A/N: To answer some reviews. There was no particular reason I chose the name Anna I just liked it. The age of Anna will be answered in the next chapter. ;o)

Chapter 2 – Back to old ways

One week later Anna had finally gotten used to the idea of her fate she went down to breakfast to find Harry already eating.

"Morning," he said through a mouthful of bread.

"Buenos Dias," she said and Harry grinned, Anna was finally back to her normal joking self, Harry had noticed how quiet she had been since their talk, she was quiet normally but she had been even more than usual.

"Hopefully you will be able to forget all those languages in two weeks," he said.

"Oh I don't know its fun talking about people when they can't understand you!" She said grinning evilly. Harry nodded in agreement.

"What do you want for petite dejeuner?" he asked. After breakfast they spent the morning helping each other, Harry was helping Anna learn more curses, jinxes, hexes and defenses, and Anna was helping Harry plan his class schedule and outline.

Harry could see his friends faces before he eyes... he was dead... it was peaceful... there was a light up ahead and he knew he should be going towards it but something was holding him back. A soft soothing voice spoke, gentle, and calming.

"Stop... it's not your time, you have other things to fulfill, you have done well but now there is another challenge you must face, it will be unimaginable pain, but not the kind you have ever experienced before. You will know when the time is right, trust your heart. The one you love will help until her time is spent sooner than you might imagine. But together you will make something magnificent. This one, you need her help if you do not have her help evil will prevail. You will do well, keep doing well and you will be rewarded."

All of a sudden the light was gone and Harry felt a terrible pain in his chest and all over he hurt it was too painful he wanted to go back to the light. His eyes snapped open and he drew his first breath of his new life.

"Dad, wake up! WAKE UP!" Anna shouted at her father.

"What? What is it? What time is it?" Harry sat up grabbed his wand and saw his daughters worried eyes.

"There's someone in the house. I don't know who I have never seen them before. And it's 9 am but I don't see what that has to do with anything." Harry got up and went down stairs, Anna following close behind, her wand out as well. They both crept down the stairs and into the kitchen the door didn't seem to have been forced entry but Harry had a feeling someone else was in the house with them. He tiptoed into the living room and almost laughed at the sight that met his eyes. "Professor Dumbledore you are early," Harry asked putting his wand in his pocket, indicating Anna could do the same and smiling at Dumbledore.

"I came to tell you that you have to go to the Weasleys in two days, somehow it got out that you were coming to teach, so of course I got bombarded with owls and then a visit from a certain family demanding that I tell them everything. So naturally I told them what they needed to know and they made me come and take you to their house for Ron and Hermione's eldest sons and daughters birthday party in two days." Dumbledore said a slight grin on his face and a twinkle in his eye.

"What did you tell them?" Harry asked motioning for Dumbledore to sit down while doing the same himself, Anna stayed where she was.

"I told them that I got an application from a promising Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher so I went to interview him and it turned out to be you, I also told them you were living in France but I wouldn't tell them where. But it also seems you have been keeping something from me," Dumbledore said his eyes leaving Harry and traveling over to Anna.

"That was why I asked for you to come later... I doubt you are in a league with Voldemort... is my daughter, Anna," Harry said. Anna moved forward to Dumbledore and held out her hand for him to shake.

"Your the headmaster at Hogwarts?" she asked. Dumbledore nodded. "I am going to Hogwarts this year," Anna said and Harry who had been looking down snapped his head up and Dumbledore stopped smiling.

"She is the transfer from Beauxbaton Anna Fischer," Harry said to Dumbledore.

"I take it no one else is to know she is your daughter then?" Harry nodded. "Ah, I see, well I will not tell a soul, you have your reasons for secrecy. However I think the Weasleys will be most upset if you didn't come and you will be able to bring Anna even if she won't be able to recognize you as her father. I'm sure they wouldn't mind one extra person."

After a slight pause Harry looked up, "I'll go, I haven't seen any of them in 16 years," Harry said looking at his hands again.

"Good here," Dumbledore said handing Harry some parchments. "Meet me in the Leaky Cauldron at 10 AM in two days. That's your contract for the school read over it and sign where appropriate and give it back to me then," Dumbledore said standing up.

"Would you like to stay for breakfast?" Anna asked. She had taken a great liking to the headmaster.

"Certainly, what are you having?" he asked following Anna into the kitchen.

When Dumbledore had eaten and gone Harry finally spoke after being silent the whole time Dumbledore was there. He had watched the interaction between Anna and Dumbledore it was as though they had known each other their whole lives.

"Come on we are going out," he said abruptly. And so they went out Harry dragged Anna around with him to buy a present for Ron and Hermione's son and daughter. Then Harry decided they were going to go full out and make a very big effort for this party.

"I haven't seen these people in 16 years I want to make a good impression, although that's before they start beating me to the ground with questions or otherwise, about why I left." He said distractedly while looking through racks of dress robes.

"You didn't tell them why you left what did just suddenly get up and leave one morning?"

"It wasn't the morning," Harry said.

So they went to the opticians and Harry got new glasses and Anna got contact lenses because as the optician said she had a lovely face structure that just didn't suit glasses. They then went to the hairdressers and Harry's hair which had been just passing his shoulders was all cut off so he had short hair that stuck up all over the place and was given some free gel from the hairdresser who felt this was the least she could do. Anna on the other hand had her hair layered then straightened which was a much better improvement to the usual ponytail she used to wear. Harry then took Anna to get her make up done then they went to by robes. The town they lived in was mostly muggles so they had to go to Marseille. Harry walked around with his head down trying not to attract too much attention but seemed to attract more as he kept bumping into things. They bought three different robes each. Harry bought an emerald set with silver trim, a black set with gold stars and scarlet trim, and one black set with sliver lighting bolts. Anna bought lavender set with gold trim and silver moons and gold stars, one black set with gold trim and a single gold unicorn embroidered on the front and one light blue set with sliver trim. Anna also bought some muggle clothes to go underneath and for when she had to dress like a muggle. Harry also bought Anna a hairbrush that would make your hair curly, straight, wavy or with a flick depending on what button you pressed before brushing your hair.

Two days later they were both packed and ready to go, Anna had packed her trunk to go and stay at the leaky cauldron. Harry was wearing his black robes with sliver lighting bolts on it because he said it was 'appropriate,' he was also sporting a baseball cap to cover up his scar and hair and, when pulled down far enough, his eyes. They arrived at the leaky cauldron and Anna went to check in and put her things away. While Harry stayed in the pub and ordered a butterbeer and a firewhisky he was going to need it for the afternoon. Dumbledore Apparated next to Harry and sat down.

"Ready for this?" He asked and Harry nodded he was indeed ready but whether or not they would be happy to see him or not was a different matter, after the way he left he couldn't blame them. He hoped they would forgive him and understand why he had to go when he told them the truth.

Anna sat on the bed putting last minute touches of lip gloss on and holding her new brush, she was going for straight today. She went down the stairs not knowing who was more nervous her or Harry. Anna was finally going to be meeting Harry's adoptive family. He may not have said it but Anna had seen the way he often spoke of them, the light in his eyes, and the excitement at the stories he told her and the countless hours he would spend looking through the photo album. She felt they were her family as well she never had any brothers, sister, aunt, uncles or friends. She had no mother anymore and didn't have a father in public. She was scared they wouldn't like her, what they would think of her these were the only people she had ever wanted to like her. They wouldn't even know who she was would that make a difference she asked herself. Well she would soon find out.