Hey everyone,
This time the right chapter was edited nicely on time as I worked on this right after realizing and fixing the mistake I almost made on last chapter at the end of last month. So yeah, I know I could have provided you with a double chapter upload, but I have no interest in breaking my schedule, so I didn't go through with that.
Sorry, not sorry,

Venquine1990


Chapter 55
Fields of time and memory

Draco's POV

That the sister of my evil, manipulative, bastard of a Headmaster would appear I had been expecting, but that a young girl with – with that beautiful black hair, an amazingly pale tan and totally stunning blue eyes, I could have never expected and thus, like many others, I am goggling at the young girl, but for a completely different reason.
The girl wears the same coat as Axel and Roxas, but then with pointier shoulders, gorgeous high heels and with tighter fitting sleeves, making her thin arms looking endlessly long and making me wonder how they would feel around my shoulders. The girl is also wearing her hood slightly, and yet I can still see her beautiful face.
She has a small mouth with soft lips that are just a few tans darker than her own tan, thus stand out nicely, a short nose pointing down to her lips, as if inviting me to kiss her and a slightly pointed chin, quite resembling my own and making me like her even more, without even taking a look at the rest of her form.
The girl looks from her partner to the rooms at large and I feel as if fate gives me another sign that this girl is to be mine as her eyes stop with me and she locks her gaze with me, as if assessing me. Allowing her to see all of me, I send her a friendly smile, while my eyes try to mentally tell her how much I appreciate her looks.

Young girl's POV

I don't know what possessed me to, like Roxas, part with Sora, but it almost ended right for the blonde and wrong for me as I had – and I still don't understand this – ended up in a long, green, vortex-shaped river filled with other souls and next to a young woman, who had her eyes closed and a peaceful smile on her face.
I had waited, wondering if Sora was around here somewhere, but then a shout had shocked me and I had seen someone with a white beard and blue eyes coming my way, glowing with some strange kind of aura and with great worry written all over his face. He had grabbed the woman's foot and my arm and had swum us up to shore.
There it had become apparent that the woman had overheard the fates saying how she shouldn't have died, but how it should have been her brother and this had shocked me, but the one thing worse than that was how the man before us had been handling getting out of the river as he had been panting and gasping for breath.

The woman, named Arianna, had told the man to go up and that we would follow him up shortly. He had quickly told us where to go and how to get there and had then left, but I feared for the chance of him even making it. Arianna had then taken me aside and told me all she knew of the world she had been born in.
After this she had taken the directions we had gotten from the man and while she still seemed weak from the disease she told me about, was it obvious she was determined to fix her brother's mistakes as she felt terrible that he had had to die, but she had also seen the fear of the Fates and had accepted that it was the better choice of life.

Now we have just one staircase left that we were supposed to take and we end up in a much lighter, much sunnier space that has a Greece style decoration, gigantic walls looking over the clouds and thunder forms cut into the doors between the staircase and the gigantic rectangle-shaped sandy room that stretches out before us.
Having helped Arianna up the last 20% of the staircase, I am personally glad to see the sun and the amazing crowd of people, especially when I see my old friends, Roxas and Axel. Axel seems a little confused as to who I am, but I cannot blame him as I am originally fabricated from Sora's memories of Kairi and thus resemble her.
Still I fear this will push us and our friendship a whole way back, even so far that the man will attack me for being a stray member of the Organizations, but the shocked, happy look on Roxas' face brings my hopes up as it proves that he still remembers me, if only slightly, just as he must be wondering how I can be here.

But then my eyes stray away from my two friends, who seem to have become even closer friends if Roxas sitting on Axel's lap is anything to go by, to further down their party of friends where my eyes suddenly meet with a pair of silver-grey eyes I have never seen before, but of which the emotions inside completely baffle me.
Feeling my mouth open slightly, I feel things I shouldn't be able to, seeing I am nothing but material created and turned into shape thanks to powerful memories. Yet, by looking into those amazing eyes, seeing that slightly pointed nose and seeing that tan being almost as pale as my own, I cannot believe what I am experiencing.
Trying to understand how I can feel something like this, I suddenly realize I often felt this way whenever memories of Sora concerning Riku would come up in me and with that, shockingly, realize that I have fallen head over heels for the young blonde, who – judging by the emotions in his eyes – might like me back.
The boy does then bring my hopes up by being the first to stand up and walk over, taking my hand and formally bowing as he – shockingly enough – kisses it lightly, before asking: "Draco Malfoy of the Most Noble and Most Ancient House of Malfoy is the name. What is yours, lovely lady?" And I happily answer: "My name is Xion."

Arianna's POV

I knew giving the elder man with the curled white beard and the god-like glow some more time before our arrival would be the better option as now everyone can focus on him and his recovery first and our return into their lives afterwards. Yet I never expected the return of my new female friend to have such an impact.
The black-haired girl – who's arrival in the River of Death while still alive – was a sign for me as I had always believed my death to be too early, although up until today I believed this because I loved my brothers so much. To know that my brother Albus went so wrong after my death is something I regret more than anything.
I look from her to the group of people she is looking at and to my great pleasure the group exists out of twenty-four members, under-which a young blonde haired boy my new friend seems to like very much as he is the first to stroll over to us and, like a true gentleman, kisses her hand and introduces himself as Draco Malfoy.

