Disclaimer: Harry does not belong to me, but rather belongs to JK Rowling.

A/N: This is the sequel to Harry Potter and the War of the Wizarding World. I suggest that you read that first or else you won't have any idea what's going on in this story. Not that I'm saying you can't read this, but in all honestly, I truly believe you will be thoroughly confused...

Summary: This is a story about Harry's summer before and during his seventh year at Hogwarts. Just after Harry turns 17, Privet Drive is attacked and Harry is forced to protect the family who had never showed him love. Shortly before the start of school, a close friend of the trio disappears and Harry is thrown into turmoil. School begins and the friend returns, but only as the shell of a person. Harry has much more on his plate this year with N.E.W.T.S and the battle against Voldemort coming ever closer.

Warning: There are scenes of torture, mention of rape, and implied sex within this story. The rating may be raised because of this.

Title: Harry Potter and the Battle of the Worlds

Ch. 6

Dumbledore's Welcome Back Speech

Harry and Ron had stayed up with the adults talking about what had or could have happened. Every-so-often, Ron or Lupin would shoot Harry worried glances, as if afraid he would have another outburst and destroy the rest of the house.

When the girls had finally gotten them to admit what had happened to upset Harry so much, both girls had dissolved into tears. Hermione had fallen into her boyfriend's arms and Ginny into Harry's. He had clutched her with his life as tears began to stream from his emerald eyes. The seriousness of the situation had finally hit him at full force. Voldemort had Tally, his love. Who knew of the possible terrors she was going through at that very moment. She had already been in his captivity for over a day. As long as Harry could still hear her in the back of his mind, he still had hope.

At the moment, however, they were sitting around the kitchen table either discussing everything other than Tally, or sitting in an awkward silence. Mrs. Weasley was upstairs trying to calm the girls down, as they had gone into hysterics when they heard the news about Tally. Even though Harry knew that Tally's kidnapping probably didn't have anything to do with him, he still felt guilty that he couldn't have prevented it from happening.

They were given Ministry cars for the ride to King's Cross. Since there were so few of them this year and had been up hours earlier than usual, they had arrived early to Platform 9 3/4. They said farewell to the Order members who had brought them, some even tried to comfort them in their hour of need, and boarded the plane. Harry, Ron, and Hermione loaded their trunks into an empty compartment with Ginny and waited for their friends to board. It didn't take long for Blaise and Neville to show up a their compartments door, both wearing identical wide smiles. Earlier that morning Ron, Hermione, and Harry had decided to wait to tell their friends until after the meeting with the Prefects. After saying hello and telling them they would return soon, the trio made their way to the Prefect compartment, though Ron left rather reluctantly as he feared for his sister. Ginny hadn't spoken since the news of Tally and she was pale beneath her freckles.

The Prefect compartment was larger than the others with a round table and plush chairs surrounding it. There were two larger chairs on either side of the table: one marked HB, the other marked HG. Harry immediately took the one marked HB and Hemrione the other. Ron took the seat closest to Hermione. Since they now needed another Seventh year girl to replace Hermione as Prefect, Parvati sat down beside Harry. Ernie MacMillan, Hannah Abbott, Anthony Goldstein and Padma Patil came in and took their respective places. Draco Malfoy and Pansy Parkinson were the last to enter. Malfoy shot a glare at Harry when he spotted him,

"Should've known you'd be made Head Boy." Malfoy snarled to him, Harry only smiled. Though he loved the idea of having something over Malfoy, he was in no mood to fight with him. "You and that filthy little mud-"

"I'm warning you Malfoy, finish that sentence and I'll have you replaced as Prefect." Hermione theatened, "You know I have the power." Malfoy only glared at her and took the remaining seat. "First I'd like to welcome our new members, Harry and Parvati, we'll have to update you both on past events and so forth. Now onto the new business..." The meeting only lasted ten minutes, with the Seventh year Prefects. The other Prefects were in the compartment beside them, waiting for their instructions. The seventh years left to go to the other compartment to wait until their house was called forward. "Think you have the hang of this yet?" Hermione asked Harry when they were alone.

