A/N: Sorry for the delay, but I have been rather busy lately. I am also sorry, but this chapter is once again done without the proofing of my beta since he is still MIA. I hope you can over look my mistakes and just enjoy the chapter all the same.
WARNING: HBP Spoiler, so if you haven't read HBP or heard things about it you may not want to read this chapter until you do.
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shadow of the black abyss: The Tonks on Earth Prime is engaged to Blade, so that is who she is paired up with.
JUst Me: Harry is almost home, but he does have a couple more worlds first.
rposter: The six months they spent on Half Frozen World time didn't move anywhere, so it was still August 23 on Earth Prime. Do not worry he will make it home in time for school.
PbookR: Yeah I did have Arthur Weasley as Minister of magic and your point is?
Merlin-dcsa: Yes unfortunately I did miss my deadline, and that was for many reasons, but alas I shall continue writing and end it soon. As for him becoming super powerful he isn't becoming super powerful he is merely learning to use abilities that he has always had. He can be killed, but he can only be killed by the Earth Prime Voldemort, so right now he seems like a superman character, but he isn't like that.
Tom Bombadil: When Harry started to go to the veil it was in order to find out what happened to Sirius, but then he was sent to another dimension and has lost track of that mission. Now his only goal is to make it home alive.
Recap
The timer hit zero and Harry hit both buttons opening two portals. There were now two blue vortexes in front of them and after a quick wave goodbye Harry and Tonks went through their portal and General Riddle went into his vortex vanishing just like they had all came.
Chapter Forty: Dream World
It was weird going through the portal once again after what was a six-month lapse in time. Though it was still August 23 all around Harry and Tonks felt like it should have been later in the year. The ride through the vortex was not bumpy or jerky like it had been before, so when the portal opened on the other side and deposited Harry and Tonks into what appeared to be a giant tunnel they were greatly surprised.
Harry looked around at the scene before him bewildered beyond words. He stood in a giant tunnel made out of cement, which appeared to be ten or feet tall. It was wide enough to fit two muggle trucks in side by side. "What in the bloody hell? Weren't we just on the Hogwarts' grounds?"
Tonks too was confused because when they left the last world they were on the grounds of Hogwarts were the battle with Lord Dumbledore had taken place. Now though they weren't on the grounds, and if fact their true location seemed a mystery to her. "Well we have been off course before Harry, maybe the timer is still messed up."
Harry knew that Tonks was right the timer did have a way of sending them off to the wrong place, as he found out on the last world when they landed in the hallway of an American school instead of Hogwarts. "That could be, but it didn't seem any different when we went through the vortex. Whenever the vortex messed up before we could instantly tell something was wrong, but this time nothing strange happened."
Tonks looked around again at the strange surroundings. "It would seem that we did wind up somewhere strange again Harry, so maybe we are just getting to use to the vortex to feel the difference in it now."
Harry was about to say something with a red light on the wall started to flash and an alarm of sorts started blaring through the tunnel. "I think we should find somewhere to hide."
Harry and Tonks started to look around for some place to hide, but before they could find one a door opened in the wall of the tunnel and a metallic looking humanoid stepped out into the tunnel.
The humanoid looked at Harry and Tonks for a moment. "What are you doing here?" It asked in a monotone voice.
Harry positioned himself between Tonks and the humanoid as a human shield as he stared at the thing in front of him. "We just appeared here, wherever here is."
"You are currently in Access Tunnel A1." The metallic humanoid said.
Harry looked confused as he looked at the humanoid still not sure what to make of the world Tonks and him had landed on. "What are you?"
"I am Sam, Synthetic Artificial Machine, I am the watcher of this tunnel."
"You're a robot?" Harry asked though he knew that was a stupid question.
"I am an android designed and programmed by the Phoenix Foundation."
"The Phoenix Foundation?" Tonks asked as she looked around Harry at the android.
"The Phoenix Foundation was created back in 1979 during the height of the Dark Lord's rein of terror as a way to combat him and his forces. However it didn't start to make androids until 2000 when the Earth underwent a transformation at the height of the Second Age of Terror. That is when all lot of protective measures were taken to protect those that lived on Earth."
"Wait what year is it now?" Harry asked as he looked at the android.
"The current date is August 23, 2015." Sam said as he continued to examine Harry and Tonks.
