First of all I would like to thank fire-icecat and Stella Blu for helping the cause! Also seeing that I'm a pushover here is the next chapter even though I have 12 reviews. Plus this may be a short chapter. Sorry, at least it's better than nothing. Goal for this chapter: 20 reviews.

Harry sat in his bland hospital bed hoping that they would let him out soon. He had been there for a few days, and he had only been visited by Emily. It wasn't as though he didn't like her, it just was that he missed his two best friends more than anything, and Ginny seemed to be avoiding him completely. He hadn't seen her since before he left.

It seemed so long ago-almost as if it was different world- to him. "Everything's so different now," Harry thought, "I'm so different." As it was true: he was different. He was now supporting a tattoo on his left fore arm. It was of a phoenix carrying a serpent. The phoenix was red and gold, but what was strange was that it had black colored feathers, which stood out against the creature's bright colors, that was in the shape of a lightening bolt. The serpent was grey and green with bright red eyes, which glowed against his skin.

Harry turned as he heard the door open and close. He could hear the light clicking of high heels coming towards his bed. He opened his curtains slightly to see Emily heading towards him. She was wearing a yellow tank top and a pair of blue hip hugger jeans. Her long hair was twirled up into a sloppy bun and help there with two twigs.

"Don't think I don't see you there Harry." She said as she swished her hand in font of me making the curtains fly open. "Since when are you hiding?"

"I'm not hiding. I was just looking to see who it was. Did you find them?" He replied.

She sighed before answering, "Yes, but I can't convince them to come. Ron and Hermione are still annoyed that you didn't tell them about me," Before he could open his mouth she continued, "And yes I tried to talk to them but they won't listen. You will have to talk to them yourself, but right now we are going out."

It was just then he noticed a tan hemp bag hang from her shoulder. "Out. But Madame Pomfrey said-"

"That it's time you got out of that bed and away from your thoughts. Harry you seventeen. You've fought Voldemort almost every year since you were eleven: it's time to move on. And you can't object either." With that she grabbed his arm and were swallowed up in flames before they disappeared.

Harry felt the flames envelope him closed his eyes. He hated looking at himself on fire and rather chose to keep his eyes close and feel them. They weren't like the normal flames you see in a fire, they were cool and felt like water licking against his skin.

He felt the flames give one more burst of fire before vanishing completely. His breath caught in his throat as he took in the view. It looked so familiar to him, but he couldn't place it. They were in a field covered in many colorful flowers and green thick grass. He turned his head and saw a huge lake with beautiful birds soaring in the sky. He looke dthe opposite direction and saw a huge mansion with vines covering the walls. It looked so out of place in the surrounding area, but it was perfect. He turned to Emily who was supporting a huge smile on her face.

He finally found his voice after a few seconds. "Where are we?"

"We are in a place that should be familiar to you," With his look of realization on his face she persisted, "Yes Harry, you have been here before. It is a place you can finally came home. Welcome to Potter Manor. It's all yours." She said with a smile.