Harry Potter and The Power of Two

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The Power of one

Chapter Two: The Third Year

Harry was thrilled to see Dumbledore alive and kicking. After a talking with Professor Dumbledore, Lucius Malfoy walked in followed by Dobby. Five minutes later Mr. Malfoy walked out very unhappy when he found out that Professor Dumbledore was once again the headmaster. Harry asked the headmaster if he could have the diary, which he of course agreed to without hesitation. He then took off one of his socks and placed it in the diary. Harry ran after Mr. Malfoy and shoved it into his hand, and like last time around he handed the tattered book to Dobby. He was furious upon finding out that Harry tricked him in to giving Dobby a sock, and tried to attack Harry with the killing curse. All he could get out was 'Avada' before Dobby threw Mr. Malfoy down the stairs, which Harry took great pleasure in being able to see again.

"Sir, how can Dobby ever repay Harry Potter? Is there anything Dobby could do for Harry Potter sir?" Dobby said.

Harry was about to tell Dobby not to try and save him any more when he had idea. Harry replied "Dobby I was wondering if I could hire you this summer to do a few things for me? I would pay you of course."

Dobby replied "I would love to work for Harry Potter sir this summer!"

Harry nodded and said "Excellent, I want you to meet me in my room at Number four, but keep out sight from the Muggles until I get there. We will work out everything later."

Two days later was the day that the Hogwarts Express would take the students back to King Cross Station in London. On the train Harry was sitting in a compartment with his two best friends. It had been about twenty minutes since the train left Hogsmeade Train Station. Harry told his friends he was going to the bathroom. He searched the train and found the compartment that Ginny was sitting in by herself. Harry knocked on the door. Ginny looked up and was surprised when she saw it was Harry. He walked in and sat down across from her. "I was going to bathroom and saw you sitting by yourself. I know that is not a lot of fun. Would you like to join me in my compartment?" Harry asked.

"I'm not sure." Ginny said

"Ginny, as I told you down in the chamber. I would like to be friends with you and to get to know you better. Not as Ron's sister, but as the real Ginny Weasley." Harry said

Ginny started to cry "Oh Harry you are so sweet! I guess I could give it a try."

Harry nodded and said "I also would like to stay in contact with you this summer. Is it ok if I owl you?" Ginny nodded her ok. "That's good. Now come on and let's go before the others worry about us." Harry said. A few minutes later Harry and Ginny were sitting in the compartment that Ron and Hermione were in. Hermione noticed that Ginny was sitting very close to Harry, like she was very nervous to be around her and Ron.

Once the train reached King Cross Station, Harry helped Ginny with her trunk and then got his own stuff together. Harry let Hedwig out so she could fly to the Dursley's house. Harry found that his Uncle Vernon was waiting for him. He said his goodbyes to Ron, Hermione, and Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. Harry then asked Ginny again if he would write to her, when she nodded they said goodbye.

The trip back from Kings Cross was boring as usual. Once back at Number four Privet Drive, Harry put his trunk in the cupboard under the stairs like his Uncle asked. But Harry kept his wand, photo album, his invisibility cloak, a bottle of ink, a few quills, some parchment and his money bag which he snuck up to his room and then hid under the loose floor boards under the bed. Once things quieted down, Dobby appeared just as he was asked to. "Good Dobby, you're here, and I have lot of things that need to be done, but I have a few questions. If I give you a signed note can you get some money out of my vault and then buy me a few books." Harry said

Dobby nodded and replied "Yes Harry Potter sir! Dobby can do that! Anything for the great Harry Potter!"

"Good, I am going to write down a list of books that I need. Some may be hard to get, but I do need them." Harry said. He took out some parchment and wrote,

I need Books on the fallowing subjects:

Occlumency

Legilimency

Advanced Dueling

Mastering ones own magical power

Portkey Making

Things I need:

Some way to practice Magic, without the Ministry or anyone else knowing about it. Whether it's a potion, an amulet, or whatever it is.

I also need something to hide me from the Ministry or anyone else from detecting Apparition.