"That means we are nineteen years in the future then." Harry said as he looked at Tonks. "We must really be use to the vortex because I didn't even feel the time displacement like I did the first time we traveled to a different time."
"You are not from this time then?" Sam asked as he continued scanning them.
"No, we aren't even from this world." Tonks said as she looked at Sam.
"That explains a lot." Sam said as he stepped forward a bit more. "Explain what you are doing here?"
"We are Inter-Dimensional travels that use a vortex to go to different worlds." Harry said not sure if the android would or wouldn't understand what he meant.
"Dimensional travel was outlawed in 2005 by the Dark Lord when he claimed control of all England." Sam said as he stopped moving and looked at Harry and Tonks. "You are both in direct violation of the law."
"Bloody hell." Harry muttered as he looked at the android wondering what would happen now.
"You must not be followers of the Dark Lord if you violate his laws." The android said as he looked at them.
"No we would never follow Voldemort!" Harry said defensively.
"Voldemort was the Dark Lord of old, he was destroyed years ago by the current Dark Lord." Sam said as he looked at Harry and Tonks a bit longer.
"What?" Tonks asked a bit surprised. "Who is the new Dark Lord?"
"His name is Lord Ragnarok, though he was once thought to be the savior of the world." Sam said as he looked at them.
"Wait a minute are you telling us that Harry Potter is the new Dark Lord?" Tonks asked in disbelief.
"That was his name ages ago, but now he is only known as Lord Ragnarok. He has his Dark Queen whom sits beside him as well." Sam said.
"Who is his Dark Queen?" Harry asked fully interested in where this discussion was going.
"She is called Queen Shakira now, but she was once known as Nymphadora Tonks." Sam said as he looked at them.
Harry looked at Tonks and could tell that she was thinking the same thing as he was. He looked at Sam once again. "Let me get this straight at some point in your history Harry Potter fought Lord Voldemort, and then later became Lord Ragnarok?"
"Correct."
"This doesn't make sense why would Harry and Tonks of this world become dark and take over?" Tonks asked as she looked at Harry then at Sam.
"Lord Ragnarok and Queen Shakira were the last two people that anyone would have suspected to become evil, but the war against Voldemort changed a lot of people. Humans are weird in that they allow their emotions to take control of them and overrule their mind." Sam said in his monotone voice as he continued to survey Harry and Tonks.
Harry and Tonks were still confused as they looked at Sam not knowing what in the world could have drove their doubles into being so evil. It was weird to think that anything could cause them to be worse than Voldemort.
Harry had a concerned look on his face, as he looked at Sam. "Where are all the humans?"
Sam didn't reply right away as if he had to compute whether or not to tell them where the remaining humans were located. "That information is classified."
Harry looked at Sam with renewed announce for the android. "What do you mean that is classified? Tell me where our friends and families are!"
"I do not have access to that information. I am merely a watcher of the access tunnel and am not programmed to divulge that information."
Tonks looked at Harry and could tell he was about to curse the android. She stepped forward and looked at it for a moment. "Sam where does this access tunnel lead?"
"Access Tunnel A1 is the passage way in and out of Hogwarts." Sam said as he stared at them as if debating to tell them more.
"So if we follow this tunnel north we will come to Hogwarts?" Tonks asked as she looked at Sam.
"Yes, and south will take you to Hogsmeade."
"Why were the tunnels created?" Harry asked as he too looked at Sam.
"The tunnels were created to protect people from the acid rain attacks that were caused as a result of the Battle of Little Hangleton. That was a terrible battle where Voldemort and Harry Potter fought in full force, and their immense powers caused something to happen in the atmosphere that created the acid rain. It was unsafe for humans to travel outside when it rained, so it was decided by the Phoenix Foundation that cement tunnels would be created with magical reinforcement to protect those outside when it started to rain."
"No wonder the Harry of this world would go crazy if he indirectly caused it to start raining acid everywhere." Tonks muttered loud enough for Harry to hear.
Harry looked down at the ground for a moment. If it was true and a battle between him and Voldemort caused it to rain acid he would feel guilty for doing it, but that wouldn't be enough to cause him to go evil. Something else even worse must have happened to cause such a change in his double. Though Harry was still worried because he was gaining so much power lately and his special training. Maybe it was this power that caused his double to go nuts. There were so many unanswered questions inside him that he didn't know what to do next.
