Chapter 3.
"Hermione are you ready!" Harry called upstairs.
"Almost!" she called back.
"We will be leaving in five minutes!" Harry called back.
"I'm coming I'm coming," she said walking downstairs. She entered the kitchen and Harry was surprised how stunning she looked. His mouth must have been opened because Hermione walked towards him and closed his mouth.
"Staring is unpolite Mr. Potter," she said smiling.
"Sorry can't help it you look ehm stunning, why did you dress like this we are going to Albus remember?"
"Does going to our old headmaster means I can't look ehm how do you called it: stunning?" she blushed.
"Well I guess, now let's go," Harry said. He threw some floo powder in the fire place and said: Dumbledore's office. He and Hermione stepped in the fire and dissappeared in the flames.
A few seconds later they arrived at Albus' office. They stepped out of the fireplace and saw Albus sitting at his desk.
"Harry, Hermione how good to see you in one piece," He said smiling.
"Hello Albus, how are you doing," Harry asked not looking at Hermione.
"I'm fine, just normal school business," Albus said, "Why don't you two sit down," Harry and Hermione sat down.
"Let's have some tea and a little chat and then we can walk around the school what do you think?"
"That sounds good," Hermione said. They drunk their tea and then left the office with Albus.
"Now we have to be careful if students see Harry we will never get anywhere," Albus said chuckling. They first went to McGonagall's office who was very happy to see them. They had a little chat about school stuff and then they went to the other teachers who weren't teaching at the moment. Sometimes they encountered students and Harry had to give autographs, luckily Albus said they were in a hurry so they could go further.
"So do you want to see Severus?" Albus asked.
"Why would I do that, he hates me," Harry said.
"Just kidding Harry," Albus said.
"So it seems very normal on school, almost to normal," Hermione said.
"Yeah well, since Harry defeated Voldemort there is not much going on, that's a good thing I guess, we already lost enough people," Albus said sad.
"Yeah indeed…." Harry said also sounding sad. Mr and Mrs Weasley, Hagrid, Tonks and many others had died in what was called the final battle. But Harry with his power the dark lord didn't had defeated him. He did not killed Voldemort, he vanished him, there was nothing left of The Dark Lord. Peace was returned to the wizardring world and everything that had been destroyed was restored again. Harry then finished his school with Ron and Hermione and immediately after that he was one of the most booked wizards for openings and other parties. First he didn't liked it but after a while he didn't mind anymore and gave it a positive twist. Not in need to save the world he discovered something he liked, making jokes, entertaining people, he became a sort of stand up comedian, using his experiences to let people laugh. He was quite good at it and even could make a living out of it.
Hermione on the other hand did what she always used to do, read books, she did this for a research organisation, her knowledge on Dark arts was phenomanal and she was in her true element. Ron like his father got a job at the ministry of magic as a student recruter, he visited muggleborn families to tell them of the special gift of their son or daugther. The others of the Weasley family still had there normal jobs even Percy admitted he was wrong but he worked also at the ministry but luckily for Ron on a other department.
Harry, Hermione and Albus walked outside in the sun to the lake. Hagrid's hut was still standing there, the new keeper of keys lived there. His name was McMutton, Haggis McMutton. Harry already feeling sad didn't want to watch at it so they went to the lake. They talked about happier things and Harry soon felt better. They were walking back to the castle when a man in black robes walked towards them. It was Snape.
"Headmaster, I have urgent news," he said. He looked at Harry and scowled.
"What's wrong Severus?"
"I do not think it's smart to let Potter and Granger hear it," Snape said.
"Everything you can say to me, you can also say to them Severus, remember that," Albus said calm.
"Very well then," Snape said not really liking it. "The stones are located, but not by us," he said.
"I expected that. How did you find out?" Albus asked. Harry looked at Hermione with a: What on earth are they talking about? Look.
"One of the spies who were watching them had a quick look at the plans but he had to flee,"
"This is not good,"
"We only know that one of the stones is in Egypt," Snape said.
"Which element?" Albus asked.
"I cannot say," Snape said.
"Okay, Severus, go back to your class I will inform you later on your duties, Harry, Hermione come with me I have to ask you a favour," said Albus.
They followed him to his office and sat down.
"Okay, I guess you don't have a clue about what Severus and I were talking about, let me enlighten you,"
He used his wand to darken the room and in the middle of the room a globe of the world appeared.
"This all started a long time ago…in a country far far away…"