And a blank notebook with never ending pages.

Harry put the quill down on the desk and asked Dobby "I know these things might be hard to acquire, but do you think you could get a hold of them for me without alerting people?"

Dobby looked over the list and said "Maybe, Dobby should be able to get most of these things, others I'm not sure about yet."

Harry nodded and said, "Just do your best Dobby. That is all I can ask. But also when you're at the bank, take an extra five Galleons for payment for all the work you are doing for me this summer."

"Sir that is way too much for Dobby." Dobby said

Harry sighed and then said, "If you find everything that I need you will have more then earned it. I know that if it is in your ability to get what I need you will do it. So yes, five galleons is your payment. That is unless you want more?"

Dobby's eyes went wide and he said, "No sir, five is plenty!"

Harry wrote a note for Dobby so he could get the money needed from Gringotts. "Now Dobby, you keep this list safe. Once you are done with it, destroy it. No one must know about what I am going to be doing." He told Dobby.

"Dobby will not let the great Harry Potter sir down." The house elf replied.

"Thank you." Harry said. And Dobby left on his mission. He then decided to write to his friends. First he wrote letters to Ron and Hermione. Then he wrote to Ginny.

Dear Ginny

I hope your trip home was a safe one. There's not much for me to do at the Dursley's but to do chores around the house and do summer homework. I can't wait to see you and your other brothers again! Well, I guess I don't have much to talk about right now. When you are ready, and only when you ready, I am available to listen to anything you have to say. It can help you past the rough patches.

Your friend,

Harry

He then folded up the letters and tied it onto Hedwig's leg. Hedwig flew out the window and out of sight. Harry did not see Dobby for two days after he left. In the afternoon Dobby appeared. "Sir Dobby is sorry it took so long, but Dobby had to travel to France and Germany for the two special items. Dobby could have gotten them in England, but it would have cost lots of money. But by traveling I got them for Harry Potter sir really cheap. Dobby only spent Thirty-seven Galleons! The books are used and a little old, but there is no tracking charms on them." Dobby stated. Dobby unshrunk a wooden oak chest that held about twenty books, a necklace, and a silver ring. "The ring goes on the wand, and any magic done will be untraceable. The amulet is to hide Wandless magic like Apparition. You will find a notebook that has almost unlimited pages, and an auto table of contents." Dobby said.

"Dobby, thank you very much. You are the best house elves in the world!" Harry said. Dobby blushed under all of the praise given by the great Harry Potter. Harry went on. "The other main reason I hired you besides getting these things, is to bring me some food every once in while, and to see about rebuilding my parent's old house at Godric's Hollow. One day I want to live there with my soul mate and have kids."

"Nothing would honor Dobby more then to work on rebuilding Harry Potter's house, so when he is ready he will have home worthy of Harry Potter and his Ginny soul mate. Dobby will do this until Dobby can get a job at Hogwarts." Dobby said.

Harry asked, "How did you know?"

Dobby answered, "When you freed me, I started the bond of family ship. And when Harry Potter sir is ready I will complete it. But because of the bond, I know that this is your second chance, and that I am to help anther elf find work in a year or so. Dobby will do what is needed." Harry's mouth was hanging open. Dobby knew about well, everything. "I will keep this secret for Harry Potter Sir. No one will ever know." Dobby said.

Harry spent the next two weeks either doing chores, or reading and practicing Occlumency and Legilimency since they were the most impotent tasks right now, to be able to keep his secretes. And it would be useful to know if some was lying or trying to hide something from him. There was only one book on these two subjects. The book was called "The Art of The Mind". There was more then just Occlumency and Legilimency, but also Empathy and training the mind to see magic. And the most important part is learning to control unforced magic, also known as Wandless magic.

Harry kept in contact with his friends and Ginny. Things were going great until Uncle Vernon told Harry Aunt Marge was coming that night. Harry's Hogwarts letter had already come a few days ago. But he did not bother trying to get his Hogsmeade slip singed. Harry just hoped he would get angry enough so he would blow up his Aunt and have an excuse to leave. He packed up his extra things so he would be ready take the night bus later that night.