Tonks placed her arm on Harry's shoulder. "Don't worry we will figure this out, we just need to get to Hogwarts and find Dumbledore. He will be able to help us figure out this strange world."
"I am sorry miss, but Albus Dumbledore died eighteen years ago."
"What? How did Dumbledore die?" Harry asked filled once again with rage.
"Hogwarts was attacked and he was killed in the process. That is all I have in my date banks."
"We really need to get to Hogwarts and find out what in bloody hell is going on here!" Harry said as he looked at Tonks for support.
"You don't do have clearance to enter Hogwarts, so I can not allow you access through this tunnel."
"What? You need to explain this because you just said if we go north we could get to Hogwarts." Harry said full of rage now.
"That is correct following this tunnel will take you to Hogwarts, but you do not have proper clearance to enter, so it is my duty to make sure you do not enter!"
"We are going to Hogwarts!" Harry said now fully enraged.
"You will not enter Hogwarts." Sam said as the android moved to stand in place to try and prevent them from going forward. "You may return to Hogsmeade, but if you try to enter Hogwarts without clearance you will be taken care of."
"Lets just go to Hogsmeade maybe we can find out some information there." Tonks said as she tried to get Harry to go with her towards Hogsmeade.
"What! You are going to just give in and allow this machine to tell us what to do?" Harry asked fully enraged to the point of losing all control.
"Listen to me honey, we will go to Hogsmeade and get a drink. Maybe we can even stop off for some chocolate at Honeydukes." Tonks said and winked at the end of her statement.
Harry was so enraged that he didn't even think about the ways into Hogwarts other than this access tunnel. Luckily for him Tonks was staying calm and rational. "You're right hun, if we can't get to Hogwarts we should try to find something in Hogsmeade to explain this world."
Harry and Tonks turned to look at Sam. "We will be going to Hogsmeade, there is no need to fight."
They then turned and started to walk down the tunnel towards Hogsmeade. They were walking for about ten minutes down the tunnel, which told them that they were most likely closer to Hogwarts when they landed then they were near Hogsmeade.
"Harry it just doesn't make sense what could cause our doubles to become evil on this world?" Tonks asked as they continued to walk down the tunnel.
"I don't know, but I do know we need to find out, because every world we went too had some factor that caused it to turn out the way it did. I personally never want to become a dark lord, so we need to figure out the cause and prevent it from happening on my world." Harry said as he continued walking and thinking.
"Harry I almost forgot! How long do we have on this world? We were so wrapped up in talking to that android that we never checked the timer."
Harry reached into his pocket and pulled out the timer and looked at it. "We have about twenty-six hours left on this world, so we have plenty of time to go hunting for some answers."
The remainder of the walk was silent as they both were lost in their thoughts about what could have happened to cause their doubles to turn evil. As they walked out of the tunnel into the village of Hogsmeade they found that it was different as well. With the acid rain being a major problem for people on Earth, there were now magical tunnels created all around Hogsmeade for people to walk in just in case it started to rain while they were out.
Harry and Tonks followed one of the tunnels to Three Broomsticks first in the hopes that they would be able to find out something and have a drink. They weren't in the mood for another big fight following the battle they encountered on the last world, so they figured taking a break in the pub would be best.
They walked through the door and were glad that they were still disguised from the last world, because it would have been a real problem making their way into a pub when their doubles were evil and out to control all of England.
They sat down at a table away from everyone, though there weren't many in the pub. Harry walked up and ordered two butterbeers and then headed back to the table to sit with Tonks.
They sat drinking for a bit in silence before Harry finally spoke. "What if the tunnel is blocked or guarded?" Harry asked in a hushed tone so no one else would hear him.
Tonks hadn't really thought about the possibility that the tunnel would be blocked or guarded since not many people knew about the tunnel. "I guess I didn't think about that, but if so then we will have to just find another way into the school."
"I am sure we will find some way in, but if we can't we best plan on spending some time here in town. I am still worn out from that battle on the last world." Harry said as he took a drink of his butterbeer.
They continued on drinking their butterbeers and silently talking about how they were planning to get into Hogwarts if the tunnel was blocked when the door to the Three Broomsticks was violently thrust open.
Madam Rosmerta looked over at the door as two people dressed in red cloaks with gold masks made their way into the pub. Harry and Tonks also turned their attention to the door as well when it opened and watched as the two people walked in. The two people that entered the pub had their wands drawn at their side as they stood in front of the door.
