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Summery: Time Travel Fic. Harry is now seventeen and Voldemort decides to attack Hogwarts. Harry is hit with a spell with unknown results. Later Harry must follow Voldemort into the past, where his parents are in their last year, in order to stop Voldemort from doing the worst.

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Harry didn't want to wake up. Where he was, everything was peaceful. There were no people, no screaming, no Voldemort… Voldemort! Harry practically jumped up though really just shot up into a sitting position from where he had been lying down on a bed.

Harry quickly looked around after having his eyes adjust to the bright light. Harry almost jumped again when he realized that two people were sitting asleep in two chairs beside his bed. Harry went to grab his glasses from the beside-table when he remembered he didn't need them anymore since he wore contacts. When dueling, glasses really got in the way. No wonder he could see his two best friends clearly.

Harry decided to lay back down on the bed but his muscles protested and he fell back down on the bed. Harry yelped out in pain and that along with the noise when he fell back on the bed was enough to wake up the two sleeping people.

The first person to wake up was Hermione. At first she just opened her eyes slowly but upon seeing Harry, she was wide awake.

"Harry! You're awake! Wake up Ron! Harry's awake! Ron? RON! Wake UP!"

"Wha- what d'you say 'Mione?" yawned Ron.

"Harry's awake."

"What!" Ron turned to Harry and saw that he was indeed awake. "Harry! You're awake, mate! About time too. Four days! You were asleep for four bloody days!"

"I suggest you watch your language Mr. Weasley, before your mother arrives," came a voice from the door. Three heads turned to see Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts School, standing at the door looking at Harry, with his usual twinkle in his eyes.

"Pro - professor Dumbledore! I – I, the word – it – it just-"

"It's alright Mr. Weasley. If I were your age, and my best friend had just woken up after four days, I would have probably said the same thing." Ron just nodded his head dumbly.

Dumbledore's smile turned to a slight frown as he spoke. "Ms. Granger, Mr. Weasley, may I please have a word with Mr. Potter… alone?"

"Oh. Oh! Of course Professor. Come on Ron. See you later Harry."

"Uhh… yeah, see you later Harry."

Ron and Hermione excited the Hospital Wing in which they had been in, and Harry and Professor Dumbledore were left in silence. Harry turned his head away from Dumbledore. He'd rather be alone to think about what had just happened in the battle. Harry still didn't truly trust Dumbledore since the end of his fifth year in school.

"Harry, we need to talk about the battle." And of course, Dumbledore always seemed to want to talk about something Harry didn't.

"Sigh I'm guessing that no matter what I say, we will still talk about that." Dumbledore smiled grimly.

"Harry, can you tell me what Tom hit you with?"

"You'll have to be a bit more specific Professor. Voldemort hit me with a lot of curses." Hey, he's a teenager. He's allowed to be a little rude.

"The last one Harry. The one where you lost your control." Harry grimaced at that. He always liked to feel in control, especially since last year and losing it seemed so… he couldn't think of the exact word but something like helpless.

Harry raked his memories. "I believe he said, Fe- no, umm Fa- no. Fer- Fercio! That's what he said, Fercio."

Dumbledore frowned. Severus Snape who was the potions master at Hogwarts was also his spy on Voldemort. He had told him of this spell. If that was indeed what Voldemort had used on Harry, then Harry was in for another hard obstacle in his life. One that would be there forever.

"Professor," Harry's voice broke Dumbledore's thoughts. "Do you know what I was hit with? Or does Snape?"

"Professor Snape, Harry. And yes, I do know what you were hit with." Dumbledore was silent after this and Harry's impatience ran out. He wanted to know since it seemed to him that it was something bad. Especially if Dumbledore wasn't telling him.

"Well?" asked Harry, impatiently.

"Are you sure you want to know right now Harry? You did just wake up."

"Professor?" Harry was surprised. Ever since fifth year, Dumbledore normally told Harry what he could about what was going on.

Dumbledore sighed. The normal twinkle in his eyes had disappeared. When he spoke next, it was with sadness and a little pity. "Harry, the curse is very complex. It is a new one Tom made himself and is… irreversible. But we are trying to find a cure."

"No disrespect or anything Professor, but wouldn't it help me if you actually told me what the curse does?"

"The curse causes the person hit to go on a rampage. Sometimes just to cause pain, like what yours did awhile back, or a killing rampage. You see, the curse is fueled by negative emotions and when you feel these ever again, the curse will take over.