Then an elder woman with grey brown hair stuck up in a tight bun appears before me and says: "Arianna, we are very happy that you have returned to us. We sincerely hope you will help us put your brother to justice. We know you love him, but his actions to us were nothing but manipulative and caused tons of pain."
I nod, glad to have my magic back to normal powers and having accepted that they are a part of me as I probably, over the course of my life would have done anyway, had I had the chance to live a little longer. The woman asks: "So you're willing to help us put a stop to the evil actions and disastrous plans of your own brother?"
I nod and say: "I knew he was growing into the darkness and that Aberforth was doing nothing to help him come back to the good side, so part of me is very glad to have died on the day I did. It helped me accept my magic once more and it made sure I didn't have to be witness of my own brother further walking down that path."

The woman nods and raises her hand as she says: "Minerva McGonagall, I am Head of Gryffindor House and currently one of the Four Headmasters of Hogwarts as your brother is arrested and thus put out of function. But as this was done during the schoolyear, will we have to use this summer to find a new Headmaster."
I nod at her and then a young man asks: "So – you're leaving now, aren't you?" And a young black-haired boy with green eyes and a scar on his forehead nods, before a brown haired boy with sea blue eyes says: "Don't worry, you, Meg and Phil can come visit us. Axel or Roxas just has to open a portal for you and you're good to go."
This makes the young man with rust-colored hair with sky blue eyes smile at him and then a small satyr walks over to the young man and says: "And don't forget to keep training. That goes for both of you, but seeing that Zeus made you a true Hero already, it goes for you just that little bit more, are we clear, kid?"
The boy nods and another boy, this one slightly chubby and with blonde hair, says: "Don't worry, Phil. We'll be sure to keep up with the training Hercules gave us and to improve it where we can so we can improve ourselves along the way." The Satyr named Phil nods and then McGonagall coughs and says:

"Attention students, get back in the lines in which you came here and get ready for transport. We will return for the Final Chapter in the Great Hall in exactly ten minutes. You have exactly ten minutes to find your own House. Just wait before searching as we will be undoing the Glamour off of the Coliseum first."
And she starts waving her wand, scaring me slightly as it reminds me of what I was doing before those Muggle boys attacked me, but then I calm myself and think: "No, no I was not in the wrong, they were. They should have never seen it and they should have never forced more out of me or tried to stop me from doing it."
Yet I feel stupid for not calling it by its name and I take a deep breath as I see a large walls, with many pillars and with two gigantic statues of men standing to the middle of the courtyard, their swords drawn and raised to the sky at the center of the courtyard. I am amazed as all of this is at least 20 times my own size and that only in height.

Then the students start to move and within 7 minutes 8 perfect lines have formed themselves, of which two are only of a few strangers not wearing any kind of school uniform and of which each group has one of the now three members wearing the long black robe. I feel amazed and then McGonagall leads me to the last group.
I stay here and then the young blonde at the first small group, which only consists of himself, the brown haired lad that spoke up earlier and his silver-white haired partner, raises his arm and opens a dark and dangerous looking portal. I gulp and shiver a little and then the black-haired man of my group whispers:
"Don't worry, we've used that portal almost ten times now. It's perfectly safe." This makes me nod and, out of instinct, I ask: "Under good control too?" The man looks at me, his grey-blue eyes showing confusion and he says: "Yeah, we wouldn't have used it if those guys haven't practiced using it countless times before now."

To this I nod relieved and then we all go through the portal, the small group of three first, then the ones with the thick cloaks, followed by the green-trimmed students, the blue-trimmed, the yellow-trimmed and the red-trimmed students and finally the group of female students with blue uniforms takes the portal before us.
Once through the opening, I enter an amazing area of blue, pinks, purple and weird white signs and as I look around, I see the red-head that was with us, closing the door behind us, waving at the man that saved us, a red-haired woman, the man named Hercules and the brown-haired woman with him before closing off the doorway.
I then focus on the doorway before us, but that is nothing but a ball of green and yellow light with swirls and twirls of darkness going round the edge. This confuses me, but the group of girls before us easily walk through and I decide to do the same. Shockingly enough nothing happens and within two steps I am within a whole new room.

This room is just as large and rectangle-shaped as the other, yet smaller in height and slightly in length and made of a different kind of stone with stained glass in all the windows and with gargoyles holding torches that are on metal platters and are currently unlit. There are all kind of seats around and all in all the place is amazing.
McGonagall turns to smile at me while everyone else seems to get back to seats they must have been seated at before leaving and says: "Welcome to Hogwarts, Ariana." Making me smile at the kind woman. She then waves her wand yet again and an amazingly comfortable looking chair, made of blue velour, appears before me.
She then waves around and says: "Just pick a group you wish to sit with, we'll start with the reading of the last chapter shortly. We just have to wake some students up." Only then do I remember how weird it was seeing a lot of black-robed students carrying younger kids with the same trim on their black cloaks as their carriers.

I nod and ask: "Was there any reason for their slumber?" And the woman answers: "They were too young to hear of what happened in the last few chapters. It was enough to make me want a Dreamless Sleep potion and that says a lot." I nod, wondering just how bad these books can be and say: "I would like to sit with Xion."
Minerva nods and then another woman, this one short and stubby, but with a friendly smile on her face, lifts my seat with her wand and leads it over to the family of three blondes where Xion decided to sit on request of the young Draco. I smile at my new, hopeful, friend and she smiles back at me as I sit down next to her.

