A/N: I would have tired to get chapter nine up yesterday (Monday) but after putting up chapter seven and eight I decided that I needed to flesh out my plot planning a little more. That is what I spent the rest of last night doing laying out my story timeline and working on the worlds that Harry will go to. By my outline I will have 31 chapters in all to complete this story. However this is solely based on my outline, and so there are a few things that might change the total number of chapters. The first being that people lose interest in the story and it never gets finished. The second being that people really do take an interest in the story and begin reviewing with ideas that I should use. Either way things may change in the end but right now I am shooting for 31 chapters to end the story.

On to brighter subjects, which concern this very chapter. I am going to put a device in this story much like that used in the television show Sliders. You will see what I mean when you read the chapter, but I want to make something very clear right now. Though I am using a similar device this is not and will not be a Sliders crossover.

Finally that brings me to reviews. I would like to say that I appreciate that some people namely Lo and Winter Blaze are diehard reviewers and actually show that they like the story, but I am disappointed that they are the only two that are.

Winter Blaze: Thanks again for your reviews and I know a short chapter is better than no chapter but I still felt bad that's why I tried making up for it by posting two in one day.

Lo: I felt that I needed to apologize for the short chapters, because I know people (myself included) don't like finding updates that are short and then have to wait for the next one to be up. As a struggling writer I find that writing comes naturally and I have no problem writing multiple chapters as long as it seems it is worth doing. That's why me writing chapter 7 and 8 yesterday were not that hard. I am glad you enjoyed my responses and I hope you continue giving me your views and critiques on what I write. I find it as a personal challenge to please my readers with my writing. I was a bit afraid no one would like the POV chapter, but I am glad you enjoyed it. It seemed like the right way for me to show what the characters state of mind were at the lose of someone close to them. "What kind of reviews do you want?" What kind of reviews do I want? That is a good question to ask. I want reviews that are first and foremost Honest! That is the main thing I ask all that would care to review, I want your god honest thoughts on what I write. As for the exact content of the reviews. I want people to read what I write and tell me exactly what they liked or disliked about it. Whether that be the content of the story/plot, the character development, the way I write a character, or any other type of constructive criticism that they care to give. As for your technical criticism you gave, I thank you and I will try and do better at using the right wording and also fewer words in my statements. Please continue to review however you see best to do it, because the only wrong way to review in my opinion is to not review at all!

Recap

A giant snake named Nagini lied on the floor on a red carpet as she slept while her master walked around the room looking at a woman kneeling on the floor at his feet. "Bellatrix you failed me at the Ministry!" The man hissed in a snake like tone as he looked down at the woman. "However I can forgive that since you didn't fail me this time! Rise Bella it is time for the world to know what it means to tremble beneath my feet! I will once again strike fear into the heart of those around me like I did before that bratty kid came to be! With him out of the way I shall once again rise to power and this time I will wipe out all that get in my way!"

Chapter Nine: Dimensional Travel is Born

Harry awakens to find he is laying in a warm bed, a bed all to familiar to him. He finds that he is surrounded by red and gold and then he remembers where he is. The Dumbledore of this world had brought him to Hogwarts. He was back safe behind the walls of the one place he called home, but yet he knew deep down that this was not home. This place though very close indeed to his own, could never be home for him.

Harry just laid in bed remembering the events of the day before. He had arrived some how in this world and found himself wanting nothing more than to be home. At least that is what he thought when he first found out he was in an alternate dimension, but now he didn't know what to think. Dumbledore had arranged for Harry to come with him to Hogwarts, so he could find a way to get him back to his own dimension. Dumbledore also insisted that the Sirius, Remus, James, Lily, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, and Harry of this world come to Hogwarts as well. That way Remus, Lily, and Hermione could try and find a way to get Harry home. This would also give Harry time to spend with his friends and family even if they weren't really the ones he knew.

Harry stood up and looked around the dorm room he was in. It was strange to see all the beds empty. Especially when Harry had grown use to seeing his roommates sleeping in their beds when he woke early in the morning. Harry grabbed his wand and mutter "Tempus". A grayish white cloud of smoke appeared in front of him that read. "July 1, 1996 5:56 am"

Harry quietly began to change out of his pajamas into some clean clothes that Dumbledore had conjured up for him. He slide on a part of black jeans and a black short sleeve shirt. He decided not to put on the school robes that Dumbledore hand conjured for him. Instead he quietly made his way down to the familiar confines of the Gryffindor common room and sat on a soft couch in front of the roaring fireplace. Dumbledore had insisted that it be lit since people were staying in Gryffindor house.

