Happily Never After

By: Chocola Emo Shizzle

Summary: Harry was still needed, even after his death. Except, this was somewhere else. It was the Wizarding World, but it was a different than his. It was a world where the Boy-Who-Lived was never there and the Dark Lord Voldemort ruled with an iron fist. DM/HP, SB/RM, LM/SS, LV/OC.

Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters belong to J. K. Rowling. Eras the Watcher is my character. If you want to use her, please ask me.

Chapter 1: Life After Death

Harry Potter, a man of seventeen, stared at himself in the mirror. He was in the Room of Requirements again. Every since Draco left, he had spent more and more time alone. The room allowed him to keep everyone away from him until tomorrow. Knowing what was coming, he smiled thinly to himself. No one but him knew of his plans. He was the Savior of the Wizarding World. And yet, he wished for everyone in it to fall down. He didn't want to be the bloody Savior!

He just wanted to live a normal life. . . Be a normal teenager with normal teenage problems. . . But no, he wasn't allowed that. He wasn't allowed anything he really wanted.

He wanted to live with Sirius Black. . . That hope was ripped away from him.

He wanted to Albus Dumbledore to help him on the journey. . . That hope had been killed off.

He wanted to get to know Severus Snape better. . . That hope had been crushed.

He wanted to hold onto Draco Malfoy and never let go. . . That desire had been knocked away.

All the hopes he had wanted to come true all disappeared. Was it fair? No, it wasn't. Every child was given hopes and some hopes made it through. None of his had lived. . .

He would give anything to not be the Boy-Who-Wouldn't-Bloody-Die. . . But no one answered his call. So he continued to live that hopeless lie of a life. Soon it grew too much for him and he came to a final decision. And what was that decision?

He was going to die.

No, it wouldn't be something noble like that.

He would commit suicide.

He would leave a note explaining everything.

A pen- What a wonderful Muggle invention!- and some parchment appeared on the desk in front of him. A small, grateful smile crossed his face as he stepped forward and kept walking until he reached it.

Sliding into the desk, he picked up the pen. Staring at the paper, he began to think of what to write. With a sad smile on his face, he clicked the pen open and held it to the parchment. He'd just let whatever come, come.

Everybody

I'm sorry if this catches you in a surprise. But everything I've wanted has been taken away from. I don't want to be the Boy-Who-Lived and I don't want to carry your mistakes any longer. It is not my fault that Tom Riddle, or more commonly known as Voldemort, had the right idea about what a bunch of jack asses you all are. But do not think I believe in what he does. I don't. I'm just saying that all of you are blind to the strife you cause to others.

Mainly me.

I was born into this world, just wanting a normal life. What I got was anything but normal.

I'll admit, I liked a good part of my life, but now the record comes to a stop.

You all don't need me to win. You all just need to believe in yourselves. So, please do.

Good bye.

Harry Potter

He nodded after re-reading the letter. That summed it up pretty much. He stood up, picking up the parchment and rolling it up. He picked up a black ribbon from the desk that appeared and tied it onto the parchment.

He placed the parchment some where that somebody would see it if they came inside. Turning, the emerald eyed boy walked back over to the mirror. He stared into the face of himself, tears coming to his eyes. Slowly, one by one, they slipped down his cheeks. He wasn't crying because he was about to die. No. He was crying because he would never see Draco Malfoy again.

"Good bye. . ." He whispered as he took his wand out from his pocket.

He pointed it to himself and whispered the two fated words. "Avada Kedavra."

It was only a few inches that the electric green light had to travel before it struck its destination.

Pain for only a moment before the body collapsed and the sweet darkness came into him.

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He now stood in complete darkness, but it wasn't dark. Somehow, it was but wasn't at the same time. Slowly, he turned all the way around, confused. Was this death? "Hullo?" He called out uncertainly as he felt eyes watching him.

A soft chuckle floated into his ears. Soon after, a woman's soft voice followed. "Hullo Harry Potter." Out from the darkness, a woman appeared. She was tall and slender. Her eyes were a different colors. Her left one was gold while her right one was blue. She had silver hair that went to her waist and seemed to be perfectly placed. Her skin had no mars on it. She was dressed in a dark blue dress that had wide sleeves and pooled out around her.

Harry's eyes widened as he saw her. "How do you know my name?" He asked, taking a step back.

"Do not worry Harry Potter, I am not here to hurt you," she quickly said, a hand reaching out for him but she quickly pulled it back. "I know you really want to die and all that, but the Higher Ups have seen that you need to be somewhere."

A scowl found his face as he now glared at the beautiful woman. His emerald eyes held a fire that would never go out. "No! I refuse to go back to that place! Just let me die!" So this isn't death after all?

The woman sighed and her shoulders sagged. "I'm really sorry Harry Potter. On a good note, you aren't going back there." Her face screwed up in confusion. "Err, kinda."

The anger was gone from him as he blinked. "What do you mean, 'kinda'?" He asked, stepping forward slightly. His messy black hair was sticking up in odd places still but still seemed to flop against his head in places.

She smiled softly. "You are going there but not yet going there. It will be that world, but in a different way. You'll find out when you get there." She raised her arms, the darkness there seemed to shimmer and now everything was white but in between her hands.

"Wait! What's your name? What's happening to me? What do I have to do? Tell me!" Harry cried out desperately, sensing that he was soon about to be in another adventure.

"My name is Eras, I'm your Watcher. You're going to another World. You have to follow your heart!" She said, answering each question. Eras gave him a brilliant smile before saying, "Good bye Harry Potter."

The darkness zoomed back out, knocking Harry onto his back with a yelp.

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He opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was a brilliant blue sky, a few clouds and birds flying across it freely. Harry Potter sat up quickly looking around. He wasn't dressed in his Hogwarts robes anymore, he noted. He also held a rolled up parchment in his right hand. "Was… that a dream?" He asked himself. Even his voice sounded foreign to him! Inwardly, he knew it had been no dream. He doubted even he could dream up that!

Besides, he had killed himself, hadn't he? Unconsciously, his left hand rubbed his chest. The fabric was smooth but warm. That caused him to shiver as he realized that. Looking around, he noticed he was on a grassy hill. Still, that gave him no indication to where he was! Now, Harry Potter stood. He stuffed the parchment in his pocket for the moment, trying to now find his wand.

Fear started to creep into him before he pulled the familiar item out from his back pocket. With a sigh, he gave it a small squeeze. It was the only thing he needed at the moment. Harry's wand was made out of holly and phoenix feather, and it was eleven inches. The wand-maker said it was nice and supple. That caused him a small chuckle before he stuck the wand back into his pocket. He needed to figure out where he was and needed to see what he looked like.

What if Eras had changed him somehow? Another small sigh escaped him as he started walking down the hill. He'd just have to wait and see what's in store for him now.

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Author's Bottom: Would anyone like to be my beta? tenshisuzu yahoo .com

But without the spaces, 'member?

But yes, I'm very happy with the way this has turned out. I do think that the chapters will get longer as time goes. Do not ask me to set a date for when my chapter should be out, because I'll never make it! XD!

I only write when I'm bored or when I feel like it. I can't force it unfortunately. -Chuckles-

But I will try to write more as much as I can. This is rated T, but it may skip up to M one day. I dunno, most likely!

See you all later!

Oh! Wait! Before I forget!

I just need at least five reviews to post the next chapter! I don't need five for the prologue since this came out right after it. That was just to get you all wondering how bad its gonna be! XD!

Also, if any of the characters are out-of-character, its because they grew up differently, maybe. Or I'm just not into them at the moment. '''

But let me know how I do, okay?

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♥ Chocola Emo Shizzle ♥