--In Memory of Harry Potter--

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"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU FAILED" Voldemort thundered, his red eyes alight with rage.

The death eater shook with fear, "M- m, Master, it, it wasn't our fault... there was someone with her... he was too powerful, and then the, the aurors turned up..."

"WHO" Voldemort roared, receiving a blank stare from the death eater who didn't seem to understand. "WHO WAS WITH HER YOU FOOL!"

The death eater took a step back in fear, "I, I, I, We don't know yet master, he seems to have appeared out of nowhere and no one knows anything about him"

Voldemort turned away from the death eater and stared into the flames of the fire behind him. "Send word to Snape that I want all the information he can retrieve about this mysterious person," He said then he spun back round and faced the death eater, "And you can find a way to get Jessica Potter!" "Y-Yes Master" Wormtail said bowing. "And Wormtail, if you fail, you will suffer the same fate as Crabbe. Jessica Potter either must be at my side, or eliminated, I will NOT have another Potter ruin everything this time!" Voldemort threatened. He glared at Wormtail. "Get Out" He ordered then he turned back to the fire as the death eater scampered away. "You can not protect her forever Dumbledore..."

Miles away in a quiet room in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter woke up in a cold sweat.

"Not again" Draco groaned sitting on the chair in the corner of the room.

"He's after her" Harry gasped not sure entirely what he could do now that he was awake.

"Yes, well we've established that much" Draco said rolling his eyes.

"Why is it that your always in my room when I wake up."

"Because you like seeing me in the morning, it keeps you happy for the rest of the day."

"Right..." Harry said while rolling his eyes

"Anyway, you might want to read this mornings news paper"

Harry looked up, "Why?"

"Because your friend, the one you slammed through a window and into a wall, is dead"

"Voldemort got him" Harry said darkly

"Yeah that's what I thought.... you know that don't you"

"Mmmhmm, good old Voldemort mentioned Crabbe in my dream, he said Wormtail will suffer the same fate if he doesn't get the girl."

"Good Riddance to bad rubbish" Malfoy said

"I expect they think I killed him"

"Who Voldemort"

"No, Crabbe"

"Yeah, they do actually, but they don't mind, I mean he's a death eater, but still their going to ask questions" Malfoy paused "They think your really murderous don't they"

Harry laughed, "That's right, I'm on record for attempted murder twice with Voldemort and murder of Crabbe"

Draco grinned, "Its not fair, I'm going to go down in history as a traitor, and your a murderer and your going to go down in History as a hero"

"Don't worry I'll clear your name, and I have a feeling that Sirius and Snape don't think too much of the idea of you going back to Voldemort. Mind you at the end we were closest with those two" Harry thought out loud.

"I like Sirius" Draco said thoughtfully "He saved our arses a few times"

"Draco,"

"Oh god, he said my first name, are you feeling all right?"

"Actually I was going to ask if I ever said thank you"

"What for?"

"Saving my life"

"I didn't save your life, remember we've had years of debate over this and I still hold my position, I did not sacrifice my life for you."

"Whatever Malfoy"

"Good, were back on last name basis, I like that basis, it has a good sense about it."

"One day, your going to admit it,"

"What"

"Your going to admit, you loved being on the good guys side, and that you took that blow for me, and the thing is you'll probably admit it to Ginny, and I won't even get to hear it" Harry said as he dragged himself out of bed.

"Whatever you reckon Potter, well I'm off to cause havoc.."

"As you do"

"Yes, well I'll see you later"

"Most likely when its the most annoying time possible for you to show up"

"Well what sort of ghost would I be if I didn't", Malfoy turned to leave but turned back, "Oh I didn't tell you, I've made a friend"

Harry turned away from his trunk and looked at the ghost as he silently dreaded the answer "Who?" He asked slowly.

"Peeves, he's so cool" Draco said flashing Harry a grin before disappearing,

Harry shook his head "Once and idiot, always an idiot"

-o-

Harry walked to his first class early, he figured he might as well be there when the class arrives today. The halls were quiet and empty as all the students were eating their breakfast in the Great Hall. Harry admired the beauty of the old castle as he walked along, then he felt the presence of another in the room, but as soon as he had turned whatever it was had gone. "Wormtail" Harry muttered knowing exactly who'd been in the room. And forgetting all about the class he was meant to teach he followed his feelings looking for the rat.

