I own nothing, J K Rowling IS Harry Potter. All my 'ideas' are basically ripped from stuff I enjoy; Harry Potter (duh!), Lord Of The Rings, Star Wars, Star Trek, Dragonball, The Matrix, The Lion King, 24, and anything else that even remotely looks far too creative for me to just make up! Don't say I didn't warn you alright!

I hated the ending of the last chapter (it was the worst I wrote I felt). I just couldn't get it right, so I plumped for the easiest way to end it that I could think of.

Chapter 30 – A New Day Dawns

As Harry and the rest walked into the Hall, they could sense that something was terribly wrong. All the teachers, including Snape, were sitting there in silence, waiting for all the students to file in. There were other people who had arrived as well. Harry recognised Minister Fudge, Kingsley and Tonks. Harry guessed that the other people in attendance were more Aurors. Even Peeves wasn't acting his overly jovial self.

Once everyone was seated, McGonagall stood up and addressed those gathered.

"Good morning everyone, last night, something tragic happened. Albus Dumbledore was killed by You-Know-Who."

A sharp intake of breath could be heard by most of those gathered. Others just stared in disbelief.

"Albus was a truly great wizard, and an even better Headmaster. Albus had gone to the rescue of Harry Potter who had been captured."

Harry could feel everyone looking at him wide-eyed.

"Albus managed to get Harry safely away, but unfortunately, he was unable to return. It is with great regret that I will assume the role of Headmistress, with Professor Flitwick being my Deputy, until further arrangements can be made."

Harry saw Minister Fudge stand up and address the crowd.

"As Minister of Magic, I feel it is my duty to accept your conditions, Minerva. I would like to arrange a meeting with you and your fellow staff. I think it would also be best if Mr. Potter also attends."

McGonagall nodded her head, before allowing everyone to start breakfast. No one said anything, they were all too stunned. Harry felt numb. He couldn't believe that Dumbledore was gone. He'd always felt that Dumbledore was invincible, and that he would somehow always be there. Harry realised with a pang of guilt, that he had played a large role in the death of one of the greatest wizards ever to have lived.

Harry made his way to Professor McGonagall's office. She had moved into Dumbledore's office, but Harry didn't think he'd ever feel comfortable with calling it hers. Harry sat down in the seat offered to him by McGonagall, before she spoke up.

"Thank you, Harry, for attending. Everyone in this room is aware of the events of last night. How you were captured and taken, before Remus, Trent and Albus came to your rescue."

Harry swore he could see Remus winking at him, so he decided to play along. Harry nodded before Professor McGonagall continued,

"One of the first things we'll need to do is to change the wards. We know that Trent was able to apparate through the current ones. Since…he has taken over Trent's body, he'll be able to do the same. Any suggestions?"

Professor Flitwick spoke up after a short silence.

"We could make it so the wards are constantly changing. That way, you won't be able to get a lock onto the magical signature to even try to apparate."

"Not a bad thought, Filius. Any idea what charms we could use?"

"Well, there is a method of combining the Fidelius and Imprisonment charms that I've heard about. It's still under development, but I think it might work."

Professor Flitwick then proceeded to tell them about the intricacies of the charm, and how the house elves would need to be notified of the changes.

Harry felt his exams had gone extremely well, considering the circumstances, and this was reflected in his results. He topped the class in Defence, Duelling and Wandless Magic, and had been in the top four for the rest of them.

Harry had made fun of Ron saying that after he had been attacked by those brains at the Department of Mysteries last year, how he should have been top of every class. Ron had glared daggers at Harry before Ginny explained how the brains had had no effect on the way Ron was. This caused a round of laughs from Harry, Hermione and Neville before Ron was able to quieten them down despite his ears getting that familiar red tinge.

Overall Harry felt it had been a very successful year, despite how it had ended. His mind drifted back to what Trent had said just before Voldemort consumed him. He decided to pay Remus a visit to see if he found the letter Trent had mentioned was in his drawer.