"Yeah, but I wish I wasn't made Head Boy. Ron deserves this more."

"He's still a Prefect Harry, and now he even has a chance to do what he loves." Hermione told him. She noticed Harry's face fall and continued, "Are you upset with Ron for being made Captain?"

"No, I'm glad he was made Captain. I won't lie to you, I still wish I was Captain, but if it had to be anyone, I'm glad that it's him. I just can't figure out why Dumbledore would remove me as Captain for punishment, but make me Head Boy."

"Maybe he wants you to be seen as a leader, someone people will go to for help." Harry shrugged his shoulders at her.

"How do you want to do this?"

"Well, I would rather get this done quickly, so let's just go in there and talk to everyone at once." Harry nodded and they stood together and left for the other compartment where the Prefects waited.

They returned to the compartment where Neville, Blaise, and Ginny awaited them, but with the trio were Dean, Seamus, Parvati, Lavender, and Luna. After everyone had settled in, they looked expectantly to Harry who happened to be the only one still standing.

"What's up Harry? Why'd you ask us to come down here?" Dean asked, settling in next to his girlfriend. Hermione was biting her lower lip while Ron looked lost at the floor. Ginny kept her focus out the window, but he saw her chin tremble from time to time. Harry cleared his throat,

"I-I have something to tell you..." After that he seemed to lose his voice and nerves. He turned helplessly to Hermione. She stood and pulled Harry into a hug. He could feel the tears begin to form in his eyes, but he didn't want to cry with all his friends watching. This turned out to be far harder than he had imagined.

"They've taken her, haven't they?" Harry and Hermione jumped and turned to see Luna staring wide-eyed at them. Neville and Blaise looked shocked by this. Harry nodded his head to her. Parvati and Lavender's jaws dropped and their hands went to their mouths. Ginny could no longer keep quiet and began to sob into Dean's shoulder. The girls seemed quick on the uptake and began to cry too. The guys, however, still seemed completely stunned and confused by these events.

"Who's missing?" Seamus asked.

"Who took who?" Dean asked

"When?" Blaise asked quietly.

"Where is she?" Neville asked nervously. Blaise and Neville's questions startled Harry. They were no longer looking confused as realization of who and what probably occurred dawned on them.

"Voldemort has Tally, he took her two days ago, we don't know where." Dean and Seamus colors drained from their faces and they stared open mouthed at them in disbelief. Neville and Blaise looked angry.

"We have to find her!" Neville said loudly over the girls' tears.

"And how do you purpose we do that?" Blaise asked irritated.

"I don't know, but she's our friend! We can't just sit around and do nothing!"

"I know that, but we don't even know where she is or if she's even alive!" Blaise cried out angrily.

"She's alive." Harry interrupted them quietly.

"And how do you know? Do you have some special new power we don't know about?" Blaise asked him, enraged. Harry knew that Blaise was upset about Tally and not at him, but Harry's anger flared at Blaise's attitude.

"Actually, Tally and I are connected through our minds." Blaise looked surprised by this.

"The bond of love..." It wasn't a question, but a statement. Still, Harry nodded at him, "Should've known you two would have that."

"What's that?" Dean asked.

"I can hear her when she calls out to me and she can hear me."

"Ask her where she is then!" Seamus said, his voice filled with eager excitement. The girls all stopped crying and looked at Harry for his answer. Harry looked away from them. It took nearly all of his strength to answer him,

"I'm sorry, but it doesn't work that way."

"But, why not?" Dean asked.

"Tally's a Feeler and a legimens, so she only needs an emotional connection in order for this to work. However, I only know occulmency and I certainly do not have a strong enough understanding to do it without having complete eye-contact with the other being."

"But you can hear her?" Lavender asked. Again Harry nodded, "Then we still have a chance."

"A chance to what?" Neville piped up.

"To save her." Harry replied.

