black levitated Snape and Harry and Hermione followed through the tunnel. Along the way, Black offered Harry a home if he was cleared, which Harry immediately accepted. Once out of the tunnel Lupin transformed. Black chased him away from everyone and Wormtail transformed and ran away.
Black became surrounded by dementors and Harry and Hermione rushed to his aid only to be knocked out too.
They awoke in the hospital wing. Dumbledore told them to use the time turner to go back and save two lives. They clicked it back three times and found themselves in the entrance hall of Hogwarts. They ran to HagridÕs hut and saved Buckbeak from his execution. They stayed in the woods until themselves came back out of the Whomping Willow. They ran into HagridÕs when they came out to avoid being bitten by Lupin. Harry went out to see the dementors attack because he had thought he had seen his father. He realized it had been himself and produced a spectacular Patronus to save all their lives.
Hermione and Harry flew Buckbeak up to FlitwickÕs office where Black was being kept. Hermione unlocked the window and they helped him on. They flew to the roof where the two kids got off. Black flew away into the night on Buckbeak.
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Harry was in LupinÕs office the next morning trying to beg him to stay.
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Harry was on the Hogwarts Express home and received his first letter from his Godfather.
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Harry was in the Riddle House watching Voldemort kill Frank Bryce. Then he was writing to Sirius to tell him his scar had hurt.
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The WeasleyÕs over-enthusiastically stamped envelope arrived at the Dursleys to invite Harry to come to the Quidditch World cup. His Aunt and Uncle, to avoid weirdness being spoken, let him go.
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The WeasleyÕs burst through the fireplace, the twins leaving Dudley a Ton- Tongue Taffy and Mr. Weasley trying to get the Dursleys to say good bye to him.
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It was the Wronski Feint done by Krum at the Quidditch World Cup.
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Harry saw as Death Eaters carried the muggle family in the air by camp.
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Harry was being blamed for creating the Dark Mark, then Winky was blamed.
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Harry was sitting in Defense Against the Dark Arts with Mad Eye Moody. Moody was displaying the Unforgivable Curses on spiders. The spider under Imperio did whatever Moody wanted. The spider twitched and convulsed horribly under Cruciatus Curse. Harry was frozen when he saw the spider die immediately under Avada Kedavra, the spell that had killed his parents and haunted his nightmares.
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Dumbledore was pulling the names out of the Goblet of Fire. Viktor Krum, Fleur Delacour, Cedric Diggory and Harry Potter. The entire school looked at him in disbelief and DumbledoreÕs gaze cut into him. No one appeared pleased.
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The Gryffindors where trying to make Harry celebrate his entrance into the Triwizard Tournament. All Harry could see was that Ron was mad at him when he needed Ron most.
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*"Ah, I donÕ know Harry," Hagrid sighed suddenly, looking back down at him with a worried expression on his face. "School championÉeverythinÕ seems ter happen ter you, doesnÕ it?"
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Potter Stinks and Support Cedric DiggoryÑThe Real Hogwarts Champion badges surrounded Harry, everyone was wearing one from all three of the other houses.
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Harry told Cedric what the first task would be.
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Harry was talking to Sirius in the fire about finding out that dragons were the first task.
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Harry was pulling the Hungarian Horntail out of the bag of models. Listening to how the other Champions were doing. Standing in the arena, facing a huge dragon, summoning his broom, flying around the dragon and grabbing the golden egg, only getting a small burn on his shoulder. After the task, having Ron apologize.
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Harry opened the egg in the common room and hearing suggestions like the one from the twins "It sounds like Percy singing in the shower. Maybe you have to attack him while he is in the showerÉ"
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Harry was going to the ball with Parvati and saw Hermione looking beautiful with Krum and saw RonÕs expression.
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Rita SkeeterÕs scoop on Hagrid nearly made Hagrid run away, but Hermione, Harry and Ron had gone to talk to him and reassured him that they liked him no matter what.
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Harry opened the egg under water and heard the song.
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Harry saw Crouch labeled on the map as being in SnapeÕs office.
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Dobby gave him Gillyweed and told him Ron was at the bottom of the lake.
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Harry swallowed the Gillyweed and dove into the lake with the rest of the Triwizard contestants. Harry reached the bottom first, and waited until Krum and Cedric had both rescued their people. Seeing that Fleur was not coming and grabbing FleurÕs sister and Ron, he swam back up, taking both up to the surface.
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The trio met Padfoot in Hogsmeade and followed him up into the rocky cliffs above.
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Hermione was trying to calm Winky in the Hogwarts kitchens but only maked her worse.
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Harry was at the third task. He and Cedric entered the maze together and split up. Harry ran into little problems, only a Blast Ended Skrewt and a few spells before reaching a Sphinx. He figured out the riddle the Sphinx gave him predicted a spider and pushed Cedric out of the way of the spider, hurting his leg on the way. Cedric and Harry were arguing on who should take the cup, finally deciding to take it together.
They touched it and were transported to a graveyard. Wormtail immediately killed Cedric, much to HarryÕs horror. Then he placed the child like thing he was carrying into a cauldron, added a servantÕs flesh, willingly given, enemyÕs blood, forcefully taken, bone of the father, unknowingly given. The shape of a man rose from the cauldron and HarryÕs blood turned to ice. Voldemort had risen.
Death Eaters appeared all over and all circled to watch their master. He ordered Harry to have a proper duel with him. Harry resisted VoldemortÕs attempt to put him under Imperio, even though he had just been under Cruciatus. Voldemort shouted Avada Kedavra, while Harry shouted Expelliarmus. The spells collided and a golden strand was formed. It raised both up and surrounded them. Harry pushed the golden bubble on the strand towards Voldemort. It caused VoldemortÕs wand to regurgitate the spell. The people he had killed appeared, Cedric first, then Frank, Bertha, Lily, then James. The figures allowed Harry to escape, Cedric requested Harry take his body back with him.