"Madam Rosmerta it is time to pay your tax for being allowed to stay in business." A male voice said as he aimed his wand at Madam Rosmerta.
"But it's been a slow week, not many people have been coming in. Most are staying in hiding." Madam Rosmerta said in a scared tone.
"Your Lord and Queen have been generous and allowed you to stay open, but if you do not pay the tax then we will have to shut you down." The second person said in a female voice.
"Just give me a couple of days I am sure I can come up with it." Madam Rosmerta said pleading with them, so she would be able to stay in business longer, though the cold hard truth was that there wasn't much business left since people stayed hidden away from the village.
"We are not unreasonable, so you have twenty-four hours if you do not have the money by this time tomorrow then we will shut you down!" The male said and then turned to leave with the woman right on his heels.
Madam Rosmerta sat down with a thud at a near by table as the two people left her pub. "How am I going to come up with the money in one day?" She muttered to herself not knowing that two people were listening to her.
Tonks leaned over and whispered to Harry. "We need to do something, it is our fault this world is in such bad shape."
Harry looked at her for a moment as her words sunk in. "We aren't to blame for what our doubles do, but I know what you mean."
Harry stood up and walked over to where Madam Rosmerta was seated. "Maybe I could help you Ma'am."
Madam Rosmerta looked at Harry though she didn't know who he was because of his disguise. "Thank you young man, but I doubt anyone can help me. It would take a miracle to come up with the tax money by tomorrow."
Harry looked down as he glanced around the pub, and it was true with the lack of business it would be impossible for her to get the money on her own. "If I may ask, how much do they want?"
Madam Rosmerta looked at him for a moment as if trying to decide what to do. "They want a thousand Galleons, which is more than I have made in months."
"You can tell me if I am out of line, but why is it that people aren't coming out much? I know that the Lord and Queen of Darkness want to control everything, but why do people allow them to?"
"You're not from around here I take it?" Madam Rosmerta said as she looked at him. Harry nodded slightly and she continued. "I am sure you familiar with what is happening, so I will just get to the issue. When Lord Ragnarok and Queen Shakira took control after the defeat of the other lord the Phoenix Foundation started to put measures into place that would protect people from the outside dangers and the danger of Lord Ragnarok and Queen Shakira. They created a way for people to enter into a dream world. Here people can live their lives in peace, and the system is set up, so people never have to leave the dream world."
"A Dream World? You mean people are not coming out because they are lost in their own world?"
"It is actually another realm, but in a sense yes. The Phoenix Foundation managed to set up places where people could connect into the realm and never have to worry about anything again. Only those that didn't have enough money or were still on the waiting list aren't connected."
"That explains the lack of people, and I assume they use androids to make sure everything is running correctly."
"Yeah that is what I understand, but I don't know a everything about it. What I do know is with so many people connected and everyone else too afraid to come out I am going out of business fast."
Harry knew that there wasn't much he could do, but he did have a few ideas. Though he knew that all the solutions were located inside Hogwarts and that was where he needed to be. "Madam Rosmerta I promise I will do everything within my power to ensure that you don't go out of business."
Harry and Tonks finished their butterbeers and headed out of the pub into the streets of Hogsmeade. "We need to get into Hogwarts and find out more about this Phoenix Foundation and also this dream realm."
"What if everyone in Hogwarts is located in this dream realm? Then we wont be able to find out anything." Tonks said as her and Harry made their way towards Honeydukes.
"There will still have to be some way of finding out what we need to." Harry said as they stopped outside the boarded up doors that once led into Honeydukes.
"No way! Honeydukes got driven out of business!" Tonks said as she looked at the doors.
"It wont be long before everyone is driven out of business." A familiar voice behind them said.
Harry and Tonks turned around and found that there was woman with long red hair standing behind them. Harry had to look at her for a few seconds before it dawned on him that the woman standing in front of them was an older version of Ginny Weasley.
"It looks that way does it?" Harry said though he wanted to say more he found it hard to express just what he was feeling.
"We have tried to help those we could, but the Lord and Queen just keep increasing the amount that they collect. Oh I am Ginny Weasley, and you are?"
Harry knew who she was, but thankfully she didn't see through his disguise. "I am Ludwig Arnold and this is Linda."
