Familiar Faces

Everyone froze, and stared at the unmasked man before them. He had long black hair, that was tied in a ponytail in the back, though bangs still hanged down, and brilliant green eyes that seemed to be lit with fire. But most importantly, a small, lightning bolt scar on his forehead stood out in the pale skin.

"HARRY!" Ron and Hermione screamed at once, shock still plain on their faces, but now happiness was there, too. Ginny's head snapped up, then sagged as she lost the strength to stay conscious. Draco stayed silent, but just watched Harry with surprise and…. Hope? The other witches and wizards there were still staring at Harry with wide eyes.

Then Snape barked, "Stay back! He's an imposter! Harry's dead!" This seemed to stir everyone up, as they started whispering in hushed voices.

"That IS Harry!" the blue-clad figure said unexpectedly. "Ask him any question about his life, he'll know!" Her voice was quiet, but it easily permeated the still air. Now everyone was eyeing the blue figure suspiciously, too.

Snape's eyes challenged Harry. "Fine," he yelled back. Turning to Remus Lupin, he said, "Will you ask him a question for me?"

Remus seemed to think for a while, then he inquired, "How did Sirius Black communicate with James Potter when they were alive, and apart?" Though he had a saddened expression, he was confident that the "imposter" would not get it right.

"A two-way mirror was used to communicate with my dad," came the soft reply. Remus' eyes widened. Then they narrowed.

Snape's eyes widened before saying, "It's a Death Eater! Peter! I-" He was cut short by Tonks telling him softly,

"Severus, don't push it. I have every confidence that this is Harry. Now," her soft voice rose so that everyone could hear, "the question is, who is the person you're with, Harry?"

Harry was silent for a while. Then he sighed, and nodded. The blue figure stepped up to his side and pulled of the hood.

A gasp ran through the gathered people as the hood lowered to reveal a beautiful face framed by bangs that curved around her face, even though her hair was tied in a low ponytail. Bangs shadowed her eyes at first, but then she lifted her face. Beautiful, crystalline blue eyes looked coolly at the crowd before her. She was as pale as the moon, with hair as dark as night. Soft, full lips and a sculpted nose added to her feminine beauty. She looked about the same age as Harry. (A/N ya, ya, i know, sorta like tomoe, for people who read RK, but she's different, you'll see)

Dumbledore stepped forward then, eyes wide, as he bowed to the woman. The people in the crowd were surprised; they had never seen their leader bow to anyone. The woman graciously bowed back, murmuring, "Dumbledore-san", then lifted her head and asked Harry in a teasing voice,

"Shouldn't you introduce me, or must I introduce myself?" A hint of playfulness seeped into her words, and her eyes sparked mischievously.

Harry grinned. "I think that you can manage to introduce yourself, ne?" The woman mock glared at him, then turned to the crowd and stated,

"My name is Himura Namiko, in the traditional Japanese way, so my first name is Namiko." Ron, Hermione, and Ginny all widened their eyes at the statement, as they remembered the odd last name. "….I was the guard ordered to protect Harry in Japan."

Someone shouted, "Do you not protect him anymore?"

Namiko grinned ruefully. "Nah, he doesn't need my help." Dumbledore raised his eyes at the young woman's words, but thought nothing of it.

Namiko then noticed the wounded around her, and shook her head. "I know that I am partly to blame, but, honestly, don't you people treat your wounded after a battle?" Shaking her head, she swept toward Ginny, her robes trailing behind her in the dust. Harry watched Namiko go in amusement, then turned his attention toward Dumbledore.

Harry smiled slightly. "So, Professor, fill me in. Draco is on our side now, ne?" Dumbledore nodded. Harry turned to Draco, and bowed slightly, a wry smile on his lips. The pale boy seemed surprised at the gesture. "I respect your decision. Most would have gone to Voldemort," Harry explained, noting Draco's surprise.

Harry nodded politely to everyone there, then said, "I'll go get Madame Pomfrey from Hogwarts then?" He smiled and waved, then disappeared as fire surrounded him.

Everyone just stood there, the significance of the recent events finally starting to dawn upon them, when Namiko said in a clear voice, "Ginny and Hermione are all healed, including any small scrapes Draco and Ron had." They all looked at her in surprise. "What?" she asked, a bit amused by their stares. ". Harry talked about them enough that I feel as if I knew them personally. Not everyone heals with incantations and wands."Smirking slightly, she moved onto Tonks, held her hand over the slash on her arm, and a bright blue light shone. Then, the wound vanished, like it had never been there. Tonks gasped. "How can you-how…" she seemed at a loss for words.

Namiko smiled secretively. Her eyes sparked as she said cryptically, "The power of Blood is a strange thing…." Trailing off, she proceeded to heal everyone else.

Within minutes, everybody was healed except for those who had particularly bad wounds.Namiko decided to wait for Madame Pomfrey to come.

Harry returned with Madame Pomfrey a few seconds later. Madame Pomfrey was spluttering something about apparation ward, but Harry just grinned and pushed her forward, towards the badly wounded. As she saw the wounds, she immediately stopped spluttering and started healing there wounds.

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