Harry ran for the cup while Voldemort was distracted, dodging spells from Death Eaters. He grabbed CedricÕs body and summoned the cup and was back at Hogwarts.
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Screams erupted all around him. He heard people talking and was being moved. He could hear a wooden leg. He was in MoodyÕs office. Moody was trying to kill him. Dumbledore, Snape and McGonagall entered and stunned him. He soon became Barty Crouch Jr.
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Harry was in DumbledoreÕs office, retelling the story to Dumbledore and Sirius.
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He was in the hospital wing, Fudge was refusing to believe HarryÕs story, calling him crazy.
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Harry was back at Privet Drive. He was waking up early to fix breakfast each morning when his Aunt pounded on his door. He did chores all morning, went to work at the drill company in the afternoon and haunted by dreams of the third task by night.
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Everyone was suddenly transported to the Hall of the Phoenix. They were watching Harry walk through the halls. He reached the white and silver room. Lena was explaining things to Harry and tying the bracelet to his hand.
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The memories went through a few of his Voldemort dreams.
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Harry was in Hogwarts, listening to the prophecy.
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The memories went back to Voldemort dreams.
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The scenery had begun to fade. Everyone was standing, holding hands in DumbledoreÕs office. They had gone through all of HarryÕs memories. Everyone drifted to a seat in the room. All seemed to be lost in thought.
Harry studied everyoneÕs faces; they had just witnessed his life. Dumbledore looked pensive, although he looks like that a lot.
Snape looked shocked and disgusted. Again, Snape often looked disgusted, his face might have frozen that way.
McGonagall looked amazed.
Kingsley Shacklebolt looked surprised.
Tonks looked thoughtful.
Remus looked saddened and shocked, as did Sirius.
Harry stood up. "Well it does no good for me to be here any more. Its late, almost 10:30 and I want to get some sleep. See everyone tomorrow."
With that Harry left the room.
One For All
Natural Anthem
A/N: I feel incredibly dumb asking but could someone "hook me up" with a clue as to how to make italics and other useful things? IÕm not quite what one would call computer savvy. Ok. Very far from that. But still. I donÕt always thank reviewers (sorry if you like that!) but I have some extra time today as it is spring break still. So here we go: Silentia: I love you and your wonderful reviewing skills. I know the letter was a little weird. The response may be too, itÕs hard to make the characters grow as close as I want them to in a short amount of time. Sorry if itÕs a bit out of character I will straighten them out eventually. I am quite the awkward person at times so it will probably show through in my writing ^_^ Lena is HarryÕs guide through the war. She will stay in the dream form she has been in. She wonÕt appear too often. I donÕt think. Athenakitty: My, you are full of questions. And as luck would have it I am sort of full of answers. Umbridge will not be around. Probably not anyway. Can you feel the suspense? I can. Yana5: A reviewer of many words I see ^_^. Thank you for reviewing,
Thanks to everyone else who read my story or reviewed previous chapters.
This chapter has many of HarryÕs memories. I am not sure I did a very good job with them as I learned I am terrible at paraphrasing. YouÕve read the books, so just use your imagination. Anything you recognize from the book is from the book. Some things are quoted directly, they have a star by the beginning.
I believe I have filled my A/N with enough boring-ness. On with the story. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man." Rabindranath Tagore
"Don't lose faith in humanity; think of all the people in the world who have never played you a single nasty trick." Elbert Hubbard ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Inside the Gryffindor Tower When Hedwig Arrived*
"Hedwig is at the window, let her in Sirius," said Remus glancing up from his book.
Once inside Hedwig flew straight to Remus and landed on his leg. He looked down at her. "Hey girl, is that letter for me?"
She held out her leg.
"I will take that as a yes."
He untied the letter and read it. By the end he was on the verge of tears. Sirius came over, worried.
"WhatÕs wrong Remus?"
Remus held the letter out for him to read.
"Blunt kid. But heÕs definitely got a good heart," said Sirius. He was smiling. Harry wanted to be close with them. He needed them. Maybe he had a chance to be a Godfather, even if just for a bit. My, he did cut straight to the point in that letter. Quite similar to James really.
Remus was still smiling, with tears in his eyes. Not many people, as Harry seemed to catch on to, would ever respond to Remus with sincerely kind words.
Harry chose this moment to walk in through the portrait hole.
"Hey," said Harry, calmly, then noticing the looks on both menÕs faces he bit his lip. Harry walked over and sat down on the chair that was beside the couch.
"You know Harry, you are the most mature15 year old I have ever met. Then again I was a part of the Marauders, so everyone was more mature than us, but still," said Sirius, smiling.
"Thank you Harry," said Remus.
"I should thank the both of you. You arenÕt being forced to be here but you are and it means a lot," Harry fidgeted under their emotion-filled eyes.
They started to talk about the Quidditch moves they had watched Harry do on the field when he was practicing that day. He received a scowl for nearly scaring them both to death by doing such a believable Wronski Feint. Followed by a pat on the back for doing such a believable Wronski Feint.
They talked of lighter things for most of the evening. Remus and Sirius knew that Harry would rather not talk about what he had learned about his future this soon.
At about 10:30 they all headed up stairs for sleep. After each had changed and brushed their teeth (yay hygiene.) they pulled part the bed covers to get comfortable. Before Harry slipped down into his covers he walked over to RemusÕ bed, sat down so he was facing him and wrapped his arms around Remus in a hug. Remus returned it after realizing that he was actually getting a hug. He wasnÕt really used to hugs.
Harry did the same thing to Sirius then got into bed, held up his hand and all the lights in the dormitory went out.