They had been on the train for a couple of hours discussing Tally and everything they could do to help her. They didn't mind the fact that their were eleven of them inside a compartment meant for eight. They had decided to stay together if for nothing more than to comfort each other.

They were deep into the discussion when a new voice, one that could bring Harry into a fit of rage in a mere few seconds, interrupted them.

"What happened to Adams?" though is voice was said with a sneer, a look of concern flashed across his face. If one were to have blink, they would have missed it completely.

"Get lost, Malfoy." Ron muttered.

"Shut-up, Weasel."

"Where are your ugly goons, Malfoy?" Luna asked in her dream-like voice.

"I wanted to walk along, besides, what's it to you?"

"Can you please just leave?" Hermione asked.

"No, I want to know what happened to her."

"Why don't you ask your Daddy?" Harry snarled at him. Malfoy looked away from Harry quickly.

"I haven't seen or spoken to my father since he was captured."

"Ah, but he's escaped. You can't tell me that he didn't pay you a visit?" Malfoy laughed bitterly,

"My father is not a stupid man, Potter. If he did escape, surely he went into hiding and wouldn't risk re-capture by visiting my mother and myself." Harry only stared coldly back at him.

"Voldemort has her." Blaise said quietly. Malfoy's eyes widened and his mouth fell open.

"But why?" No one answered. They didn't have an answer. Harry looked away from him when his silver eyes met his emerald ones. Harry wasn't sure of the emotion he saw there, but the usual hate was not present.

"What do you care, anyway, Malfoy?" Ginny demanded of him.

"Well-I....it's-that..." Malfoy stuttered. Harry heard the compartment door click closed and looked up to see that Malfoy had gone. Harry sighed softly and returned his attention back to his friends.

When they reached Hogwarts, they greeted Hagrid as usual before he took the first years on the boat ride to the castle. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Neville, and Blaise climbed into one of the carriages together. Harry faced away from the dark winged-horses as they brought back painful memories.

The ride seemed to last forever as they made their way up to the castle.

"Harry, you should put your Head Boy pin on now." Hermione said softly, forcing Harry from his thoughts. Harry looked down at his hand where he had been holding his HB pin since dressing in his school robes.

His mind had become numb from the conversations on the train and the memories that were forcing their way back into his consciousness. His emotions were no help either as they had become one gigantic rollercoaster ride. Hermione, sensing his inner turmoil, took the pin from his hand and pinned it to his robes. Harry nodded in thanks before returning his attention back out the window.

When the carriage stopped in front of the castle, Harry climbed out slowly and stood at one of the doors while Hermione stood at the other. The Prefects supervised the students and the Head Boy and Girl greeted them. Ginny walked up with Dean and smiled sadly at him. Dean clapped him on the shoulder before they walked through the doors. Neville and Blaise stood off to one side, waiting for the students to enter, so that they can walk in with Harry, Hermione, and Ron.

Harry almost laughed at how odd it was that he had become so close to so many people within the previous year. Harry knew that he and Neville would always be connected. They had the same birthday, their parents were both taken from them because of Voldemort, the prophecy could have been made for the both of them, and the new one completely linked them. They were destined to fight beside one another. Harry only hoped that Neville would be given a chance at a future that Harry was almost certain he would never have. But the thing that made him teary-eyed was the fact that it was Tally who had brought Neville closer to him and who had befriended Blaise first. If she hadn't come into their lives, they would not be the friends they were now.

When all the students were inside the castle, Harry and Hermione closed the doors behind them. They entered the Great Hall and made their way over to the Gryffindor table with their friends by their sides. The Seventh year Gryffindors were sitting at the end of the table, farthest away from the Head Table. Harry and his friends sat down beside them and they immediately began whispered conversations.