"Never saw you around these parts before." Ginny said, as she looked them both over.
"No we just came into this area, we are just traveling through." Tonks said hoping it would be enough information, so she didn't have to explain the whole thing.
"Probably best to keep moving then, because all of England is under their control. I would advise heading to America if at all possible." Ginny said as she turned to leave.
"Wait, you said that you were trying to help the people around here. How are you doing it? We would like to help as long as we are here." Harry said as he watched Ginny turn to leave.
Ginny turned back and looked at him. "I am part of a group that is looking to bring down this establishment, but we can't talk about it here. Meet me at the Three Broomsticks in a half hour, room six if you're interested in knowing more."
Harry didn't know why she would trust him so easily, but was glad that she was at least trying to accept them. Though he knew better than to just blindly walk into the Three Broomsticks since it was possibly a trap. Even if Ginny on his world was a friend, the one of this world was older and unknown.
Harry waited until Ginny was out of sight and then proceeded to look for a way into the abandoned building that once housed Honeydukes Sweet Shop. It took a bit of time, but finally they managed to get into the building, though their entry was not legal. Harry and Tonks decided that there need for information was greater than their need to obey the law about breaking and entering.
Once they were inside the building they made their way down into the basement where they found the hidden trapdoor that led into the tunnel to Hogwarts. When they opened the door they found that the tunnel was in fact open, but that didn't mean it wasn't guarded.
"Well it isn't sealed up, but now we have to decide do we go through here or go and walk to Ginny?" Harry said as he looked down into the tunnel.
Tonks looked at him for a moment and then glanced down in the hole. "I say we check out the tunnel at least a little bit. Then if you want to go see Ginny we can, but I don't trust her."
Harry didn't like the idea of not trusting someone he called a friend, but this wasn't his world and she wasn't the Ginny he knew. "I know I don't trust her either, but we do need information."
"Yeah I know, and we may not find out what we need to at Hogwarts." Tonks said as she continued to peer down into the tunnel.
"How about we go check out what we can find out from Ginny? After all we might learn something useful from her, and if it is some sort of a trap we can handle our own, though I would rather not fight friends, even if they aren't my real friends." Harry said as he placed his hand on Tonks shoulder.
"I guess your right, it isn't like we haven't fought tougher people before. Though the last battle drained both of us a great deal and it wouldn't be good to have to fight again." Tonks said as she walked away from the trapdoor.
"I know, but as long as no one figures out who we are we should be fine. Its not like we are going to go looking for a fight to get into or anything."
"We don't usually have to look for a fight, they normally find us." Tonks said as they made their way up out of the basement.
"Yeah it hasn't been the best of trips lately. Seems like we always are finding the worst of worlds, and I can't wait to find one that is less hostile." Harry said as they entered the main floor of Honeydukes.
They made their way carefully out of the Honeydukes and concealed their entranceway, so they would be able to get back in when they finished at the pub. They made their way over to the Three Broomsticks where they were to meet with Ginny, and Harry couldn't help, but hope this wasn't a trap.
They made their way up to the room where they were to meet Ginny. Harry took one last look around and then knocked on the door. The door opened a crack and Harry could see Ginny peering out at him and then he watched as the door swung open. Harry glanced around the room quickly and didn't see anyone, so he motioned for Tonks to follow him.
They slowly walked into the room, but Harry kept looking around expecting someone to jump out at him at any minute. Ginny motioned for them to sit down as she locked the door with a sealing charm and placed a silencing charm in place. Harry was glad that Tonks and him had been trained on the world before this one as he put up an Anti-Apparation and Anti-Portkey ward in place without saying a word. He might have been eliminating their chance of escaping, but he was also eliminating the threat of people popping in to ambush them.
Ginny turned to look at them. "Before we go any further I must ask that I be allowed to check you for any tracking or surveillance charms, because I have to be extra careful."
Harry and Tonks nodded in understanding and allowed Ginny to check them and once she was sure they weren't spies, she sat down and placed her wand on a small night table beside her.
"As you know I am Ginny Weasley, and I work for a rebel force that is looking to bring down the establishment that is in place. To do this we need people who are will to help our cause, and do what they can to help eliminate the threat. Lord Ragnarok and Queen Shakira are not the only threat that needs to be eliminated, though they are in control of the whole establishment."
Harry looked at her not sure what to think, though he did have a lot of questions. "What establishment would that be? Do you mean the Ministry of Magic?"