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"Harry I have decided to postpone your training until tomorrow. I would like you, Sirius, Remus, Tonks, Kingsley, Minerva, and Severus to come to my office after breakfast for an important meeting," said Dumbledore. When some of the teachers not called looked at him questionably he responded, "Do not worry, nothing is wrong there is just some information I must find out."
Harry gulped. What did Dumbledore want to know now? That sentence had never really faired well for him in the past. He didnÕt want to have to tell everyone about his little dream when he went to the Hall of the Phoenix. He still kept the bracelet hidden from everyone. Each time his mind wandered to the bracelet he could feel the power pulsing through him that it had given him.
He vaguely wondered what new powers he had gained since putting on the bracelet. He had discovered a few but from what Lena had said, he probably wouldnÕt discover most for quite a while.
Breakfast was pleasant other than DumbledoreÕs announcement. Harry talked with all of his teachers, trying to ignore the fact that during the year they were his teachers and attempted to talk to them just like he would anyone else. He and Flitwick had had a long conversation about the summoning charm. It was as thrilling as it sounds but the small man seemed to enjoy it immensely.
The group that had been summoned to DumbledoreÕs office walked up to it after finishing eating. Dumbledore told the gargoyle the password, it was still Tarantula Chews. And Harry still thought it was a bit odd.
They all stepped inside the office and HarryÕs eyes landed on the Pensieve that sat on the big desk. He groaned inwardly. Things had never gone well when he had had confrontations with the Pensieve. His thoughts were between smashing the Pensieve and smacking his head on the wall when Dumbledore spoke.
"Harry, I would like to take all of your memories and put them into the Pensieve. The spell I will use will take out all the memories that your mind classifies as important," HarryÕs eyebrows would have shot clear off his face if they could have. "There is too much that we do not know about your life, which we must know to be successful. This is the simplest way to find out. Only the people here in this room right now will see them. It is to help us train you better, find weaknesses and learn about you. And yes Harry, it is necessary that Professor Snape come," Dumbledore added when Harry raised an eyebrow at Snape.
"I donÕt have a choice do I?"
"Not really."
"Will they see all of my memories?" Harry almost smacked his head on the table. Dumbledore had already answered that. Way to look dumb Harry.
"All of the ones your mind has deemed important."
Harry gulped hard. He didnÕt want people to know how he was treated with the Dursleys or about his little trip to the Hall of the Phoenix. Dumbledore may have gone to the Hall of the Phoenix at one point, but that was different than him going. Dumbledore was supposed to be an heir, he was just Harry who ended up supposedly powerful.
Dumbledore beckoned him up to the Pensieve. Dumbledore put his wand to HarryÕs head and pulled out all of HarryÕs ÔimportantÕ memories. It took a few minutes to get everything into the Pensieve. Dumbledore seemed a bit surprised Harry had so many memories.
"Everyone, please hold the hand of the people next to you so that we may all enter the Pensieve at the same time. I have made it so it will go through all the memories in chronological order."
Harry held on to TonksÕs hand and SiriusÕs. Snape looked very annoyed to be holding the hand of Remus. Then again Snape did not like to be social. He probably wanted to be standing alone over a cauldron or something.
Dumbledore tapped the surface of the Pensieve with his wand. The group was slowly sucked into the Pensieve.
"You will be able to sit down or stand in this area, the memories will surround us," came DumbledoreÕs voice.
The first memory began around them. It was HarryÕs memory of the night his parents died. He could see everyoneÕs face turn almost sick when they realized what HarryÕs first memory was. Screams surrounded everyone and a green light flashed and blazed. Then the memory ended.
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Harry was three, sitting in the DursleyÕs living room. He had taken one of the toys Dudley wasnÕt playing with and went behind a chair to play with it. Dudley screamed. Aunt Petunia came rushing in. She saw Harry, ripped the toy out of his hands and set it in DudleyÕs.
"You freak. DonÕt touch DudleyÕs belongings." She lifted the three year old by the arm and dragged him to the cupboard under the stairs. She literally threw him in. He hit the back of the cupboard as the door slammed shut. He sat numbly on the thin blankets that had been made into a makeshift bed for him in the pitch black. Only the grate on the door let in a little bit of light. Harry had not made a sound the entire time Petunia had man handled him.
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Harry was four. It was Christmas. Harry was sitting on the floor watching the Dursleys unwrap the massive amounts of presents. He was wishing there was one for him. Dudley unwrapped the last present and threw the toy on the pile of toys he received. Harry spoke up.
"Why didnÕt I get a Christmas present?"
"You want a present freak? Next year we will get you one," Vernon said with a sneer.
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Harry was four. He was sitting on the floor. A toy broke that Dudley was playing with. Dudley screamed and when Vernon came in he blamed it on Harry. Vernon grabbed Harry, slapped him and threw him into the cupboard. The door slammed as it had in the second memory. Still Harry had not made a single sound the entire memory. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Harry was five. He was sleeping under the cupboard until his Aunt knocked on the door, unlocked it and yelled at him to make breakfast. Harry scurried into the kitchen. He was not at tall as the stove yet. He stood on a box and cooked bacon and pancakes.
"Burn them you little brat and you wonÕt get food for two days," came his AuntÕs voice.
Grease splattered and burned HarryÕs arm and face. Harry did not even cry out in pain.
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Harry was five. It was Christmas again. Harry sat on the floor and again watched the Dursleys open presents. He wondered if the Dursleys had gotten him something this year. They had said they would. At last only one present was left after DudleyÕs hungry rampage through the gifts. His uncle called to him.
"This one is for you boy. Open it."
Harry took it carefully in his hands and ripped off the paper. He opened the box. Out fell an empty tin can from the cranberry sauce they had eaten for dinner the previous night. His Aunt and Uncle shrieked with laughter and Dudley joined them. A single tear rolled down HarryÕs face as he was ordered to make pancakes for breakfast.
