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Note: I'm assuming that you already know the basic story of Harry Potter from books 1 through 5.

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Chapter Seven: A Different Harry

Day Two, Afternoon:

"What do you think, Albus?" James carefully laid his son on the bed as he spoke. Lily sat next to Harry, touching his cheek with a trembling hand.

"Did you hear that?" she murmured to her husband. "He called me 'mum.'"

"He said he was in another world," Remus mused aloud. "Do you think it could be true? It would explain his strange answers."

Dumbledore studied the teen pensively. "Yes, that is the only explanation that fits. Young Mr. Potter here has somehow come from a different universe, where very different events occurred. From what he has said, I gather that in his own world, Lily, James, and Sirius are dead."

"Dead? What do you mean?" Sirius protested in astonishment. "Do you really believe what he said about falling through a veil?"

"I do," Dumbledore said firmly. "There is indeed a veil in the Department of Mysteries that is believed to be a gateway to death. So far, I don't think anyone has fallen in."

"Figures that you would be the first, Padfoot."

"Of course, Moony."

Remus rolled his eyes at Sirius' flippant answer. "Glad to see that adventurous spirit."

"I'm a Marauder; what do you expect?"

Ignoring his friends' bantering, James focused on Dumbledore. "Are you sure about this? How could Harry have gotten here?"

"I don't know. We shall have to ask him. At any rate, from what I saw at the ministry last night, Harry has all the skills of his counterpart. If he agrees to help us in the war, we just might have a chance."

"That's impossible. Surely if he was from another universe, he would look and fight differently! Besides, how can there be two Harrys at the same time?"

"I believe that Harry has 'switched bodies,' so to speak, with the Harry from this world. Perhaps since knowledge and memories remain in one's brain, and that would be a part of the body, they have each other's mind."

By now, Remus had stopped bickering with Sirius and taken an interest in the conversation. "But Albus, if that's so, then why does Harry still have his own memories?"

"I can't be entirely sure, but I would venture to say that memories are a part of one's soul as well as one's mind. It is difficult to tell, since this has never happened before."

"What about the Dark Mark?" Sirius wondered. "Spies have confirmed that Harry had one."

"The Dark Mark is magical and therefore would be linked to Harry's life force. It would have gone with our Harry to…wherever he went. If this Harry has any magical scars, for example, he would still have them here," Dumbledore explained. "Now I think it is time that we had a chat with young Mr. Potter. James, I think you and Lily might want to stay out of sight for now."

"Okay," the Auror agreed. "Come over here, Lily, and we can use a Disillusionment Charm."

"What about Sirius?" Lily protested, not wanting to leave her son's side. "Harry definitely recognized him."

"Oh, all right," Sirius grumbled, following James' example. "Come on, Lily."

Once the three adults were hidden, Remus approached the bed, drawing his wand. "Ennervate."