At some point Harry must have dozed off for a while because when he next knew it he was being awoken again by the sound of people coming down from the other dorm rooms.

Harry peered over the top of the couch to see Sirius, James, and Lupin making their way down the stairs from their room. Harry's heart thumped loudly in his chest seeing the three friends together like this. Harry knew from stories that they had been the closest of friends, but to see them together again just made it clearer to Harry.

Remus was the first to notice Harry's head peering over the top of the couch and could tell which Harry it was instantly. "Good morning Harry your up early."

Sirius and James turned their attention to Harry as well as he stood up from the couch. Harry seen them even better now and felt as if his heart was going to jump up through his throat. "Good morning Remus, Sirius, James did you guys sleep well?"

Sirius looked at Harry and could still see the longing in his eyes that he had seen when he first encountered him. "How about we get some breakfast I am starving!"

They made their way silently down to the Great Hall for breakfast. Each of them were lost in their own thoughts. Harry was surprised when he walked in through the big door into the great hall and found it basically deserted. Except for Dumbledore who was sitting at the staff table eating his breakfast. Harry still couldn't get use to Hogwarts being so empty.

Harry sat down at the Gryffindor table along with the others and watched as food appeared on the table. Harry grabbed a slice of toast and began to fill his plate in silence. Harry was almost finished eating when Lily and Ginny came into the great hall for breakfast.

James stood up and kissed Lily before sitting back down. "Your up late my dear. Have a rough night sleeping alone?"

Lily just laughed as she began to fill her plate. James and Lily had decided it would be best if they slept in the dorms with the rest of the guests instead of staying by themselves in the guest quarters that Dumbledore offered them.

Harry looked at Lily and Ginny for a second as he finished eating his piece of toast. "Is Hermione still sleeping?" He asked thinking about the Hermione of his world that was always the first up and to breakfast.

Ginny grinned as she looked at Harry. "No, she been up for hours. I think she is in the library."

The day continued on much the same was as the morning had in silence. Remus and Lily went to the library to help Hermione search through the books for a way to get Harry home. Harry stayed in the common room until lunch time. He had been talking to Sirius and James while his double and Ron played a couple games of chess. After lunch Harry decided to head down to the lake.

He loved to just sit down by the lake it was so peaceful there. He liked watching the water of the lake to see if the giant squid would surface. He didn't know if this world would even have the giant quid in the lake, but he didn't really care. It was the peace and quiet of the lake that drew him to it.

The rest of the day until supper Harry sat by the lake just staring into not wanting to leave his surroundings. However the roar of his stomach made him think otherwise and headed up to the castle for dinner.

Dinner was as quiet as the rest of the meals had been that day. No one knew exactly what to say, and everyone was more or less lost in his or her own thoughts.

Harry was just finishing his meal when Hermione came running into the great hall. "I think I got it!" Was all she said as she ran to the table with a book firmly in her hands.

Harry looked at her as she sat down. "What do you got?"

Hermione smiled as she opened the book. "I couldn't find anything in the school's library, so I decided to check out a few muggle books I had. Sure enough in one of the book on physics I found it. I found a scientific theory on interdimensional travel."

Remus slide over to look at the book as it laid open on the table to the theory. After glancing over it quickly he looked at Harry and Hermione. "Harry it might just work. Hermione you're a genius I would have never thought of this."

Hermione just smiled as Harry looked at them both with questioning eyes. "How will this theory get me home?"

Hermione looked at Harry and the smile left her face. "Well the theory wont get you home exactly. Unfortunately since I have no way of knowing which dimension you actually are from I can't narrow it down to just that one."

Harry still had a confused look on his face. "What are you saying? Your not making a lot of sense you know."

Remus just grin and then spoke trying to explain it to Harry. "What she means is that this theory will allow you to go to other dimension. However we wont be able to know which dimension it opens into."

Harry lost all hope in his eyes as he looked at them. "You mean to tell me I could be bouncing around to hundreds of different worlds and possible never get home?"

Remus lost his grin as he looked at anything but Harry. "Actually you could go to thousands of different dimensions or you could get lucky and go straight home. This is the problem with dimensional travel it is to unpredictable to be reliable."

Harry spent the rest of the day and half the next day by himself up in his dorm room. He was thinking about all that could happen if he went through with the plan. If he began this life of jumping to and from alternate dimensions where would it end? Would he be able to just go one time and make the leap home? Would he have to travel to thousands of worlds before getting home? Was there even a home to go to? After all there was no telling what Voldemort would have done in his absence. Were the people he cared about the most in his life looking for him? Did they even know or care that he was gone?