"The Ministry of Magic is only one form of the corruption that is the establishment. It is only a single part of the problem. What do you know about the Phoenix Foundation?"
"Not a lot." Harry said honestly, though he did know some it was only a small portion of what he would like to know.
"Well the Phoenix Foundation was created in 1979 by James Potter and the Potter estate. It was his hope that the Phoenix Foundation and the Order of the Phoenix would be able to come up with enough power and support to bring down Voldemort and the corrupt Ministry of Magic. The problem was that on October 31, 1981 James and Lily Potter were both killed by Lord Voldemort. It was set up that Harry would own the company when he came of age, but until then control of the company would be entrusted to Albus Dumbledore. Dumbledore didn't have time to run the company with his position at Hogwarts, so he placed Remus Lupin in the position as his filler. Though Dumbledore still held the role of being the owner of the company he left Remus run it in his absence. This worked out fine and Remus is a great man with great intelligence, so him being in charge did help the company grow after the lose of James. Things were going well until the end of the school year in 1997, which was my fifth year at school. That was when the first major event happened; a spy within Hogwarts killed Albus Dumbledore. His death shocked the world at large and also affected Harry in a way that none of us expected. Harry went over the edge and swore that he would kill not only Voldemort, but also the spy that killed Dumbledore." Ginny said as she looked at Harry and Tonks.
"Who was the spy?" Harry asked as she paused.
"The spy turned out to be Severus Snape." Ginny said as she looked at Harry and Tonks.
"Snape! That evil git! I knew he couldn't be trusted!" Harry stated without even thinking about what he said.
Ginny jumped to her feet and had her wand in hand faster than Harry had ever seen the Ginny of his world move. "You know Snape? I thought you weren't from around here! You better start explaining right now or so help me I will hex you into next week!"
"Calm down Ginny, I know Snape from a previous life that is all." Harry said trying to calm her down.
"What do you mean by that?" Ginny said not convinced as she kept her wand aimed at him.
"We better tell her the whole truth." Tonks said as she looked at the irate Ginny Weasley.
"You're right love, after all she is telling us the whole truth." Harry said as he rubbed his eyes. "Ginny as you were told we are only passing through, but the reason we are here isn't because we came from another country. We actually came from another world…" Harry continued on to explain to Ginny where they came from, but was careful not to mention the fact that he was Harry Potter or that the woman beside him was Tonks.
Ginny didn't seem totally convinced at the end of the explanation, but it was enough to at least get her to lower her wand and sit back down. "So you know Snape from other worlds that you have been too and from your home world? Do you also know Harry and Tonks on the other worlds?"
"Yes we do, but they aren't like they are on this world. This is the first world I can remember where they were evil." Harry said as he looked at Ginny.
"Well they weren't always evil and I am sure that if things were different on this world then they would have turned out to be good like on the worlds you have been to."
"How about you finish telling us about what happened, so we will know what it is that made them so evil." Tonks said for the first time speaking since entering the room.
"Yes that is probably a good idea. 1997 was the year when things seemed to be all working out before Snape killed Dumbledore. Harry and I finally got together as a couple and Remus and Tonks started to date as well." Ginny said and then paused as if remembering what happened.
Harry looked at Tonks and had a half grin on his face as he looked at Ginny once again.
"Have you seen my doubles with Harry on other worlds?" Ginny asked as she looked at him with pure hope in her eyes.
"To be honest I don't know for sure because most of the worlds we have been to were in the year 1996, so Harry wasn't with anyone." Harry said though he knew deep down that Ginny was a great girl he just didn't like her like that on his world.
"Oh, well I guess there is still time on those worlds then." Ginny said as she lost the gleam of hope in her eyes. "Getting back to the story, after the death of Dumbledore things changed. Harry ended up quitting school, and Hermione and Ron also decided to quit with him. Harry broke up with me saying it was too dangerous to be with him. I was heart broken once again, but I figured if Harry managed to defeat Voldemort that I would once again get him back."
"Why did the Golden Trio quit school?" Harry asked.