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Harry was five. A woman had come from school and told the Dursleys they had to buy Harry glasses, because he couldnÕt see with out them. The Dursleys bought the cheapest ones they could once they finally dragged poor Harry to the eye doctors. The glasses had thick black square frames.
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Harry was six. He was sent out to weed the garden. Dudley and his father were playing catch in the back yard. Dudley was not a very good player and often tried hitting Harry with the ball. Getting tired of the tedious game, Dudley grabbed HarryÕs collar and threw him in a mud puddle. Vernon cheered his son on and encouraged him.
Harry had to tape his thick black glasses back together on the bridge.
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Harry was six. He walked up to his Aunt Petunia.
"How did my parents die?" He asked innocently.
"Freak, your worthless parents died in a car crash. ItÕs too bad you didnÕt die with them. Now we have to take care of their worthless son. DonÕt ask questions boy if you want to eat."
PetuniaÕs face was red and a purple vein stuck out of her neck as she screamed.
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Harry was six. He and Dudley each brought home a picture from school. DudleyÕs had been of a cake (Go Figure). HarryÕs had been a picture of a man with black hair and a dog standing next to a man with sandy hair who had a wolf by his side. Next to the wolf stood a man with black hair and what looked like a deer beside him. DudleyÕs had been stuck to the fridge. Aunt Petunia called Harry into the kitchen to watch while his picture was torn into pieces and thrown away.
"That will teach you not to use your imagination."
Harry walked silently back to his cupboard. The door slammed before he was all the way in, knocking him down.
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Harry was seven. He had been given a list of chores. He could read what all of them said. He hadnÕt been able to do them all by the end of the day. Vernon refused to let him have any food for two days. The memory flashed to Harry sitting in the dark in his cupboard holding his stomach and staring at the floor.
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Harry was seven. It was DudleyÕs birthday. Dudley got 30 presents and a birthday party. Harry was locked in his cupboard during the party.
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Harry was seven. It was his birthday. He knew it was. It had been posted on the wall of the classroom during the year. The Dursleys hadnÕt said anything all day about it. It was nighttime and they had already gone to bed. Harry just looked down at the realization that they would not ever mention his birthday.
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Harry was eight. He was mowing the lawn, even though he was too small. Dudley pushed him and he nearly went under the mower.
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Harry was eight. He was walking back from getting a bag of groceries from the store and Dudley pushed him. The bag was already too big for him and he fell. All the things spilled out and many things broke.
Aunt Petunia screamed at him when he returned with the ruined bag of groceries. She didnÕt believe that Dudley had pushed him. She slapped him three times and threw him into his cupboard, not to have food for two days.
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Harry was nine. Harry was at school. Dudley threw him off the top of the playground equipment. He broke his arm. The Dursleys had to be forced to go to the doctors to get him a cast. They didnÕt feed him for three days because it had cost so much.
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Harry was ten. It was DudleyÕs birthday. The Dursleys were complaining about him but took him to the Zoo. Harry magically removed the glass that kept the snake enclosed after talking to the snake. Dudley fell into the snakeÕs habitat as the snake escaped. The glass reappeared and Dudley screamed.
When they returned home Vernon had thrown Harry up against a wall. "What did you do boy!"
"I donÕt know! One minute the glass was there and wasnÕt the next! It was like magic!"
"THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS MAGIC."
He was thrown into his cupboard.
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Harry was ten. The Hogwarts letter has begun arriving. The first one his uncle had ripped up. Each day his uncle ripped them or burned them. One day there were so many the Dursleys packed up and went off on a Ôvacation.Õ
Harry was sitting in the dark, drawing a cake with candles in the ashes of the fire, it was his birthday and the Dursleys had forgotten again.
Hagrid arrived. He threatened the Dursleys and showed Harry the letter. He gave Harry a birthday cake and gave Dudley a pigtail.
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Harry was eleven. It was his first trip to Diagon Alley. Harry was getting his wand from Ollivanders. Ollivander had told Harry that he would do great things, as had the brother to his wand, Voldemort.
He watched Hagrid take something mysterious out from a top-secret vault at Gringotts.
He had heard how his parents really died from Hagrid in the Leaky Cauldron.
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Harry was eleven. The Dursleys dropped him off at the train station, not even going in with him. He was to find his own way to 9&3/4. He met the Weasleys and got on the train with Ron. He and Ron sat in a compartment and Ron figured out who Harry was. Hermione had come through trying to find NevilleÕs toad.
They reached the school and were trying on the Sorting Hat. Everyone in HarryÕs memories could hear what the Sorting Hat was saying and what he was telling the sorting hat.
*" Hmm, Difficult. Very difficult. Plenty of courage, I see. Not a bad mind either. ThereÕs talent, oh my goodness, yes Ð and a nice thirst to prove yourself, now thatÕs interestingÉ.So where shall I put you?" "Not Slytherin, Not Slytherin" "Not Slytherin, eh? Are you sure? You could be great, you know, its all here in your head, and Slytherin will help you on the way to greatness, no doubt about that Ð no? Well, if youÕre sure Ð Gryffindor!"(Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone)
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Harry, Ron and Hermione were reading a newspaper and read about a robbery at the bank and Harry began to realize it was whatever Hagrid had taken from the bank that the robber was trying to get.
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The first years were out for their first flying lesson. Neville had gotten hurt and Madame Hooch had taken him to the hospital wing. In their absence Malfoy had taken NevilleÕs Remembrall, flown away with it and thrown it. Harry had shot off on his broom after it, and caught it right outside McGonagallÕs window.
She had come down to get him and taken him to see Oliver Wood. Harry was told he was the new Seeker for the Gryffindor Team.
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Harry and Ron were in the girlÕs bathroom facing off against a troll to save Hermione. Harry grabbed on to the club and jumped onto the trollÕs shoulders. Ron hit the club with a levitation spell and it hit the troll on the head.