Axel's POV

"Well, seeing I was the last to leave the portal and seeing I have the books with me, why don't I read this one?" I propose to the room at large, quite impressed with how the Great Hall looks now that I no longer have to look at it through the eyes of a Phoenix and then Harry scoffs and says: "As if you don't know what'll happen."
To this I huff and say: "Not all of it. The chapter has to be about more than that explanation you gave." The young boy nods, seated comfortably next to his mate and I hate the fact I don't have my own little flame near me right now. Deciding to fix that first chance I get, I open and page through the book before starting to read.

Dobby's Reward

"Definitely more than that explanation." I happily grin, but then a soft groan stops me from reading on and, looking up, I see Ginny waking up, having been laid down on Bill, Charlie and Arthur's laps before being given the Antidote to the Dreamless Sleep potion she took. She slowly, groggily sits up and asks:
"Wh-whah – what happened?" And Arthur softly touches her cheek as he says: "We're all back at Hogwarts, Ginny. We're reading of you all arriving at McGonagall's office and what happened after that." The girl nods and sits down between her two elder brothers, who worriedly but lovingly wrap an arm around her as I read on.

For a … their daughter. By the tensing of the girl's shoulders Harry felt even worse and wondered if being hugged like that would be good for the girl, seeing the shocked state she must still be in. Still, he knew if he had been in her shoes, he wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere else than where she was right now, in her mother's arms.

"Yeah." The girl groggily says and she shakes her head a little, obviously still a little bit under the effects of the potion before she goes on: "We just didn't know what a blind-sighted, old-fashioned, over-determined woman she actually was." To which Harry looks at her worriedly, while her brothers steady her and he says:
"That doesn't matter, Ginny. She was there for you and as much as she wanted you in a way you would never be, she did love you as you were her only daughter." Ginny sighs and Arthur asks: "Remus, once you and Sirius get the chance, can you allow us all into your pack. We'll need it." The two men nod and I read on.

Harry, however … tight embrace.

"I hate that stupid instinct. I would have stayed with him had it not overthrown my own Nobody powers. God, I was so weak back then, I needed something as strong as the Time Reading Spell to get my Nobody Powers running and only then was I able to come back. I hate it, I hate it, I hate it." I mentally rant and read on.

"You saved … them everything he dared to tell them while in Ginny's presence, as he didn't want to traumatize her more than this event had already done. For nearly … disembodied voice, how he just couldn't put all the hints he had into a logical order that would solve it, how Hermione … her bathroom... constantly making sure not to speak a word about the dangers he, Ron and Hermione had faced, both for Ginny as well as for the still crying Mrs. Weasley.

"She must have seen all the plans she had with Dumbles fall before her very eyes when she heard her daughter had been taken to die in that Retched Chamber. Must have been a real pain in the ass for her to realize that." The girl in question spats angrily and Sirius moans: "That Mind Healer will be required for a lot of us."
This shocks the young ginger and her father says: "Sorry Ginny, but Sirius insisted that, to repay for your life debt to Harry, he pays for full recovery of you and your brothers would anything happen to them. He is also paying to heal the errors done to Ron's core thanks to the wand he used." The girl nods and I read on.

"Very well … or Ginny, mostly for the girl's own sake. She was … expelled her? She was the victim, but he had seen the victim be punished plenty of times – his life with the Muggles was the living proof this happened.
Harry thought … half-moon spectacles. It wasn't because he trusted the man, but he sincerely hoped watching the Headmaster would help him gain enough Hogwarts information for him to find the perfect proof inside the amazing library of spells, charms and other stuff that Hogwarts gave him all those months ago on Halloween.
"What interests … of Albania."

"So his sources tell him the monster is still alive and where he is and yet, he still doesn't go and destroys the lives-destroyer?" Sora growls and Roxas spats: "Heck, had it been in one of the worlds we had gone to, Xemnas would have told us to take him out the minute our recon spotted him." I nod at this and Sirius spats:
"Of course he doesn't kill the bastard. He manipulates a young teenage boy to face him and then plays him into his death before taking him everything he's had rights to since his bloody birth." This seems to shock Ariana and she asks: "Albus did all that." Sirius nods regretfully and Xion wraps an arm around her as I read on.

Relief – warm … utterly bewildered.

"Okay, that was unlike what Ollivander said when he examined Harry's scar and that was definitely a compliment to the murderer himself, not the magic he has casted." Snape growls and he goes on: "That just further proves that Dumbles doesn't care what someone does, as long as he can gain some fame out of it."
This makes Ariana lower her head and then she asks: "Can we call in Aberforth next book? I would like his support for when you, rightfully, insult and belittle my brother." Sprout nods at the woman and the young girl that, for some reason, looks so familiar to me, pulls the older woman all the closer, making me smile before I read on.

"Very few … Boy here."

"You mean that when he resurfaced in England he didn't even stumble over his birthname when he introduced himself?" Leon asks and Harry says: "Don't forget where that name came from. Riddle must have hated his father so much, his name was just as much a taboo to him and no one ever speaks of a taboo."
The young Hero of Radiant Garden nods and I personally feel the strong need to show Roxy my own old home, even if I know that Maleficent has badly changed it and that there is now a giant castle with the Heartless Sigil on it. Deciding this won't matter when I get to return to my childhood home, I happily smile and read on.

"But Ginny … its brain.

"Not the best timing for a reprimanding, but I do hope you've learned your lesson, sweetheart." I hear Arthur gently tell his daughter and the girl nods, before Harry laughs: "Trust me, Mr. Weasley, that comment stuck with me for at least half a year. Still remembered it by Christmas." The man laughs and I read on, snickering myself.