Harry walked into the Great Hall concentrating hard, he ignored the students that said hello as he walked past, and searched the room for any sign of Peter, a flash of a tail, a shadow, anything. When he finally decided that Wormtail had left the room he looked up and realised that pretty much everyone in the great hall were giving him strange looks. "Err, sorry, just looking for.. well.. a rat."

Sirius and Remus looked up fast at this. "What's so important about a rat?" Sirius asked

"Oh, well, its an old friend of mine," Harry said grinning inwardly at the looks on the two remaining marauders faces. "Anyway, he owes me something, but it doesn't matter" Harry said shrugging it off.

Sirius looked ready to pull out his wand and curse him, but Dumbledore stopped him. "Well if that's all, I'm sure you have a class that you have to prepare for" Dumbledore said.

"I know when I'm not wanted" Harry said laughing, and he turned to leave. Just as he was walking out of the hall, Jessica joined him at his side.

"Hi!" She said happily.

"Hey Jesse, how's your day been so far?"

"Well, I had a good breakfast but I haven't done much else." She grinned

"Oh, what'd you have for breakfast?"

"Pancakes" Jessica said happily. Harry smiled, 'The simplicity of being a child' He thought but the smile disappeared as he remembered his own childhood, and perhaps the traumas that Jessica may come to suffer because of him.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

"Oh, I was just thinking," He sighed, "So what do you like doing with your time, I mean there's a lot to do here, but is there anything in particular?"

"I love to read, well mummy reads to me, she used to do it all the time, but well she's been busy lately."

Harry grinned, 'I wonder who she got that from' he thought sarcastically

"I love flying" she said thoughtfully

Harry eyes sparkled. "I've always loved flying"

"On a broom" She asked her eyes alight with innocent curiosity.

"Of course! Is there another way?" Harry asked confused

"I don't know, Mummy told me about these things called aireopl.. something and there a muggle thing."

"Aeroplanes"

"YEP!! that was it"

Harry laughed "No I tend to fly on brooms, there a lot more fun, although I've never been on a plane.

There was a comfortable pause, Harry smiled, he liked spending time with his daughter, even if she didn't even know who he was.

"Why does Uncle Sirius and Uncle Ron think your a death eater?" She asked straight out with no hesitations.

"Well, I suppose because I turned up here so late, and I'm sort of at the wrong place at the wrong time a lot, and well I'm so close to you"

"But your not right"

Harry looked into her emerald green eyes which if his hadn't been changed would have mirrored his own. "I'm not a death eater, I have never been a death eater, and I have no intention of becoming a death eater"

"Then how come you know Wormtail"

"You know more than you let on don't you" Harry said

"Mum talks to everyone when I think I'm asleep, but I can't sleep, I'm too scared" She said as though she was admitting one of her deepest secrets.

Harry just nodded. "I met Wormtail when I was a teenager. Its a long story, but trust me he's not really a friend of mine" Jessica nodded. "Well I have a class to go to, er..." Harry said thinking of Wormtail's presence. "Do you want to join in?"

"How are my two favorite living people!" Malfoy said appearing in front of them. Jessica grinned, she and Malfoy were becoming good friends. Harry had an idea that Malfoy was with her a lot more than he said he was.

"We are actually late," Harry paused, "that is if you want to come?" Harry said looking at Jessica hopefully.

Jessica nodded happily.

Jessica sat next to one of the Weasley twins who spent most of the lesson entertaining her with pranks that had obviously been passed on to him from his father and uncle whom Harry assumed was one of the Weasley twins.

"Anyway, the Avada Kevada Curse is definitely not one you want to get in the way of" Harry said "Why?" To his surprise amongst other hands Jessica's went up. The students all looked at her. "Yes Jessica?"

"Because there's no way to block it, but Jam... I mean Professor, how come daddy could block it" She asked. The question caught the whole classes attention and even those who usually spent the lesson staring out the window were now looking at James curiously.