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Harry was about to go out on the field for his first Quidditch match. Oliver asked if he was nervous. Oliver proceeded to tell him that during his first match he had been knocked out cold by a bludger in the first few minutes.
Harry was up in the air watching for the snitch, he saw it and raced to get it, as was the Slytherin Seeker. They were plunging towards the ground. The other seeker pulled up and Harry kept going. Within a couple feet of the ground Harry pulled up so sharply he was standing on his broom. He was so close to the snitch. He leaned forward to get it, tripped and fell. He laid spread eagle on his back. And coughed up the snitch. Lee JordanÕs voice screamed that he had swallowed, but still caught the snitch and that Gryffindor won.
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Harry pulled the invisibility cloak out of a Christmas present and tried it on.
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Harry found the Mirror of Erised. He looked in and saw his parents.
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Hermione yelled when she found what Nicholas Flamel had done. He had created the sorcererÕs stone. Harry, Ron and Hermione realized the SorcererÕs Stone was somewhere in Hogwarts and thatÕs what everyone was trying to get.
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Harry, Neville, Hermione and Malfoy were serving detention in the Forbidden Forest. Harry and Malfoy came upon a dark figure drinking Unicorn Blood. Firenze pulled Harry on his back and ran as the figure began to come towards him.
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Harry, Ron and Hermione went to the room with the three-headed dog. They lulled it to sleep with a flute. They went quickly down the trap door as it woke up. They landed in Devils Snare. Hermione was first to figure out how to get out. She told Harry how to and he soon followed her. Ron would not calm down so they had to make light to get him out.
They found themselves in a room with tons of keys flying around. Harry flew up after the key that would fit the door, being chased by all the other keys. He caught it and they went through the door.
They walked straight into a chess game. The people in HarryÕs memories watched as Ron finally sacrificed himself so that Hermione and Harry could go through.
Hermione found the potion that would send Harry through the fire into the next room and the one that would send her back.
Harry walked into the next room and found himself with Quirrell. Quirrell unwrapped his turban. Harry found himself now with Quirrell with Voldemort sticking out the back of his head. Harry looked into the mirror of Erised and found the SorcererÕs Stone in his pocket.
Voldemort realized Harry had it tempted him with the idea of bringing back his parents, but Harry refused. He touched Quirrell and watched as Quirrell turned to dust.
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Harry was at home again. He was sitting in his room on his birthday, there were bars on his window and Hedwig was locked in her cage. HarryÕs school things were nowhere to be seen. Dudley was teasing him about having no cards on his birthday.
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Harry came up stairs to find Dobby sitting on his bed. Dobby warned Harry not to go to Hogwarts and showed Harry all the letters he had kept from him. He chased Dobby and Dobby dropped a pudding on Mrs. MasonÕs head.
Vernon came up to HarryÕs room later and tried to beat Harry up for ruining his business dinner.
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Ron and the Twins had showed up, pulled the bars off HarryÕs window and brought him back to the Burrow.
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Harry and the Weasleys were at Diagon Alley. Lucius Malfoy was sneering and mocking the children and Harry watched as he slid Tom RiddleÕs Diary into GinnyÕs things.
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Harry and Ron had not been able to go through the barrier at 9&3/4. They were driving the Ford Angela. Unfortunately they crashed into the Whomping Willow. Snape was not at all happy.
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The second years were in the greenhouses repotting mandrakes.
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The second years were in Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Lockhart had just let loose pixies. All the students but Hermione, Harry and Ron and Neville (currently attached to the ceiling) had run. Harry smacked a pixie away from Hermione and Hermione froze the pixies to get them back in their cages.
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Harry was sitting in detention with Gilderoy Lockhart, trying his hardest not to curse the annoying man.
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Harry could hear a snake in the walls talking about killing. He turned the corner to find Mrs. Norris petrified. The blood on the wall read The Chamber of Secrets Has Been Opened. Enemies of the Heir, Beware. Harry was immediately blamed.
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The bludger during the Gryffindor-Slytherin Quidditch match was tracking Harry. Despite that Harry still caught the snitch, after breaking his wrist on the bludger. Lockhart tried to fix his arm, but actually removed all bones from his arm. Harry spent a painful night re-growing the bones.
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Colin, the boy who kept trying to photograph Harry was attacked and petrified.
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Harry was forced to duel with Malfoy. Malfoy threw a snake out of his wand and Harry started talking to it. The snake went toward Justin Flinch-Fletchly even though Harry was telling it not too. Everyone in the room stared silently at Harry and Snape got rid of the snake. Soon after Justin was found petrified along with Nearly Headless Nick.
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People were yelling that Harry Potter is the Heir of Slytherin and responsible for the petrified people. Peeves was singing, "Oh Potter you rotter, oh what have you done, youÕre killing off students, you think its good funÑ"
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Harry, Ron and Hermione were sitting in Moaning MyrtleÕs bathroom making Polyjuice potion. Harry turned into Goyle; Ron into Crabbe; and Hermione grew a cat face. Harry and Ron snuck into the Slytherin dorm to see if Malfoy was SlytherinÕs heir only to find that he was not.
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Harry was pulled into Tom RiddleÕs Diary. He saw Tom blame Hagrid for the killings and get him expelled.
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The Quidditch game against Hufflepuff was stopped and Harry and Ron raced into the Hospital Wing to find Hermione petrified.
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Harry and Ron hid under the invisibility cloak in HagridÕs hut as Hagrid is taken to Azkaban. Dumbledore tells the ÔemptyÕ room that Help will always be given to those who need it at Hogwarts.
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Aragog and his family were chasing Harry and Ron.
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Harry read the note in HermioneÕs petrified hand. He and Ron figure out what has been petrifying students.
