Author's Note #1: IT'S FINALLY HERE‼ The official beginnings of this new installment is a follow-up sequel to the "As The Force Whills It" story, and takes place approximately ten years after the events of the first one, and mainly focuses on Harry Potter and the inhabitants of the Wizarding World.
Author's Note #2: And… as I stated at the end of the previous installment, please give me any feedback and/or ideas as to what you all would like to see happen in this sequel story and any ideas for possible future sequels that you can think of, and I'll try to incorporate as many of them into this fanfiction story as much as possible while I'm writing it. But also, any and all thoughts and comments regarding the first installment as a whole, or individual chapters within it, and whether you liked/disliked the story in the 'Post Review' section down below. Or you can even send me a Private Message (PM) if you want to, whichever you prefer. I'd very much appreciate it. Thank you.
WARNING: Both the rating as well as content may be subject to change throughout this fanfiction story! (Chapter by chapter.)
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Prologue
First Meetings
Year 1 - Leaky Cauldron/Diagon Alley - Earth
The city of London in England was jam-packed full with many, many different sorts of people, the large majority of whom either failed to notice or simply went about their own business and didn't really much care as two hooded and dark-robed figures walked side by side down a busy side-street, before turning in the direction of and stood facing a very narrow alleyway centered in between two buildings that was virtually impossible for someone to even get through, which in turn seemed to instantaneously open-up and expand outwardly in scale width-wise right in front of them.
As the two hooded figures stepped through the broadened space and strode down a small path that led into an almost completely enclosed area, they turned to face a wooden door with a sign that hung directly above the frame with the words "The Leaky Cauldron" sprawled across it in fancy lettering.
The two figures glanced at each other momentarily before steadily approaching the door. Just as the taller of the two figures reached out with his left hand to turn the knob, he stopped and immediately pulled back his hand, as he sensed someone just on the other side of the door about to open it and depart the lodgings beyond.
Sure enough, the wooden door creaked open and a giant (or rather half-giant) of a man with long thick hair, a very thick long beard and mustache stepped through the doorway out into the daylight, almost bumping into the two hooded and robed figures who stood watching him for a brief instant; the shorter of the two fleetingly staring in awe at the man's lofty stature.
"Oh, pardon me. I didn't see you there," the half-giant remarked politely.
The taller of the two hooded figures nodded in response. "That's quite alright, Hagrid," he politely replied.
The half-giant was immediately taken aback in complete surprise upon hearing a total stranger address him by name. "Do you know me?"
The hooded man promptly shook his head. "No, not personally," he stated. He then gestured to the door. "Come. We have much to discuss."
As all three individuals entered the inn, the half-giant casually walked over to the bar where the bartender was delicately preforming his duties.
"Ah. Back so soon, Hagrid?" he asked informally.
Hagrid shook his head. "No, Tom. It just so happens that this fellow here knows my name. But to be honest, I've never seen him before in my life," he remarked, as he turned and pointed to the two robed figures who steadily walked towards the bar, their hoods completely shielding their faces from view of a growing number of onlookers who stared in absolute silence at them as they approached. The taller of the figures slowly pulled back his hood, revealing a stone-faced Hescand Starrgazer underneath.
"Can I help you, sir?" the bartender asked.
"Yes. My name is Joshua Varner. I'm looking for the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry," Josh answered. "I believe that a few people there in particular will be most eager to meet with a certain someone who has been missing for the past several years now."
Everyone present at the inn were now looking at the two strangely dressed characters, somewhat curious to know what was going on as Josh turned his head to look down at the smaller person standing beside him, who in turn gazed up momentarily for his approval before looking up towards the bartender, and upon removing his hood, inadvertently brushed aside his neatly-kept straight black hair to reveal a lightning-shaped scar above his right eyebrow.
The bartender gaped in sheer disbelief at the sight before him. "My goodness! It… it's Harry Potter!"
With that, the entire room fell dead quiet, as one could almost here a pin drop.
"Welcome back, Mr. Potter. Welcome back," an elderly man cheerfully greeted Harry as he shook the little boy's hand.