Why didn't … at her. Harry wondered why there was such a commanding tone to such comforting words.

"It was to make sure I couldn't contact a bloody Mind Healer." Pomfrey growls and then Sirius says: "Don't worry, Poppy, I'll make sure to see how the Potter and Black Mind Healers are doing and will see when I can bring them into the group. I just feel I won't be able to do so for a while." The Matron nods and Harry asks:
"Why both of them, mum?" And Sirius says: "Because I first want to see just how good the Black Mind Healer is and how well he can keep secrets regarding our side and because I also want to see who is now Mind Healer for the Potter family, seeing the long term of absence of a Head for your Ancient and Noble Family."
The young lad nods and asks: "So you'll find out why you have to wait, check on the Mind Healers and then, perhaps, teach me more about what I have to know to be a good Lord myself?" Sirius nods and says: "But I will keep Lordship until your 17th birthday, so you have plenty of time to learn." Harry smiles at his mum and I read on.

"You will … said Dumbledore. For some reason Harry felt bad about the past tense of which the man spoke and he wondered if it had anything to do with that ordering tone he had heard earlier.

"Good on you, lad. You really know how to keep sharp, even if the situation doesn't seem dangerous at all." Moody compliments the boy and then Harry turns to Ariana and asks: "Would you mind if I use this against him when needed?" The slightly older teen shakes her head, smiling at him gratefully and I read on.

Mrs. Weasley … be punished?

"Don't worry, boys, Albus had already told me he would reward you would you come back alive. I, of course, did not take that lightly – but I had to keep my scolding simple seeing Arthur and she were in the same room at the time he said it. He played that one cleverly, alright." McGonagall grumbles and Harry sighs, his eyes skyward, as I read on.

"I seem … in horror. Harry, on the other hand, had decided to pay close attention to the man's tones from now on and this one didn't make him sound like a scolding Headmaster at all; at once Harry wondered what he was up to.
"Which goes … mouth again. Harry could barely believe the current situation himself, but it was for completely different reasons. Had Dumbledore learned of his mistake of last year? And why 200 points each? Was this a way to show he had learned of the points mistake he had made, but was unaware of the points incident of himself, Neville and Hermione? Harry didn't know what to think.

"Harry!" Seamus moans and he goes on: "Why couldn't you just be happy with the points you got?" And Harry says: "Because we were only on Second Place with only 10 points different. The 400 points, at the near end of the year, showed a picture no different than the one at the end of the Year Feast one year previous."
The Irish lad looks shocked and Harry says: "If there is one thing I have learned from being a Hero it's about what images can be made by actions taken and to always be subtle in your actions or you will be quickly judged the wrong way. Trust me, I learned that the hard way." His year mate nods sagely and I read on, feeling bad for Harry.

"But one … about Lockhart.

"Wish Dumbles had kept it that way." Sirius growls and Remus says: "I don't. It made sure Dumbles knew he had to replace Lockhart and the further that monster of a man is away from cub, the better in my eyes." Sirius nods and says: "For that I am willing to listen to his idiocy, indeed." Making a lot of us laugh before I read on.

He turned … was I?" Harry was sorely tempted to tell about the touches and the glances now, but his mind was running full steam and he knew ruining the man's life while he was this helpless would not help keep his status in the Wizarding World neutral. He would have to wait and – he shuddered – hope Lockhart would heal. Then he could strike, just like he always did, when the victim least suspects it.
"He tried … sword, Gilderoy!"
Harry's neck almost broke as he swiftly looked from the ex-teacher to the Headmaster and he could not feel more betrayed if he tried. Not even McGonagall's words of last year were this devastating. Dumbledore had known all along that Lockhart had been good with Memory spells and still he had let the man teach, even if the man in question could use that talent as a dangerous weapon. Harry was hurt, but he decided to add Dumbledore to his list of people to get back at, he would just do it once he was sure Lockhart had been fully healed.

"I do not want to be on the wrong side of you when that happens, Harry." One of the twins smiles at him and the other goes on: "Nope, neither do I, dear brother." And Harry laughs: "And don't you forget it." Making the two mock-scowl, while everyone else laughs their heads off at the cheeky comment before I read on.

"Sword?" said … unaccountably nervous. Dumbledore knew of Lockhart's talent for Memory spells. Did this mean the man had taught Lockhart himself? Had he ever used the spell? And would he use it now?

"Another thing we better check once the story is done." Snape growls and then McGonagall says: "Sirius, please make sure the Potter Mind Healer is here the first chance you get. If you believe the Black Mind Healer better, do him, but I want either one of them to check all of Hogwarts, students and staff as soon as possible."
Sirius nods, but then he asks: "Harry, are there any holes in your memory?" Harry shakes his head and says: "No, but I read up on Memory spells and the one Lockhart used was more one that changed one memory for another, sometimes a fake one. It could be that Dumbledore did the same thing, but I'm not sure."
"Wait, does that mean that what we read here, might not be what really happened?" Sora asks shocked, but Harry shakes his head and says: "I'm sure Dumbledore made it happen whatever I remember, it's just that he might have wiped some memories of what happened before that right out of my mind."
This worries my young friend and Madam Pomfrey quickly walks over to Harry, casting quite the array of spellwork over the young wizard and then sighing in what seems to be relief, before she says: "I know what spell you talked of, Mr. Potter, and there are no traces of it on your person." This makes Harry smile happily, before she says:
"Unfortunately do I still detect some other mental spells on you, spells that cause your mind to purposely forget certain events from happening. Luckily enough are these events still recorded in the books, so there will be periods of reading where even you will wonder what is happening. Do you understand?"