"They were determined to go after Voldemort and destroy him once and for all. Harry knew that he was on his own when Dumbledore died, and he planned on heading out on his own to kill Voldemort, Snape, and Malfoy. However my brother and Hermione both decided on their own to go help him. Remus took over full control of the Phoenix Foundation since Harry still wasn't old enough to own it. Harry didn't care that Remus ran it because he had more pressing matters, which were to destroy those that took so much from him. I had to return to school for my sixth year while the man I love went off to fight for what he believed in. We found out shortly after school started just what Voldemort had in mind, and had his Death Eaters attack the Phoenix Foundation. Peter Pettigrew and Bellatrix Lestrange led the attack on the foundation, but it was Pettigrew that caused the biggest problem. He drove his silver hand right into Remus Lupin and in the end Remus Lupin died from the injuries suffered from Peter."
Tonks and Harry both were in shock by this, though the shock was more for Harry because he knew that Pettigrew was a traitor that got his father killed, and now he found out that he also killed his friend here too.
"This event drove both Harry and Tonks closer together because they both loved Remus, and that was when Tonks joined with Harry, Ron, and Hermione in their fight to bring down Voldemort and his gang of thugs. October of 1997 was terrible because that was when Harry and Voldemort fought for the last time in what has become known as the Battle of Little Hangleton. When the battle ended Harry was left standing, but something happened where spells combined and caused the acid rains start. Harry took control of his family's company since Remus was dead, but he was never the same following Lupin's death and the Battle of Little Hangleton."
"So I assume that you and him never got back together like you had hoped?" Tonks asked as she looked at Ginny feeling bad for her.
"No instead he continued trying to comfort Tonks, and in the end they started to date. I for one wanted to be happy for them, but my heart was broken because I knew Harry was gone forever. Harry did what he could from his position in the Phoenix Foundation and went to the extremes to protect the people that he had caused so much harm to by being part of the cause of the acid rain."
"If Harry was trying so hard to protect the people of the world, then what could have happened to make him become evil?" Harry asked trying desperately to figure out what happened to cause his double to go bad.
"No one knows for sure what sent him over the edge, but I believe it had something to do with Don Quixote."
"Who is Don Quixote?" Tonks asked not sure who that was.
"I guess you wouldn't know about Don Quixote, but here he is known as the Dream Master. He controls the Dream Realm, which is where I believe he caused Harry to become evil by showing him all the horrors that have happened over the years. It was because of Don Quixote that the Phoenix Foundation created the first Dream Chamber." Ginny said as she once again looked off into the distance.
"Dream Chamber?"
"The Dream Chamber is where people enter it to go into the dream world where they can live their lives in peace. It seemed like a great way to have peace, but it started out as a way to escape life in general. I think it is more like prison, because once you enter the dream chamber you do not leave it."
"Do you think this Don Quixote has used Harry to make him put people into the dream world?" Harry asked as he looked at Ginny.
"I have thought about that, but Harry isn't one to be controlled by anyone. Though his change to the dark side was sudden and unseen coming."
"It would seem that something happened when Harry went to the dream realm, and I think that the only way we will find out what happened is to go to the dream realm." Harry said as he looked at Ginny.
"You can't access the dream realm itself without being a Dream Walker." Ginny said as she looked at them. "The dream chamber only takes you to the dream world, not the dream realm where Don Quixote is located."
"Well Harry must have been a Dream Walker then right?" Tonks asked as she looked at Ginny.
"I don't know if he was or if Don Quixote entered his dreams to force him into his realm. That is the other way into the realm is by the Dream Master entering the mind of the person through their dreams." Ginny said as she looked at them again.
"Ludwig it is getting late and I am hungry." Tonks said trying to find an excuse to be able to speak with Harry without Ginny being around.
"Yeah it is getting late. Ginny we will probably get a room here tonight, so can we meet with you tomorrow to figure out how to best help Madam Rosmerta?" Harry said as he stood up.
Ginny nodded in understanding. "We can meet back here tomorrow, and you two can use this room if you want since I am going to go to the Burrow tonight anyway. I just use this room for meetings."
"Thanks, and we will meet with you tomorrow." Harry said as he walked over to walk out with Ginny. "Linda you can stay here and I will get some food for us and bring it up if you want."
"Sure hun that would be great, I am going to get a shower anyway." Tonks said as she gave Harry a wicked grin.
Harry walked out with Ginny to get the food. It took about a half hour before Harry returned with a tray of food in hand for him and Tonks. As he walked in he saw that Tonks was dressed in a white T-shirt and short shorts. With all the fighting that had been going on he almost forgot what it was like to see Tonks in anything, but Wizarding robes.