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Harry, Ron and Lockhart were in Moaning MyrtleÕs bathroom. Myrtle told Harry that if he dies he can share her toilet. Harry opened the chamber from the sinks and Harry and Ron pushed Lockhart down first then followed. They ended up in a chamber of bones. Lockhart grabbed RonÕs dysfunctional wand and tried to erase Harry and RonÕs memories, but it backfired on him.
Rocks began to tumble down and Harry and Ron were separated. Harry walked past the huge Basilisk skin and raced into the heart of the Chamber of Secrets. He saw Ginny lying unconscious on the floor.
Riddle came out and took HarryÕs wand and called the Basilisk. Fawkes appeared and blinded the snake. Harry ran from the snake until he came back to the hat. He pulled GryffindorÕs sword from the hat and climbed up on the giant head of Salazar Slytherin. One of the BasiliskÕs poisonous teeth went into HarryÕs arm at the same time he shoved the sword through the snakeÕs head.
The poison spread rapidly through Harry. Riddle was mocking him until Fawkes landed on his shoulder and healed him of the poison and wound. He raised his wand at Riddle when Fawkes dropped RiddleÕs diary in his lap. Harry picked up the Basilisk fang and sank it deep into the Diary. Tom Riddle disappeared and Ginny woke up. Fawkes took everyone who was in the chamber back up to the bathroom where a very disappointed Myrtle waited.
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Harry was in DumbledoreÕs office. Dumbledore told him that the sword he pulled from the hat was the Sword of Gryffindor. Lucius Malfoy entered the office complaining with Dobby at his side. He left, but Harry followed him with the diary. He gave the diary back to Malfoy with his sock inside. Malfoy gave the diary to Dobby. Dobby screamed that he was free and showed Malfoy the sock that had just freed him. Malfoy tried to curse Harry but Dobby protected him.
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Harry was sitting at Privet Drive, listening to the news. It was saying that Sirius Black, a dangerous murderer was on the loose and showed a picture. Harry recognized him slightly, feeling that he had seen him before.
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Harry was sitting at the dinner table while Aunt Marge picked on him. She finally made a comment about his parents and he argued with her. She screamed at him and he finally blew up. Or rather she did. She was floating near the ceiling as Harry rushed out of the house with his trunk.
Harry sat down on his trunk and looked around. He tripped, seeing a big black dog and accidentally summoned the night bus.
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He was on the Hogwarts Express and found a man with sandy brown hair sleeping in the last compartment.
*"Who dÕyou reckon he is?" Ron hissed as they sat down and slid the door shut, taking the seats farthest away from the window.
"Professor R. J. Lupin," whispered Hermione at once.
"How dÕyou know that?"
"Its on his case," she replied, pointing at the luggage rack over the manÕs head, where there was a small, battered case held together with a large quantity of knotted string. The name Professor R. J. Lupin was stamped across one corner in peeling letters. "Wonder what he teachers?" said Ron, frowning at Professor LupinÕs pallid profile.
"ThatÕs obvious," whispered Hermione. "ThereÕs only one vacancy, isnÕt there? Defense Against the Dark Arts."
"Well, I hope heÕs up to it," Ron said doubtfully. "He looks like one good hex would finish him off, doesnÕt he? AnywayÉ"
Everyone watching the memories could hear a bark like laugh mix with an indignant huff.
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Harry was still on the train; the compartment now with more people in it and Lupin was still asleep when screams were heard in HarryÕs head. He blacked out and came to to find that Lupin was at his side, giving him chocolate and explaining that a dementor had come by.
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Harry was in his first Divination class. Trelawney was trying to mysterious and suddenly predicted HarryÕs death via the grim.
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Harry was flying on Buckbeak. The memory flashed to Hagrid crying because Buckbeak might be killed.
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Harry was in his first Defense class of third year, watching the Boggart become Snape, then Snape in NevilleÕs GrandmotherÕs clothing. He was watching as it became various things that scared people then right before it came to him Lupin jumped in front of it and it became a moon.
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Crookshanks was chasing Scabbers around the common room while Ron yelled at Hermione.
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Harry was sitting and talking to Lupin while most other people were at Hogsmeade. He listened as Lupin told him why he didnÕt want Harry to face the boggart. He hadnÕt wanted Voldemort to materialize in the classroom. Harry told him it would have been a dementor. Snape came in with what Harry thought was poison and had Lupin drink it.
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Everyone was standing in front of the portrait of the Fat Lady after Sirius had ripped her canvas, listening to Peeves tell everyone who it was.
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Harry was playing in the Gryffindor-Hufflepuff game and spotted the grim in the stands. Dementors soon came onto the field and Harry went unconscious and fell to the ground while Cedric caught the snitch.
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Professor Lupin agreed to give Harry anti dementor lessons after he told him he could hear his parents being murdered every time they came near.
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Harry was talking to Fred and George. They were giving him MarauderÕs Map. They explained how it worked as the words began to appear.
*"Messers. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs Purveyors of Aids to Magical Mischief-Makers are proud to present The MarauderÕs Map"
Harry was watching the map appear and all the dots of people walk around. Fred and George showed him some routes into Hogsmeade.
"Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs," sighed George, patting the heading of the map. "We owe them so much."
"Noble men, working tirelessly to help a new generation of lawbreakers," Fred said solemnly. (Prisoner of Azkaban)
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Harry was under a table in Hogsmeade. Hermione and Ron were at the table and a tree was blocking the next table from seeing him. He was listening to the table of teachers, the minister and Rosmerta talk about Sirius Black.
*"Never saw one without the other did you? The number of times I had them in here Ð ooh, they used to make me laugh. Quite the double act, Sirius Black and James Potter!"
Harry dropped his tankard with a loud clunk. Ron kicked him . "Precisely," said McGonagall. "Black and Potter. Ringleaders of their little gang. Both very bright, of course Ð exceptionally bright, in fact Ð but I donÕt think weÕve ever had suck a pair of troublemakersÑ"
"I dunno," chuckled Hagrid. "Fred and George Weasley could give Ôem a run for their money."