Harry nods, this time looking scared and asks: "Can you see into any of these memories and find out how Dumbledore was able to get this done? He must have caused me to forget a whole lot of stuff, but these books are almost accurate to the second of what I remember so far." The woman nods and casts her spells once again.
This time she locks eye-contact with the young green-eyed lad and then she hums and after a few minutes breaks contact and says: "It seems Dumbledore created fields of time around you to make sure you could do things he didn't want you to, then he would wipe your memory and cast spells to prevent you from further doing those things."

This shocks us all and confuses most of us and Harry asks: "Why would he do that? Why first let me do something he didn't want me to do and then wipe my memory of it? What use is there to doing such a thing?" And Snape answers: "It will make sure you never have any interest in the things he doesn't want you doing, that's what."
And we can tell that the man is absolutely furious with what our latest discovery. Then Harry turns back to Madam Pomfrey and asks: "You said the books have these gaps of time and my memory still recorded in them. Does that mean we will read about Dumbledore actually casting these spells?" Madam Pomfrey nods and I read on.

"First of … watched him, but it was mostly at how Dumbledore's hand kept missing the Phoenix's head; if he didn't know any better he would think the Phoenix felt insulted.

"Of course I felt insulted, that bastard was using my loyalty and bond to Harry to further glorify himself in Harry's eyes. He was manipulating the lad and there was nothing I could do about it, the Phoenix was still stronger than me." I rant furiously and Roxas comes over to sit with me, resting his head on my shoulder.
I smile at him, happy to have him near me again and loving how his small head lies on my shoulder so comfortingly and lovingly wrap an arm around his deliciously slim waist, still finding it amazingly unbelievable that this brilliant specimen of a Nobody gave and stole my heart in one single event. I kiss his hair and read on.

"And so … his mind.

"Ugh, I hate this!" Sirius spats and he goes on: "He only meets you when you are most doubting of yourself and your actions and comforts you then on them, further strengthening his image of loving grandfather inside you. I really hope you will find something to hate him later on." Harry smiles at the rant of his mum and I read on.

"Professor," he … speak Parseltongue..."

"Which is completely barbaric and stupid!" Hermione shouts and Ron moans softly: "Oh Merlin, not this again." But then she goes on, ignoring the redhead and says: "I mean, Professor Lupin's a werewolf, yet he is the most amazing father Harry could ever wish for. So why should Harry's ability over Parsletongue be any worse?"
But then Blaise hugs her from behind, suddenly sits her down on his own lap and whispers: "Calmati, amore mio. Stai diventando troppo agitato. Siamo tutti d'accordo con te. Appena calmati." And the girl seems to indeed calm down by this strange language, which makes me wonder how many dialects there are in this world.
She then smiles at the tanned lad and asks: "What was all that exactly?" And Blaise says: "I said; Calm down, my love. You're getting too excited. We all agree with you. Just calm down." The girl shakes her head and says: "You're the worst." But her smile says different and Blaise happily kisses her cheek as I read on.

"You can … I'm sure..."

"The bastard actually confessed he knew about the damned Horcrux in your scar? Why the hell did he not instantly just take care of it? What on earth was his purpose for telling you, but not helping you?" Sirius growls and Remus says: "Because he's Dumbles and that's just not his style." This makes Sirius scowl at him and I read on.

"Voldemort put … seems so."
Harry could not believe what he was hearing. If Dumbledore knew of it now, he must have known of it years ago. Perhaps even when Harry had gotten the scar. He hated Dumbledore from that moment on, but he vowed not to show it. Instead he would personally find out how to destroy his scar – in secret that is. In public he would act as his scar holding a piece of Voldemort inside it didn't bother him. And thus he changed the subject.
"So I … quivering again. Harry had to try very hard not to glare the man to death for the wrong timed joke.
"Yet the … once more. Harry could not believe anyone would want to be loyal to someone like this, the grandfather act was starting to disgust him.
"Which makes … the firelight. He was turning the sword this way and that, not to – as Dumbledore told him – examine the sword, but to memorize what it's made of and how it is shaped. If Dumbledore wanted him to look at the sword, he would, but he would also craft one himself first chance he got. He wanted to be better prepared next time he faced something as dangerous as the Basilisk. He was no longer willing to jump into a situation like this unprepared.

"I'm proud of you, kiddo." Sirius smiles at his son and Remus asks: "Did you get it done?" Harry nods and says: "It's even charmed to protect the secret compartment of my trunk. It will fly out in such a way only I can catch it." This makes the men smile and Harry says: "I'll get it out for next book." The two nod and then Harry looks down.
I see him biting his lip and Sirius asks: "What's the matter, cub?" And Harry opens his mouth, but then seems to hesitate before he answers: "I don't know why, but for some reason I believe that you are going to need your space next chapter. I just don't know where or why." Now the two look confused and then I say:
"How about they stay until the first chapter of next book and then we travel to Radiant Garden. Then they can have their space here in the Great Hall and we can wait for them in Radiant Garden." This makes the small family of three smile at me and I happily receive the kiss on the cheek from Roxas, before reading on.

And then … Godric Gryffindor.