"Doris Crockford, Mr. Potter. I can't believe I'm meeting you at last," remarked a kind elderly woman who also came over and shook Potter's hand graciously.
Harry turned to look up at Hagrid, who was absolutely stunned.
"Merlin's beard, Harry! It's really you!" the half-giant exclaimed in amazement.
The little boy gazed up at him and smiled. "Yes, Hagrid. It's really me," he responded in a "matter-of-factly" tone of voice while shrugging his shoulders.
Hagrid couldn't help himself as he rather quite suddenly and swiftly threw his massive gorilla-sized arms firmly around the small child in an emotional embrace, causing Harry to jump back ever so slightly with a partially startled expression on his face.
Josh immediately placed a hand on Hagrid's arm, and the half-giant slowly freed Harry from his tightly restraining bear-hug.
"Sorry, Harry. It's just that… well, I've missed you a lot," expressed Hagrid sadly. "After your parents died, and then, well… after your sudden and rather mysterious disappearance, I-"
"That's okay," Harry promptly interrupted with a reassuring and cheery smile, before looking curiously at Hagrid once more. "You knew my parents?"
"Yes, Harry. I did in fact know them," replied Hagrid. "They went to Hogwarts together after all. Although, I think Lily didn't approve of James much at first as I recall."
Doris Crockford stepped closer towards the little boy. "Where have you been all this time, Mr. Potter? There had been several rumors and whispers floating about, as well as some unconfirmed reports, that you were ether missing or had even been kidnapped."
Harry laughed quietly at her statement. "Oh, no. I wasn't kidnapped, I was rescued…" he assured the old woman, as he pointed his finger directly at Varner. "…by him."
Everyone in the room immediately turned to look at the young Jedi in curious wonderment upon hearing this.
Josh smiled and motioned with a nod towards the tables and chairs in the middle of the room. "Come on, why don't we all sit down, and I'll try to explain everything to you as best I can," he remarked.
All of a sudden, the tables and chairs began to levitate up off the ground and move towards each other, thus lining up in a single straight row, before gently lowering back down onto the floor.
Everyone looked around in utter shock and confusion, wondering who or what had just done that.
Hagrid glanced down at the young Potter boy. "Did you do that, Harry?" he asked inquisitively.
"No. I did," Josh answered almost at once. He then gestured for everyone to come and sit around the arranged tables, including the bartender, who pulled out a wand and cast a spell on the bar-ware, and as the lot sat down to chat with the two Jedi, all of the assorted glassware at the bar suddenly began to wash and dry themselves, before neatly stacking themselves on the shelves as well as in the cabinets and cupboards along the back wall.
Over the next few hours, Josh and Harry both told everyone who was there at the inn virtually everything about the night young Potter came to be found abandoned on the roadside all those years ago, excluding the parts concerning Sirius Black. Yet, not before gradually describing in minute detail where they had come from, what they were due to the bizarre clothing that they wore, which included relating who and what the Jedi Order was and what they do, what the Force was and how they used it, and also what the Galactic Republic was and where it's center of operations was located. The Jedi also discussed several other topics like space-travel, various forms of technology, and more to the whole lot.
About an hour or so into the discussions, the Force Ghost of the late Jedi Master, Qui-Gon Jinn, mysteriously appeared in the room to everyone's great surprise. He helped in explaining some of the more confusing things to the inn's occupants. Most notably, things about the Force and it's different aspects. And with the participation of everybody there, including both Josh and Harry, Qui-Gon then performed a demonstration of the Force to further help explain it's nature and existence.
Soon, after both the discussion and the demonstration was over, everyone began conversing amongst themselves over what had just taken place, which of course had only started shortly after Qui-Gon's ghost had vanished from the inn, yet not before his invisible presence had levitated all of the tables and chairs into the air, and then very gently placed them all back in their original positions on the barroom floor, thus leaving everyone in the bar apart from Josh and Harry totally awe-struck and mystified at what had just occurred right before their eyes, given that no spell, charm or incantation of any kind had been cast in order to make those things happen.