"YouÕd have thought Black and Potter were brothers!" chimed in Professor Flitwick. "Inseparable!"
"Of course they were," said Fudge. "Potter trusted Black beyond all his other friends. Nothing changed when they left school. Black was best man when James married Lily. They named him godfather to Harry. Harry had no idea, of course. You can imagine how the idea would torment him."
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Harry unwrapped a Firebolt at Christmas. Ron and Harry began celebrating until Hermione told McGonagall and she took it away.
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He was sitting at a round table with most of his teachers over Christmas break with Hermione and Ron. Trelawney had joined them making the table "thirteen."
Harry got up first. She screamed that he would die first of anyone there.
McGonagall snapped that that would only be the case if a murdering axe-man was outside the door waiting to kill the first to enter the great hall.
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Harry was with Professor Lupin, trying to learn how to conjure a Patronus.
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Neville told Harry he lost all the passwords he had written down.
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Ron had discovered blood on his bed and ginger cat hairs. He expressed his discontentment through yelling. Very loud yelling.
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Harry created a Patronus during the Gryffindor-Ravenclaw game on the dementors that were actually Slytherins in disguise.
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Ron woke up the whole dorm by screaming that Sirius Black had been standing over him with a knife and slashed his curtains.
"Oops," could be heard by all viewing the memories.
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Snape had MarauderÕs Map after Harry was caught; rather HarryÕs head, was caught in Hogsmeade. The map insulted him via Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs. Lupin was convincing Snape that the map was a harmless ZonkoÕs prank.
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Trelawney was again predicting that the Grim would cross HarryÕs path when Hermione started screaming at her. Hermione, finally completely frustrated left the class.
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It was the morning of the Quidditch finals and Harry saw the Grim.
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It was the Quidditch final against Slytherin. Gryffindor was ahead, eighty points to twenty. Harry was rushing to the golden ball although Malfoy was much closer. Harry took the ball from right out under Malfoy and the crowd erupted in cheers.
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Hearing Trelawney slip into trance during HarryÕs exam and predict that the traitor would get away.
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Harry, Ron and Hermione were standing under the invisibility cloak next to HagridÕs hut. They heard the swish of the axe signifying that Buckbeak had been killed.
Ron was being dragged by a huge, grim like dog into a tunnel underneath the Whomping willow. Harry and Hermione tried to follow but were stopped by the treeÕs violent branches. Crookshanks tapped the knot that froze the tree, allowing the two to enter the tunnel.
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Hermione and Harry had just found Ron in the Shrieking Shack. Ron screamed that it was a trap and the door closed behind them, revealing Sirius Black. Harry and Black argued until Harry had him in a position where he could kill him. Lupin ran in the room and stopped everything by summoning all wands to him. Lupin spoke only one sentence "Where is he Sirius?" He looked to the rat and soon was embracing Black in a tight hug.
*Hermione screamed "Harry, donÕt trust him, heÕs been helping Black get into the castle, he wants you dead too Ð heÕs a werewolf!" Lupin denied all but the accusation of being a werewolf. Harry didnÕt seem phased at all about Lupin being a werewolf, he only screamed about him helping the man who killed his parents while Ron yelled for Lupin to get away from him.
Lupin and Black told the room of teens the real story of what happened and who really was responsible. The door opened and closed without anyone being there. Minutes later Snape appeared. Snape nearly took all of them out but Harry, Ron and Hermione stunned him at the same time. That moment would forever make Harry smile.
Wormtail was soon uncovered from his rat form and forced to face the room. He tried to beg Lupin and Black for forgiveness, then he tried Ron, and then Hermione. Then he faced Harry. Lupin and Black nearly killed him but Harry stopped them. He refused to let the pair become murderers because of this man.
Wormtail was bound and Ron and Lupin tied themselves to him. Black levitated Snape and Harry and Hermione followed through the tunnel. Along the way, Black offered Harry a home if he was cleared, which Harry immediately accepted. Once out of the tunnel Lupin transformed. Black chased him away from everyone and Wormtail transformed and ran away.
Black became surrounded by dementors and Harry and Hermione rushed to his aid only to be knocked out too.
They awoke in the hospital wing. Dumbledore told them to use the time turner to go back and save two lives. They clicked it back three times and found themselves in the entrance hall of Hogwarts. They ran to HagridÕs hut and saved Buckbeak from his execution. They stayed in the woods until themselves came back out of the Whomping Willow. They ran into HagridÕs when they came out to avoid being bitten by Lupin. Harry went out to see the dementors attack because he had thought he had seen his father. He realized it had been himself and produced a spectacular Patronus to save all their lives.
Hermione and Harry flew Buckbeak up to FlitwickÕs office where Black was being kept. Hermione unlocked the window and they helped him on. They flew to the roof where the two kids got off. Black flew away into the night on Buckbeak.
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Harry was in LupinÕs office the next morning trying to beg him to stay.
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Harry was on the Hogwarts Express home and received his first letter from his Godfather.
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Harry was in the Riddle House watching Voldemort kill Frank Bryce. Then he was writing to Sirius to tell him his scar had hurt.
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The WeasleyÕs over-enthusiastically stamped envelope arrived at the Dursleys to invite Harry to come to the Quidditch World cup. His Aunt and Uncle, to avoid weirdness being spoken, let him go.
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The WeasleyÕs burst through the fireplace, the twins leaving Dudley a Ton- Tongue Taffy and Mr. Weasley trying to get the Dursleys to say good bye to him.
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It was the Wronski Feint done by Krum at the Quidditch World Cup.
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Harry saw as Death Eaters carried the muggle family in the air by camp.
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Harry was being blamed for creating the Dark Mark, then Winky was blamed.