"Hey Harry, Hey Ron. I heard about you being made Captain, congrats!" Jack Sloper said to Ron. Ron nodded and then looked down at his empty plate. "Hey Harry, where's Tally? I wanted to thank her for the gift she sent me for my birthday." Pain must have shown on Harry face at the mention of Tally because Sloper suddenly looked very nervous. He looked around at them all, but none of them would make eye contact with him. A lost look overcame him and Sloper walked back over to where Kirke and his friends sat. Just then the Great Hall doors opened once more and the first years nervously entered behind Professor McGonagall. She placed the stool and hat at the front of the room and stood back and waited. The hat opened his brim wide and began to sing:

Long ago

When the school was first new

The Founding Four lives made true

At this point Harry had lost interest in the song and all his thoughts fell on to the Privet Drive attack and on Tally's disappearance. His obvious disinterest must have shown because Blaise nudged him back into reality. McGonagall had unscrolled the parchment and was now reading the names of the first years.

"Ackron, Thomas" A small boy with bright blonde hair stepped forward and took a seat on the stool. The hat sat on his head for a few minutes before opening it's brim wide and cried out,

"RAVENCLAW!" The small boy climbed off the stool and ran over to the clapping Ravenclaws.

"Brandon, Christopher" A pudgy boy with curly brown hair stepped forward and tripped on the hem of his robes. Harry could only produce a small smile while everyone chuckled good-naturely.

"HUFFLEPUFF!" and so the sorting went. Harry only noticed a couple of the sortings. Lavender Brown's cousin was sorted into Gryffindor, along with a couple other girls and a handful of boys. Harry vaguely remembered one being Sloper's brother. The rest went unnoticed to him.

Dumbledore stood and the Hall went still and silent. Harry tore his eyes away from the wall at which he had been staring at and turned his attention to Dumbledore,

'Welcome to Hogwarts. I have the usual anouncements to give to you. Mr Filtch, the caretaker, would like to remind students that there is to be no magic in the corridors. He would also like to remind you that there is a long list of items that are banned from use. If you wish to know what those items are, feel free to view the list hanging on Mr. Fitch's door. I would also like to say and remind some of the older students that the forest is forbidden to all." He paused there for a moment and his eyes flickered over to Harry and his friends for a second. Harry immediately felt dread and looked at Ron and Hermione. "Now I am afraid to say that this year has to start on a sad note. One of our own students has fallen victim to this war." Many of the students gasped and turned to whispered conversations with their friends. The Gryffindors down the table with Sloper was seated turned toward their end of the table. Each giving them a sad knowing look of what was about to come. "Tally Adams, Professor Adams' younger sister, was taken just a few days ago from her room at a known hotel in London. I'm sadden to say that there are no leads of her whereabouts, but we are confident that we shall find her. With that being said, please do eat." There wasn't the normal laugh that followed Dumbledore's speech that Harry had become accustomed to, instead the students continued to whisper or made chance glances at Harry and his friends. Hermione was looking down at her plate, not really seeing it. Ron, who was stuffing his face, had a sad look in his eyes and would not look at Harry. Neville seemed to not have an appetite at all.

"We'll find her, mate, we will." Blaise said quietly from beside Harry, startling him.

"Are you sure?" Harry asked.

"Do you doubt her? Have you ever doubted her?" Harry laughed, shocking himself and those around him.

"No, I don't think I've ever doubted her."

"Then don't start now. If we can't find her, she'll find us." Blaise smiled at all of his new friends, people who had once never even given him a second look. Each of them, looking sad and wary, smiled in return. In some strange way, Harry felt a little better. Tally would return to him and that was the hope he will continue to carry with him until the day she came home.

Harry walked slowly up the stairs to the Gryffindor tower flanked by the other Seventh year Gryffindors and Ginny. Every-so-often a younger student would say something that was meant to be encouraging or comforting on behave of Tally, but Harry heard none of it.

When he had finally made it to the boy's dorm, he fell upon his bed, fully clothed and fell quickly asleep.

A/N:

So, I tried to make this as though Harry and his friends were reacting to the situation as they would in the books. I'm not sure if I made it maybe too cliche or corny or something that I can't think of the word. Let me know though. Expect the next chapter up by the weekend. I only have 2 weeks left of school, so after I'm finished I'll have plenty of time to write.

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