Chapter 2

"Awaken…"

"Huh? What…" Harry groggily said.

"Awaken thy power…" continued the mysterious voice, "Awaken thy strength…Let your fiery light blaze and vanquish the Darkness…It is time…Destiny and Life beckons thee…"

"Bloody hell! Who are you? Where am I?" Harry shouted. He found himself on top of a hill in a vast plain full of grass and flowers and surrounded by a few sloping hills. Before him is a flat tombstone. "Raine Loire" he read. 'Is this just a dream? Everything felt so real' he pondered.

"Welcome, Harry Potter," he heard an almost monotone voice behind him. "I guess you are wondering where you are?"

"YES and Who are you? Why am I here, wherever here is?" he snapped at the stranger as he turned around. He saw a young man, about 18-yrs old, with a diagonal scar on his forehead just above the bridge of his nose. Ignoring his unique attire and necklace, Harry's attention focused on the sword with a crystal blade the man was holding up resting on his shoulder. (A/N: Squal's typical pose after a battle. P) 'Is that a sword? But why does half of it resemble a muggle gun?' he wondered.

"Sorry… er… I was a bit startled…" he apologized for snapping at him. "Apology accepted. Anyway, we don't have much time so let me explain why we are having this conversation then you can ask me any question if things are still unclear for you." he began. "Tee Hee, that's the longest time I ever heard you talk, Squally-poo," a young woman teased as she joined his side.

"Er… who are you guys again?" Harry said, slowly getting impatient. This is a weird dream he was having.

"Right, as I was saying…" the man continued after casting the woman a glare. "I am Squall Leonhart and this is Rinoa Heartily-Leonhart, my wife. Believe it or not, we are you're ancestors. You are brought here at my mother's grave so that you will become aware of your destiny and also to awaken your power. You possess great power and ability in sorcery and also in fighting as Rinoa is a sorceress and I am a sorceress' knight. It is here that you will learn to harness your power and control it. You will also be learning how to cast some magic even without a wand and also how to summon guardian forces but some will not come to you unless you have earned their trust and respect. For now you already have one GF and he is the guardian of our bloodline but it still takes great strength and concentration to harness his power." As he finished, he closed his eyes and concentrated.

"Greetings, young master," a mysterious voice said right beside Harry. "Bloody hell!" he exclaimed as he came face to face with a huge lion with wings. "Forgive me, young master, I did not intend to give you a fright," the lion said.

"His name is Griever, he will be your guardian and guide you in your journey. Now it is time to give your powers a little bit of nudge so that they will awaken." Rinoa informed him as her eyes shone and silvery wings of light appeared on her back. She cast a beam of light from her hands, which surrounded Harry.

He felt a tingling sensation and a small amount of pain as he felt his body change. His skinny frame slowly started to fill out and develop lean muscles. He also felt his magical level shoot up and his mind was filled with knowledge of various spells, para-magic and fighting techniques. Even the spells he had studied for the past four years came to his mind clearer as if he had just learned them that day. As the light slowly vanished, he was astonished to find that his eyesight is clear as he removed his glasses. His mouth was slightly agape as he couldn't believe what just occurred.

"Tee Hee," Rinoa giggled, "Now is there anything else you want to know?" she said.

"What… How…" he started. Harry cleared his throat and composed himself. " Er… How can you be my ancestor, you look so young and what are guardian forces? What exactly is my destiny?" he said.

"We are from another world or dimension, Harry," Squall began, "and we have the capability to travel to another however our timeline did not exist simultaneously as on your world. One of our descendants went to your world to fulfill his destiny and it is also there that he found his happiness, I believe he was one of the founders of your school, Godric Gryffindor. You're destiny or rather our family's duty is to rid our world of great evil when they arise. It has been the sacred duty of our bloodline. I, myself, together with Rinoa and a few friends, battled an evil sorceress here in our world. Guardian Forces are supernatural beings of immense power. They exist in all worlds or dimensions and are known in different names. And before you ask, you are meeting us now due to the great power of our ancestors and Griever. We, technically, are not alive, but due to their magic, we are here in essence to guide you. You are also not in our world but in a dimension that resembles it. I think it would be much easier to train here where there are no prying eyes to interfere. Now, Harry, you're power has been awakened as an heir to the Leonhart bloodline but your destiny is still up to you to decide if you shall accept." He concluded.

"I willingly accept," said Harry after a few moments of thinking. "People from my world already suffered enough. They deserved to have a peaceful life." he declared as he thought of his friends and all those he love.

"Well said. If you're up to it, let's begin you're training. Even though the knowledge and power of all our ancestors has been passed down to you, you will still need to develop your body and skills in harnessing them. I, together with Quistis Trepe and Selphie Tilmitt will train you in using melee weapons such as a sword or gunblade, whip and nunchucks. (A/N: Is nunchucks the correct name?) Quistis will also teach you on tactics. Zell Dincht will teach you martial arts and various hand to hand combat techniques. Irvine Kinneas will train you to be a marksman. You will meet them all later. And last but not least, Rinoa will teach you to control your sorcery, how to summon GF and how to detect and acquire them in your world." He said.

"Right, about that, how long will I be training? School is about less than two months away. People would be looking for me." Harry said, although he's a bit angry with his friends for not telling him much of what has been happening, he doesn't want to worry them needlessly. " No need to worry dear." Rinoa said. "As Squall mentioned, we are in a different dimension. Time almost doesn't exist here. We can train you as long as necessary without you aging and still return you to your world at any time before your school starts."

"Alright, let's get started." Harry said. The pain of guilt he had been having for the past few days was replaced by determination, hope and confidence. 'Just wait Voldemort' he thought. 'I shall return stronger than you and then I shall seek justice for all those that died by your hands…'

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Back at Number Four, Privet Drive, the whole household was quiet and the lights were turned off. The Dursleys left earlier to go to a certain award-giving event. Cloaked figures entered the house, lead by Mad-eye Moody and Remus Lupin. Moody stopped at the base of the stairs, "He is not here, Remus. I can sense his magical signature earlier but he is not physically here now." he said as he addressed the other.

"How can that be? We set up this whole arrangement knowing he hasn't left this house." Lupin stated, panic and worry clearly evident in his voice. "Something strange happened," stated a witch who just entered. "Wotcher, I spoke with the squib across the street, Mrs. Figg, she said he saw the boy just enter the house before the Dursleys left and then a bright flash of light was seen at his bedroom window five minutes ago before we came."

"We must inform Dumbledore immediately. Harry could be in danger. We should have come earlier and avoided any unnecessary detours." Lupin said, worried and irritated that he's feeling helpless. "Right, Let us leave immediately." Moody began going out the back door. "Tonks," he addressed the young witch," Stay here until morning, take my invisibility cloak and stake out the place. You can also watch from Mrs. Figg's house. We will come back in the morning after we receive instructions from Dumbledore."

Tension filled the room as the simple extraction mission for Harry failed and they were filled with worry and uncertainty. The Second War had barely begun and their only hope of victory has gone missing.

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A/N: Oh yeah, I made this as an AU to OotP. How is everything so far? Any suggestions? Please review, if there is any flames, hope they are just mild. Again. This is just my very first attempt at writing a fanfic. Disclaimer: I still don't own any of them.