"Seriously?" Bill asks shocked and Harry answers: "Yep, but I did some research the night before we left Hogwarts and discovered that Gryffindor had two swords made. One he was famous for and that is depicted on all of his portraits and another one he had made just before his death. Apparently he put that one in the Sorting Hat."
"What's the difference?" Bill asks and Harry answers: "The one in the Sorting Hat is for those that want to help both themselves and others in the gravest of peril. It works best on Gryffindors, but also on those having Gryffindor graduates down their close family line. Say their father, grandfather or great-grandfather.
The other one is the symbol of the family line. Gryffindor had his father make it for him and fused it together with Hogwarts before letting the other one be made. It's now part of the Hogwarts wards, supposed to keep them up even if the Headmaster or Misstress fails to do so and thus never to be found again."

Everyone looks shocked and Bill asks: "Gryffindor gave up a sword made by his own father to make sure the wards could never fully fall?" Harry nods and says: "The other Founders did similar things, you know. Ravenclaw added something to the library, Hufflepuff to the Grounds and Slytherin to all common rooms."
"The common rooms? What did he add to that?" And Harry happily answers: "A special spell to make sure the beds would always be equipped with blankets and comforters designed for whatever season they are in and to also make sure that, no matter where you sit in the common room, the temperature will keep you from getting ill."
The students all look shocked and Harry says: "Ravenclaw added some of her very own magic, actually transferring some of it from her core straight into the foundation of the Library to add an Undetectable Extension charm to it and to make sure there would always be at least ten-thousand books in the library.
And finally Hufflepuff and the grounds. Her work was, in my eyes, far out the best as she too added an Undetectable Extension charm to make sure the grounds would grow or slink, depending on how many students there are inside the school and to make sure the herds of all animals would have equally large territories.

Pretty brilliant, if you ask me." The boy happily comments with his arms crossed and while leaning back against the egg-shaped chair and then Hermione asks: "Harry, where did you learn all of this?" Harry seems to focus and says: "You know, I just can't remember." This, the minute he says it, causes the boy to whiten.
He then looks up and says: "It must have been something Dumbledore allowed me to learn before wiping my memory – one of those fields of time things. It must have stuck with me because of the magic Hogwarts gave me. I must have, unknowingly, filed it away in there." Hermione nods and Harry mutters:
"Wonder what else I stored up in there that Dumbledore wanted me to forget." And he closes his eyes, seeming to focus really hard, but then Sirius stops him and says: "Harry, don't force the memories. They'll come, don't worry." Harry sighs and says: "I just know I learned this the night before we left for London.
Else, I don't remember a thing. Not where I read it, not how I got to the information, not whether or not someone led me there. I just – just remember reading about it back then and that's it." Everyone nods and Snape says: "At least you're remembering. That's a sign for the better, something we can be thankful for." Harry nods and I read on.

"Only a … don't we?"

"And he makes that comment then? He's been running through DADA teachers for the last few decades and he makes it sound as if it's just been the last few years." Septima Vector rants and I am shocked as the woman has been keeping quiet all book. Looking at the brown haired woman in shock, I recover and read on.

Harry got … his face.

"Of course, I was furious. Sure I never wanted that Basilisk fang in Mr. Potter's arm or for Mss. Weasley to almost die, but for that man to actually appear back at Hogwarts, while I had been campaigning against him all this time. I was determined to see him leave office once again." The man in question rants and I read on.

And cowering … his face. Harry personally felt scared of a man with that much fury written on his face and he almost felt as if he was Dobby, but then shook the thought off with the memory of what he had witnessed Malfoy senior and his son do outside Borgin and Burkes – no matter how much that all still confused him.

To this the man in question sighs in relief and asks: "Let me guess, that is your initiative to go against all I have thrown at you so far?" Harry shrugs and says: "I just kept remembering that and used it as a hope that you were just holding up an act or something." The blonde man smirks at the lad and says: "Well noticed of you."
Making Harry smile at the man before he asks: "So who are those two women anyway? Those women you spoke to Draco about? I never got round to asking before, you know?" The man looks shocked and asks: "Surely you know –." But then he stops and hits himself on the head as if remembering something before he says:
"What am I saying? Those Muggles didn't even let you know your parents' names, let alone tell you the name of your grandmother from father's side." Harry looks shocked and Sirius says: "Yes, Harry. Dorea is your father's mum and thus your grandma. And through me adopting you, so is Walburga, who is my lovely mother."

I hear him sneering at the end and Harry asks: "What's with the tone, Sirius? Don't you like your mum?" Sirius sighs and says: "Harry, the Muggles – when I hear how they treat you, it – it reminds me of how my parents treated me. The only difference between them is my parents were magical, the Muggles were not."
Harry looks shocked and Sirius whispers: "And that is why I want to help you get over what they did to you so badly! It is no better than what my parents did to me and your grandfather was so good in helping me, I just have to help you now, if only to finally be able to thank him." Harry smiles at his mum and I read on.

"So!" said … of fury.

"Did you, Lucius?" Amelia Bones asks and Lucius growls and says: "No, I said they would be indebted to me and my family and would serve under our Noble House if they didn't suspend that bastard. I never threatened their families as Malfoys take good care of those indebted to them." The woman nods and I read on.

"So – have … his fist.