He did not have to worry about not getting angry, or his magic failing him. He was rushing out of dining room to getting his things from his room and the cupboard while his Uncle and Aunt were trying to get Aunt Marge down. Once Harry had his things, he ran outside and to the park. Harry lit up his wand and saw a Black Dog, which was Sirius. He wanted to run up the dog and hug him, but he knew better. He tripped over his trunk and the big purple Triple Decker bus appeared. Harry got on the bus and paid Stan the fair.

Three hours latter Harry was sitting in his room at the Leakey Cauldron. Harry had a hard time trying not to snap at Minister Fudge. But, he barely made it through that meeting. Harry decided to get back to his studying. He spent some time at the different shops and picked up his things for the coming school year. He looked around some, but mostly worked on the meditations for Occlumency, Legilimency, organizing his mind and building his bearers. While trying to be open to other people's thoughts. It was hard and tiring, but Harry thought he was making good progress. He could not really write to Ron and Ginny since their dad won the lottery at work and went to Egypt on vacation. Two weeks later on the last day of the summer Holiday, the Weasley family and Hermione showed up and stayed the night. Harry went shopping with them and spent some time with Ginny to find out how their trip was.

By the following day Ginny was opening up to Harry and they were fast becoming friends. It was amazing how fast their friendship had grown. It was almost to the point of his friendship with Ron and Hermione. This was probably because they were soul mates. Harry could sense what Ginny was feeling, and he thought the same was true for her, that she could sense his feelings. Ginny sat in same compartment with Harry, Ron and Hermione, to Ron's displeasure. Harry was dreading what was about to happen, but he knew he had to let himself faint. A few minutes later the Dementors floated onto the train and one came into their compartment. Harry heard the scream of his mother pleading for his life and fainted. He did not know that Ginny was able to, somehow, see the same memory of Lily screaming.

When they arrived at Hogworts, Harry, Ginny and Hermione were taken to Professor McGonagall's office. Harry and Ginny got a check up from Madam Pomfrey. Hermione would not tell them why she was talking to the Professor, but Harry just smirked to himself because he already knew.

The school year went on just as Harry remembered it. The only difference was Ginny. She was now the fourth member of their group. Sirius made his grand entrance, tearing up the painting of the fat lady and standing over Ron's bed with a knife. Harry just rolled over and tried to go back to sleep, but had to go the common room for a house meeting about it instead. Fred and George gave Harry the Marauder's map to sneak out with, which he did with Ginny a few times. He again had to let himself be attacked by the Dementor in the game, and his Nimbus was broken by the whomping willow. Professor Lupin started to teach Harry the Patronus, even though he really didn't need it. But it would be hard to explain where he did learn it from at the end of the year. He got Sirius' Christmas present, a Firebolt. Harry worked on Occlumency and Legilimency throughout the year. He was starting to pick up general thoughts from people. Dobby reported that the house at Godric's Hollow was coming along nicely, but would still be a while before completion. When it was close to the time when Harry would meet Sirius in the Shrieking Shack, Harry had anther vision with Professor Dumbledore in the same room as before.

"You must not change a single thing tomorrow night Harry, no matter how bad you want to. Everything must happen just the way it did before. You have done a very good job in bringing Ginny into your life. I am very proud of you. And also you have been working on Occlumency just in case, very good. This summer try and work with some of your other books. But learn all of the mind arts, they may serve you well. There's no more time Harry. I can tell that you are about a half a year away from reaching one of your main goals. Good luck Harry." Dumbledore said. He then woke, and found it was time to get ready. That night Harry let Wormtail get away. He saved Sirius from the Dementors, and went back in time with Hermione to save Sirius' and Buckbeak's lives. Snape was absolutely angry with Harry. He believed that he had something to do with it, but had no proof.

A/N

I hope you like my new story please tell me if you think I should continue the story in a review. The forth will be fast just like the third year it will be the end of fourth year and fifth year that you will see changes Canon.

Until next Damien