Harry would have probably continued on with his way of thinking had it not been for a knock at his door. "Come in its open!"

Harry watched as Ginny made her way into the room with a tray of food in her hands. "We were a bit concerned when you skipped lunch and breakfast today. Dumbledore suggested that I bring some food up to you."

Harry just smiled as he motioned for Ginny to come in. "Thank you." Ginny smiled as she sat down the tray and turned to leave the room, but stopped when Harry spoke again. "Don't go just yet. Have you eaten?"

Ginny smiled and turned back to him. For the first time since meeting him she could really take in the resemblance that he had to the Harry she knew. She stared at his sparkling emerald green eyes. "Yeah I did, but you go ahead."

Harry's stomach let out a loud roar, and Harry knew that he was actually really hungry. He began to eat as he looked at Ginny. "I know a girl just like you at home. Had to save her life in my second year at Hogwarts." Ginny just smiled not really knowing what to say. "She is a very beautiful lady, and she will make a great wife for someone some day."

Ginny just looked at him for a while in silence before speaking. "What's it like being in a world so much like your own but yet so different?"

Harry looked up at her for a moment. He had been lost in thought while eating and almost forgot she was in the room. "It is weird to say the least. I see all of you around me and though you are familiar to me you are different as well. It is even stranger to actually be able to talk to my parents I mean Lily and James. Then seeing Sirius after losing him a few weeks ago it is all just so bloody mind blowing."

Ginny didn't know what to really say to that. She could only image what it would be like not to have her family around her. "Well I will let you finish eating. I have to go check and see what Ron and Harry are up to."

Harry didn't say anything as he watched Ginny leave. He just sat and finished his food in silence. His mind just keep racing through all his questions that he had been thinking about before Ginny showed up.

July 3, 1996

Harry didn't know what expect from this day. He knew that Remus and Hermione were busy working with the theory they had shown him two days ago. He didn't want to be around people to much yet he didn't want to be alone either. Finally he decided after lunch to go to the Room of Requirements.

When he walked in some magical lights on the walls it the room and hanging in the center was a large punching bag. "Just what I need to relax some."

Harry didn't know how long he had actually been in the room punching away to the bag, but when he stopped his hands were bruised and bleeding a little. It was clear that he had been punching it with some great force.

Harry was brought back to reality when he heard the door open to the room. In walked everyone that was in the castle with him. Remus however was the one to speak first. "Harry there you are. We have been looking all over for you."

Sirius looked at Remus with a small grin. "Well if you would have listened to me and looked at the map you would have known sooner where he was."

Remus just shot Sirius an unwavering glare and then turned back to Harry. "We finished it Harry. However the timer on it is a bit tricky. It seems to set a random count down before the device will open the gateway. It is counting down now, and so you only have a few minutes to decide if you want to use it or not."

Hermione looked at Remus and then at Harry. "We aren't totally certain what will happen once the gateway closes and the timer resets. That means you might be trapped here if you don't go."

Harry turned and looked at everyone. "I have been thinking about this a lot. As much as I would love to have my mom, dad, and godfather around me all the time I know it can't be. No offense James, Lily, and Sirius but your not them. To this world's Harry you are but to me your not. I have decided no matter what happens I must do this."

Remus hands Harry the timer, and then shakes his hand. "Be safe Harry."

Hermione, Ginny, and Lily all gave Harry a hug and then stood back out of the way with tears in their eyes.

Sirius walked up and Harry gave him a hug. "Harry I know it is hard saying bye again, but it will all work out in the end."

James walked up and Harry gave him a hug. James then handed him the Marauders map. "Take this it might help you if you find yourself in another world other than your own." James then handed him a sack. "Here is some wizard money as well just in case. Don't worry I wont miss it."

Harry took the map feeling a bit foolish since he had the same map at home in his trunk. He then took the money bag, and gave James another hug. "I will miss you all."

Dumbledore was the last to hug Harry goodbye, and then Harry seen that the timer was about to hit zero.

Harry hit the button and a large blue water like vortex opened in front of him. "Goodbye I love all of you." Harry hesitated for a moment and then jumped into the vortex and vanished. The vortex closed a moment after he went through.

A/N: Well I was hoping to get it up earlier than this, but my wife keep me busy today. It is now a little after 2 am but here it is Review and let me know what you thought of Chapter Nine.