They both sat down to eat and ate in silence for a while before Tonks stood up and cast a silencing charm on the door. "Harry I was thinking about all we have learned so far from Ginny and I believe that you're right. I think this Dream Master did something to cause your double to become evil."
"Whatever happened the root of it has to be within the dream realm, and whatever affected my double probably got to yours too." Harry said as he continued to eat and watched Tonks sit back down.
"Yeah I was thinking about that too. If the Harry of this world managed to contact this Don Quixote, then maybe there is a way for you to contact him."
"If there is I have no way of knowing how Tonks that is the problem." Harry said in defeat as he ate.
"So what we just give up and let them trapped like this?" Tonks asked as she looked at Harry with desperation in her eyes.
"I honestly don't know Tonks. I want to help them I really do, but without some guidance in how to do it…. that's it!"
"What's it?"
"All I need is some guidance, and I think I know just how to get some, though I don't know if it will work."
"Harry you're not making any sense."
"Remember how I told you that I had strange vision where I met a man named Blade Claven that seemed to know a lot about me?"
"I vaguely remember that yes, but what does… wait a minute your going to try and contact him for help aren't you?"
Harry grinned as he looked at Tonks. "Well I have managed to contact him when I didn't know I needed his help, so maybe I will get lucky and contact him again."
"What if you contact him then what? Do you think that he will know how to help you?"
"I really hope so because right now he seems like the only one that can help me with our current dilemma."
"Well Harry all I can say is good luck, because I have no way to help us, so maybe he will. Since it does seem that the man knows a lot about you."
Harry and Tonks finished eating in silence and it was true that this guy named Blade had helped Harry solve some problems in the past, but would he be able to help him this time? After they finished their supper they decided to get some sleep because they were exhausted from all they had been through.
Dream
Harry found himself standing in the same pub that he had been in before in his dreams and once again was approached by Blade, but this time the man did not glare at him like before. He once again motioned for Harry to follow him into the adjoining room where they spoke when Harry had showed up. Harry was glad that he managed to contact Blade though he never knew how he did it. . Harry made no attempt to speak as he followed Blade into the room and watched as the man waved his hand sealing the door behind him.
"I wondered when you would realize that you needed my help once more." Blade said as he looked at Harry.
"Then I take it you know what is happening and why I have come to see you again?"
"Of course I know of the events you found on what I call Dream World. I was most pleased with the way you been handling things so far on the other worlds, and I knew that once you learned of the true problem on this world that you would be visiting me."
"So please tell me how do I confront Don Quixote?"
"Don Quixote is a matter that is far beyond what your ready for, but I can help you nonetheless."
"How can you help me if I Don Quixote is far beyond what I am ready for?"
"You are not ready to face Don Quixote, but your double is. All you have to do is free your double and let him handle Don Quixote."
"So my double is being held captive by this Dream Master then?"
"Yes he is. Don Quixote tricked your double into allowing him to take over his body to open the portal to the dream world, so he could enslave the souls of the people of the world. Now it is up to you to save your double from the trap he is in on the Dream Plane or realm as some call it."
"How? It is impossible to access the Dream Plane."
"Difficult yes, but not impossible."
"I thought only Dream Walkers could enter that plane?"
"As I said it is difficult, but not impossible seeing as you have all you need inside you already. All you need is the key to unlock it."
"How do I do that?"
"You can't do it yourself without knowing how to, but luckily for you, you don't have to."
"What you're not making any sense again."
"Relax young one and allow me to touch your mind." Blade said as he walked over to Harry. "Do not worry I will not harm you in any way, I am merely going to unlock the ability that has been closed off from you." Blade placed his hand on Harry's forehead and held it there for a few minutes before pulling away.
Reality
Harry felt a rush of magic fill his body all the way down to his core as he sat bolt right up in bed and could feel sweat pouring down him as he looked around into the blurry haze of the room around him. Harry grabbed his glasses off the bedside table and looked over to see Tonks still sleeping beside him undisturbed by his abrupt awakening.
'I guess whatever Blade did must have worked because I only felt that rush of magic when a block on my mind was released.' Harry thought as he quietly looked around at the darkness. Harry took off his glasses and lay back down beside Tonks and wondered if he would now be able to enter the dream realm, and if he could then how would he go about it.