"Nice way for that Elf to show how stupid I felt when I heard of the damage and fear that diary caused." Lucius moans and he turns to Arthur as he says: "I admit, I wanted your law gone, it scares the crap out of me, but I never wanted your family in harm's way. I wanted Dumbledore gone, so he couldn't support your law."
The red-haired man nods and Harry says: "You know, I think I finally understand why Muggleborns and Purebloods conflict all the time." Everyone looks at him and he says: "Purebloods, you have lived in this world for generations and have seen the laws, traditions, rules and other ancient stuff come and go, right?"
A lot of students and some of the teachers nod and Harry says: "But Muggleborns haven't. They have seen the same stuff come and go, but then in the Muggle world and that makes them – as they only enter our world at age 11 – instinctively loyal to Muggle stuff over Magical." The Muggleborns seem worried now and Harry says:
"Take Hermione's S.P.E.W. for example. She saw House Elves being used as slaves, saw a House Elf being forced to do something she didn't want to do and thinks them slaves. She doesn't study what Purebloods thinks, she just looks at it from a Muggle Point of View, believes it wrong and thinks she should change it."

"What is wrong with that?" Hermione spats, anger on her face, but fear in her eyes and Harry says: "It's wrong, because you're not looking at it with respect for the Purebloods. You insult what they have known for years and instead of talking with them and finding a compromise, you try to entirely change it all together."
The girl looks shocked and Harry says: "And that is what must have happened and worked for the Muggleborns thousands of times, making Purebloods see more and more of what they are used to, what they live for, disappear. But it disappears so quickly and so without their opinion asked that they resent the changers.
The Muggleborns. And after a while, I'm sure, the Purebloods grow so sick of it, they create the M-word, try to get and stay in the Highest Position possible and undermine Muggleborns wherever possible – just so they can preserve those last few laws and traditions they have grown up and want to grow old with."

Everyone looks at the lad shocked and Harry says: "It's not wrong to want to preserve something, just as it isn't wrong to want to change something, but if these two wishes come from opposite sides – or in this case, Muggleborns and Purebloods – it's best to first try and find a compromise, instead of just undermining each other."
Harry then shrugs and says: "That's at least how I see it." And Fudge says: "Mr. Potter, you are exactly right. We have grown to hate the changes Muggleborns so suddenly want to bring in our world and we have indeed grown into a community of two completely different sides. We have to change that if we want peace for all."
Harry smiles and says: "And the Most Noble and Most Ancient House of Potter will help wherever she can in hopes of accomplishing this goal, Minister Lord Fudge." The man looks happily shocked and then Harry looks to the side and asks: "Where the hell did that come from?" Causing shock and laughter to ring around the room.

I laugh as loudly as the others, but then whisper: "Who's the girl in the black cloak? She looks familiar, but I can't put my finger on it." Roxas smiles and says: "It's Xion. Remember? We used to have ice-cream with her after work. She was our friend, but made out of Sora's memories of Kairi, thus not a real Nobody."
I look shocked and then vaguely, the memory of Roxas telling me someone has her ability over the Keyblade back, comes to my mind's eye and I say: "Wasn't she the one who lost her ability over the Keyblade?" Roxas nods happily and says: "Yes, yes she was! You remember!" And he kisses me on the cheek before I happily read on.

"A clever … suddenly mask-like.

"I felt beyond infuriated. The bastard was Headmaster and still he insinuated he would put all blame on that young girl just to keep this story covered up. I could not believe how manipulative and cold-hearted he could be." Lucius growls and Ginny whitens as she realizes this, making her brothers hug her as I read on.

"And imagine … in punishment.

Now Lucius sighs and everyone looks at him before he says: "I never wanted that for him. I never wanted him to punish himself. He never did it on my orders either." We all look at him shocked and Harry asks: "Is this one of those cases where one of my House Elves was sold away after my grandfather died?"
Lucius nods and takes a deep breath before he says: "Bellatrix Lestrange first convinced Lady Crouch to buy Winky and then she herself bought Dobby and gave him firm orders, under which was the order to punish himself whether he did good or bad and to serve me and my family first. We had no choice but to let him obey."
This shocks Harry and he whispers: "I knew that woman was mad, but ordering House Elves to abuse themselves? She's beyond insane." And Lucius nods as he says: "She's always been like that. At least for as long as I remember and I've spend six of my seven school years with her." Harry and Neville shudder at this and I read on.

"Don't you … the book.

"THAT OLD CODGER!" Amelia suddenly shouts and when we all look at her, she says: "Who cares if Tom Riddle was gone from that diary. One oath of confidence from Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley or Mss. Weasley and we would have all the evidence we need. How dare he say there was no way to let Justice be served.
No offence, Lucius." She ends her rant apologetically, but the elder blonde shakes his head and says: "No Amelia, you are absolutely right. I should have proposed the oaths myself, but I used my Slytherin heritage and slithered my way to freedom, using the very leeway Dumbledore must have knowingly given me."
"He was setting us up against each other." Harry growls and he goes on: "He knew if you would get a way out of being punished, you would continue making life hard for the Weasleys and thus for me and that we would, perhaps, eventually come face to face with each other had Voldemort truly risen back to the power."
The blonde nods and says: "He did, he did indeed, Harry. And I must admit I find myself disgusted that I took the leeway to freedom offered to me by a man that vile. No offence, young Ariana." But the young woman shakes her head and says: "Vile is a word I consider to underestimate my brother's actions." To which I read on.