"Well there are many theories about your father's resistance to the curses," Harry said thinking that he should probably not tell them straight out that it was because of his mother. "One could be that he was more powerful than Voldemort at his ripe old age of one, and manages to use a spell that disarmed him in the first place"

A number of hands went up, but Harry continued before they could correct him. "Of course, that would mean that the Avada Kevada would have not be casted, but there's far too much evidence to say that it was." The hands automatically went down.

"The second reason is that there was a type of magic that can actually block the spell if its used properly by a powerful caster, can anyone suggest what type of magic that may have been?"

A girl named Crystal put her hand up. "I'm not sure, but my mum always said that her love for me was more powerful than any magic... so would it be love"

Harry smiled and nodded. "Love is a magic in its own right, though its hard to use. A lot of old magic, ancient magic would include the use of love, the 'secret keepers' charm as they call it is an example. Another would be a magical bond, while love is not a necessary part of a bond, love is the basis of some of the strongest magical bonds ever known."

"So, when Harry's Mum and Dad died, they created a magical barrier of some kind." One of Harry's top students said biting her lip subconsciously.

"That's just a theory, but I'm pretty sure that's probably what happened, and Lily Potter was well read and educated in ancient magic which makes the theory more viable."

"Do you think Jessica would live if we hit her with an Avada Kevada curse seeing that Harry died." Fred or George's son said looking at Jessica.

"Lets hope we never find out" Harry said gravely

-o-

It was time for lunch and Harry had to admit that he was grateful, his lack of sleep was really getting to him, but he didn't want to ask for a sleeping potion because he was worried that he might miss an important premonition, not to mention that the staff would start asking questions if they found out he was using sleeping potions.

He sat down in a big chair in the staff room, staring blankly at the wall. Sirius had come to his office earlier to get Jesse, he had to hold back a laugh at how little his old friends trusted him. He was glad in one way but he did have to wonder how they were going to react when he actually revealed himself to them.

Harry had already decided that he was going to try and tell Jessica before anything, but it was a hard decision. He did wish he was spending more time with Hermione, he missed her so much. Every time she approached him he'd find his breath would catch, and he would have to hold himself back from pulling her into a hug and kissing her like he used to. Harry sighed, She was so close, yet so far.

"Harry, Harry, Harry, you know your friends and family are having a long talk about you and your murderous personality" Malfoy said appearing in front of him.

"Oh really, is it any good"

"Well, lets see, Remus, Sirius and Ron are ready to curse you. Jessica has been crying and screaming at them the whole time. Hermione, like always, is trying to look at it logically. If you don't watch yourself she'll work out who you are. She's getting pretty close... I do suggest that you pretend to get lost or something later." Malfoy said

Harry laughed, "Thanks for the tip"

"Dumbledore doesn't trust you at all, but he's confused by Jessica who will not agree to anything any of them say about you"

"Stubborn" Harry said

"Like her Mother and Father" Malfoy laughed. "I'm still not sure who's more stubborn, you or Hermione. I thought it was you, but then Hermione would not let you go take on Voldemort that one time, even you crumbled under that glare"

"She saved our lives too you know, that was actually an ambush, a trap for us both" Harry said taking a sip of his coffee

"Don't completely destroy my ego will you" Malfoy said

"Aww, is Malfoy upset that the little 'mudblood' saved his life" Harry said just as Sirius, Snape and Hermione walked in. As always Malfoy was gone before anyone could see him, but Harry, on the other hand, was in serious trouble,

Sirius and Snape were fuming. "Where is he!" Snape growled as he and Sirius started looking in places where a person could hide around the room.

'I really hate it when he looks at me like that' Harry decided as he looked straight into Snape's glare, and Harry had to make some quick decisions. "Its not what you think" He started but there were three wands pointed at him. "you don't know what your doing" Harry pleaded, looking especially at Hermione.

"You were talking to Malfoy, we don't need to know much more" Hermione said bitterly, "I suppose that means that Malfoy is definitely not the person I thought he was" Sirius and Snape seemed to agree with this statement.

"All right, whether you believe me or not, I'm going to tell you this only once, and I hope you don't repeat it. But Malfoy has been dead a long time, and the mistake you are making is that I'm no enemy I'm actually..."

"WAIT!! DON'T HURT JAMES!"