"When Tom hit you, you were feeling anger and the need for revenge so when you now feel those such emotions, the curse will kick in and depending on how angry or vengeful you are, the curse will go to as much power for how you feel. I am sorry Harry. But I said before, we are trying to find a cure." Silence met his statement. Harry - who was sitting on his bed now and not lying down - closed his eyes and put his hands up to rub them tiredly. He dropped his hands beside him and looked at his Professor.

"So - so you're saying it's dangerous for me to ever feel such negative emotions again cause I might start causing pain or if I'm really angry, kill people?" Harry asked weakly.

"I'm sorry Harry, but to be blunt, yes. Because of this, you will have to learn Occlumency again. You must also, learn to mask your emotions and learn not to react upon them."

"So you're saying I have to become a miniature Snape? Please tell me at least that he's not teaching me Occlumency?"

Dumbledore ignored the first question. "Yes Harry, he will be teaching you but only because he is the best at it. Even Voldemort and myself cannot get into his mind. Also he will teach you to mask your emotions."

Lovely. Just lovely. I have to be taught be Snape! He hates me. How can- wait. What was that? Damn! The curse is taking control! Okay Harry, calm down. You know that Dumbledore has a good reason, and you need to learn this… and learn to stop talking to yourself! Anyway I'll do this for Sirius. He died at Voldemort's hand but I was the one who should have been learning Occlumency. Now I will. There that's settled. God, I really need to stop talking to myself. People are going to think I'm insane! Let's add that to the list! Crap. Dumbledore's looking at me weird. Okay stop talking to self, talk to Dumbledore!

"Sorry Professor. I was just thinking. Alright. I will go to Professor Snape for lessons."

To say Dumbledore was relieved was an understatement. When he had been thinking, Harry's eyes had started to go red and Dumbledore's hand had inched towards his wand. But then the red had disappeared and Dumbledore relaxed. He had wanted to teach Harry Occlumency, but like he said, Severus was the best. Plus Harry and Severus had a new respect for each other since last year.

"I'm glad you agree Harry. Now go back to resting before Madame Pomfrey declares I'm a disturbance.

Three Months Later…

Dear Harry,

Please meet me in my office immediately and bring all your belongings.

Albus Dumbledore

P.S: I like cherry suckers this week.

Harry looked up from the letter he had just gotten. He saw that Dumbledore wasn't at the Head Table for breakfast. He wasn't even in the Great Hall. Harry got up and grabbed his books.

"Harry? Where are you going? Class doesn't start for another 20 minutes."

"Just to Dumbledore's office, Hermione," replied Harry emotionlessly, to Hermione's question.

"Oh. Okay but be careful. For the last few months, you've been… different. I – I just want you to be safe," muttered Hermione.

If it had been three months earlier, Harry would've probably smiled and assured her nothing was wrong. Now he just looked at her with his now normal mask in place. "I will be fine Hermione," he said, then turned and left the Hall.

Harry wandlessly summoned his possessions to him (a talent he found he could easily perform) and went to the Headmaster's office. He arrived at the stone gargoyle leading to the office two minutes later. "Cherry suckers," he muttered. The gargoyle sprang aside and Harry went up the stairs and knocked on Dumbledore's office door.

"Come in," said Dumbledore's voice from the other side of the door and Harry walked in. "Ahh Harry. Good to see you came." Harry continued to just stand just inside the doorway. "No doubt you've wondered why I called you here?" Harry nodded. "Well close the door and come in and sit and I will explain."

Harry closed the door and went and sat in front of where Dumbledore sat at his desk. "Now Harry, Professor Snape has informed me that he can no longer get past your Occlumency mind shields. Wonderful job Harry. He also informed me that you can keep your emotions under perfect control. Another wonderful job. And just in time too." Harry just looked at Dumbledore, allowing a slight bit of curiosity to break through his mask and show in his eyes.

"We have received information about Tom's plans from the last meeting which I'm sure you know was last night." Again, Harry nodded.

"What does he plan to do, sir?"

"He - plans to merge with his other self to gain more power."

"Other self?"

"From the past."

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Next Chapter: An explanation for Harry and even a new appearance for him. He won't change much but enough. Enough for what? Well it turns out Harry's going to follow Voldemort into the past. After the explaining is done, Harry's gone but exactly to what time? And will Harry be able to get to Hogwarts…alive?

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