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Harry was sitting in Defense Against the Dark Arts with Mad Eye Moody. Moody was displaying the Unforgivable Curses on spiders. The spider under Imperio did whatever Moody wanted. The spider twitched and convulsed horribly under Cruciatus Curse. Harry was frozen when he saw the spider die immediately under Avada Kedavra, the spell that had killed his parents and haunted his nightmares.
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Dumbledore was pulling the names out of the Goblet of Fire. Viktor Krum, Fleur Delacour, Cedric Diggory and Harry Potter. The entire school looked at him in disbelief and DumbledoreÕs gaze cut into him. No one appeared pleased.
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The Gryffindors where trying to make Harry celebrate his entrance into the Triwizard Tournament. All Harry could see was that Ron was mad at him when he needed Ron most.
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*"Ah, I donÕ know Harry," Hagrid sighed suddenly, looking back down at him with a worried expression on his face. "School championÉeverythinÕ seems ter happen ter you, doesnÕ it?"
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Potter Stinks and Support Cedric DiggoryÑThe Real Hogwarts Champion badges surrounded Harry, everyone was wearing one from all three of the other houses.
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Harry told Cedric what the first task would be.
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Harry was talking to Sirius in the fire about finding out that dragons were the first task.
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Harry was pulling the Hungarian Horntail out of the bag of models. Listening to how the other Champions were doing. Standing in the arena, facing a huge dragon, summoning his broom, flying around the dragon and grabbing the golden egg, only getting a small burn on his shoulder. After the task, having Ron apologize.
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Harry opened the egg in the common room and hearing suggestions like the one from the twins "It sounds like Percy singing in the shower. Maybe you have to attack him while he is in the showerÉ"
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Harry was going to the ball with Parvati and saw Hermione looking beautiful with Krum and saw RonÕs expression.
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Rita SkeeterÕs scoop on Hagrid nearly made Hagrid run away, but Hermione, Harry and Ron had gone to talk to him and reassured him that they liked him no matter what.
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Harry opened the egg under water and heard the song.
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Harry saw Crouch labeled on the map as being in SnapeÕs office.
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Dobby gave him Gillyweed and told him Ron was at the bottom of the lake.
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Harry swallowed the Gillyweed and dove into the lake with the rest of the Triwizard contestants. Harry reached the bottom first, and waited until Krum and Cedric had both rescued their people. Seeing that Fleur was not coming and grabbing FleurÕs sister and Ron, he swam back up, taking both up to the surface.
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The trio met Padfoot in Hogsmeade and followed him up into the rocky cliffs above.
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Hermione was trying to calm Winky in the Hogwarts kitchens but only maked her worse.
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Harry was at the third task. He and Cedric entered the maze together and split up. Harry ran into little problems, only a Blast Ended Skrewt and a few spells before reaching a Sphinx. He figured out the riddle the Sphinx gave him predicted a spider and pushed Cedric out of the way of the spider, hurting his leg on the way. Cedric and Harry were arguing on who should take the cup, finally deciding to take it together.
They touched it and were transported to a graveyard. Wormtail immediately killed Cedric, much to HarryÕs horror. Then he placed the child like thing he was carrying into a cauldron, added a servantÕs flesh, willingly given, enemyÕs blood, forcefully taken, bone of the father, unknowingly given. The shape of a man rose from the cauldron and HarryÕs blood turned to ice. Voldemort had risen.
Death Eaters appeared all over and all circled to watch their master. He ordered Harry to have a proper duel with him. Harry resisted VoldemortÕs attempt to put him under Imperio, even though he had just been under Cruciatus. Voldemort shouted Avada Kedavra, while Harry shouted Expelliarmus. The spells collided and a golden strand was formed. It raised both up and surrounded them. Harry pushed the golden bubble on the strand towards Voldemort. It caused VoldemortÕs wand to regurgitate the spell. The people he had killed appeared, Cedric first, then Frank, Bertha, Lily, then James. The figures allowed Harry to escape, Cedric requested Harry take his body back with him.
Harry ran for the cup while Voldemort was distracted, dodging spells from Death Eaters. He grabbed CedricÕs body and summoned the cup and was back at Hogwarts.
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Screams erupted all around him. He heard people talking and was being moved. He could hear a wooden leg. He was in MoodyÕs office. Moody was trying to kill him. Dumbledore, Snape and McGonagall entered and stunned him. He soon became Barty Crouch Jr.
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Harry was in DumbledoreÕs office, retelling the story to Dumbledore and Sirius.
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He was in the hospital wing, Fudge was refusing to believe HarryÕs story, calling him crazy.
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Harry was back at Privet Drive. He was waking up early to fix breakfast each morning when his Aunt pounded on his door. He did chores all morning, went to work at the drill company in the afternoon and haunted by dreams of the third task by night.
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Everyone was suddenly transported to the Hall of the Phoenix. They were watching Harry walk through the halls. He reached the white and silver room. Lena was explaining things to Harry and tying the bracelet to his hand.
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The memories went through a few of his Voldemort dreams.
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Harry was in Hogwarts, listening to the prophecy.
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The memories went back to Voldemort dreams.
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The scenery had begun to fade. Everyone was standing, holding hands in DumbledoreÕs office. They had gone through all of HarryÕs memories. Everyone drifted to a seat in the room. All seemed to be lost in thought.
Harry studied everyoneÕs faces; they had just witnessed his life. Dumbledore looked pensive, although he looks like that a lot.
Snape looked shocked and disgusted. Again, Snape often looked disgusted, his face might have frozen that way.
McGonagall looked amazed.
Kingsley Shacklebolt looked surprised.
Tonks looked thoughtful.
Remus looked saddened and shocked, as did Sirius.
Harry stood up. "Well it does no good for me to be here any more. Its late, almost 10:30 and I want to get some sleep. See everyone tomorrow."
With that Harry left the room.