Harry walked into Remus' office and saw his surrogate Godfather packing his things away for the year. He looked up and smiled as Harry came in.

"Good evening, Harry, I'm just packing a few things away. Minerva's asked me to take the Defence post for next year which I accepted."

"Really? That's great, Remus."

His friend smiled before asking "that's not why you came here though, is it. How can I help you?"

Harry nodded, "did you happen to find that letter Trent was talking about?"

"Oh that, yes I did. It's addressed to you, so I haven't opened it. Let me get it for you."

He grabbed an envelope out of the top drawer before handing it to Harry. He opened it to see what was inside, and found a letter and a blank card. Harry picked up the letter and began to read it.

Dear Harry

If you're reading this, then our guess that Trelawney's prediction being about me and not you has proven to be correct. It will also mean that I am either dead or more than likely, that Voldemort has found out my true identity, and taken me over.

That last bit might come as a shock to you, but this was the main reason I never wanted to face Voldemort. I know you managed to throw him out of your mind last year in the Ministry, but despite my being magically stronger, I will be forever a part of him. I knew that if he attempted that on me, he would succeed and take me over completely.

I never told you or anyone else, but I was aware of you meeting with Peter a couple times this year. I didn't say anything because you obviously just wanted some answers to a few very difficult questions.

There was so much I wanted to teach you Harry. You truly are an amazing wizard. I only hope you continue to train, because not only do you now have to beat Voldemort, you must also find a way to defeat me as well. He will now know everything I do, including wandless magic and martial arts.

I will leave you with two final things. The first is this; if Voldemort has overpowered me, know that he will not be able to enter the Spirit Room as I have used my quota. You will always have that as a place to train in.

The second thing? You might have noticed a card in the envelope. If you tried to read it before this, you'd have found it was blank. That's because I wanted you to read this letter first. I think you'll be moderately surprised with what you'll find.

Regards,

Trent

Harry then picked up the card and saw two keys charmed on its inside. He nearly gasped as he recognised one of the keys being that to Trent's Jaguar. He then proceeded to read the card.

G'day again!

If you're as smart as I think you are, you'll know the significance of one of these keys. I hope you have as much fun in it as I did. The other key is the one to my vault in Australia. I'll leave you with everything I have Harry. You'll find my pride and joy in my vault.

You'll have to send a letter to the National Wizarding Bank of Australia to get access to it. If you address it to Mike Knight, and mention the phrase 'the dingo is dead', the whole process will be much smoother.

Trent

Harry looked up at Remus.

"What's a dingo?"

Remus let out a chuckle before answering,

"Harry, a dingo is an Australian animal. It's kind of a cross between a dog, a fox and a wolf. Trent told me that was his nickname at his school, like mine was Moony. He felt it was appropriate. A fox is sly, a wolf is cunning, and a dog is loyal. I think that best describes Trent, don't you?"

Harry nodded before showing Remus the letter and card. Remus sat down to scan them and nodded.

"I thought something was amiss. I felt it strange he volunteered to go and bring you back when he was so against fighting Voldemort. What does he mean about you having as much fun as he did?"

Harry smiled, "he's given me his car"

Remus actually fell off his chair.

Once he'd managed to drag himself back up, he managed to say "you're joking! He loved that thing. When do you want to transfer everything over to your vault?"

"I'm not sure. I guess as soon as possible. But I just thought of something. I can't go back to the Dursley's can I? Trent knows where it is. He also knows about Grimmauld Place. Was he part of the Order?"

Remus shook his head "no he wasn't. He didn't want to join or even know it existed, possibly in case something like this did happen. You're right though, the Order will have to move. We do have a backup residence, but there could be a slight problem."

"What is it?" Harry asked.

"The house isn't rightfully ours. We'll have to ask permission to use it. I'll go and see Minerva about this."

Remus got up and walked out of the office leaving behind an incredibly confused Harry.