On the … his wand. Harry personally felt the very small need to urge the man to do so, as Dumbledore was just stupidly trying to push all the guilt on Malfoy's shoulders, while the Headmaster himself was friends with the Weasleys and thus would be the first to be looked at watching over the Weasley kids while at Hogwarts. Him not having done so made him just as guilty concerning what had happened at Hogwarts as Mr. Malfoy, who had apparently decided not to curse the Headmaster in question.

"A very valid point, Potter." McGonagall comments and she goes on: "Especially as that friend title should put extra pressure on his role as Headmaster, which in turn makes it all the more disgusting that he would do something like this." And she sighs, obviously still feeling hurt that Dumbles would do things like this and I read on.

Instead, he … thinking hard. He was, for a big part, freed of the Dursleys and their treatment of him, but Dobby could only be released of that treatment if he were to be freed. Then it … into it.

This makes Arthur and Sirius turn to Harry and they chorus: "You didn't." Both shocked yet both of them sounding excited at the same time. Harry smirks and asks: "Didn't do what? The story only described that I had a plan, not what it contained." The two growl and Sirius says: "You know what we mean, young man."
But Harry lounges back, leaning into Viktor's lap and smiling widely when the young Bulgarian wraps his arms around Harry's waist as Harry hums and says: "Nope, haven't the foggiest." But then Lucius says: "You did a good job that day, Harry. But I would have preferred it if you had waited a few years." Harry shrugs and I read on.

Then he … Malfoy's hand.

Now the two adults who had been looking at Harry incredulously have trouble holding back their laughter and Narcissa says: "I can only imagine you didn't like getting something like that now, did you?" And Lucius shudders, as if remembering how the sock must have felt and mutters: "No, no I didn't." Before I read on.

"What the … fools, too."

"Now that was uncalled for." Sirius growls, having turned from laughing to furious in less than a minute and he goes on: "He pulls a little prank on you and you insult his dead parents? What the hell was that about?" But Lucius holds his head down and takes the scolding, making me shake my head at him before I read on.

He turned … at Harry.

"WAIT!" Lucius shouts as just about all of us now want to stand up to shout at him and he goes on: "This was not me! Yes, I was furious that he pranked me and that he freed Dobby in the process, but Bella had charmed her buy to cause irrational behavior if someone tried to free Dobby. I was under her spell, I swear it."
Harry glares at the man and Sirius motions for Pomfrey to go over to the man, the hand not used to motion her over gripping his wand quite tightly. Pomfrey quickly casts a series of spells over the man and he says: "Twenty-eight of May." The woman nods and says: "Yep, an irrationality charm, quite powerful too."

Everyone nods and Harry asks: "You really wouldn't have attacked me had it not been for that spell?" Lucius shakes his head and says: "Had it not been for that Irationallity spell, I would have forced your House to pay up for the loss my family made and would have forced you into Ancient House lessons with me over summer."
"How is that a punishment?" Harry asks and Lucius smirks: "It isn't, I just had to force you and use your whole Family Head stuff to make sure not even Dumbles could object against it." The lad looks shocked, but then he laughs hard and says: "Merlin, brilliant thinking." Making the blonde smile smugly before I read on.

"You've lost … of sight. Harry wondered about the strange magic he felt breaking when Malfoy turned his back on the House Elf before him.

"You actually felt the irrationality magic break before its broken effects registered with me. By the time that occurred I was already nearing the gates and knew I could do nothing to fix the damage or attempt my supposed forcing of your new lessons. Lessons Narcissa should really continue on with, if I remember correctly."
He then teases his wife and the woman looks shocked as she says: "He's right. Harry, we will get back to it on the second day of our free time and we will spend one hour every day afterwards, is that alright dear?" Harry nods and Sirius asks: "Do you mind if I join, to help with the Potter part?" Narcissa shakes her head and I read on.

"Harry Potter … you see?"

"Great, so it was another one of those you've got to be kidding me, this can't be it, it's too obvious hints. Just like with the information about Flamel. I mean, really? On a chocolate frog card?" Ernie MacMillan asks and a lot of his fellow Hufflepuffs laugh at him, while the twins send him a praising smile and I read on.

"Right," said … year running,

"Which was totally unnecessary as we only had a ten points difference, something Hermione could have easily fixed in those last few weeks of term." Harry grumbles and the girl blushes before Sirius says: "You deserved those points whether you like it or not.""The award would have been enough." Harry retorts and I read on.

or Professor … and sulky. Harry wondered how much he knew of his father's role in the terror that had been going on and whether or not the young blonde knew of the terror that had been felt by the Weasley family when they heard their daughter was kidnapped to be killed.
He wondered for a second if Malfoy thought of Ginny like he did of Hermione, but shook his head, not yet believing it was time for revenge on those two comments. He would have to wait for the blonde to think that everything was back to normal.

"First of all, I accept the revenge that was taken on me. Second of all would I like to offer myself to further punishment so that I, in name of Malfoy, may offer my sincere apologies for my actions and behavior of that year and time period." The young blonde tells us all, while the memory of those comments have brought back my anger.
"Good." Sirius spats, obviously just as angry as I am and he goes on: "Then, under Snape's guidance as he is the only one I trust this with, you will be brewing every single potion needed to help Harry get over the effects of what those Muggles caused him. There is still a very long list of ailments and I want them all healed."
Draco nods and Snape says: "We will start on it right after time starts running again. You will not see us until the third day, I can assure you." Sirius nods and then turns to Harry and says: "Harry, I feel I won't be there for most of the story, so I want you to listen to Andromeda, Viktor and Lucius and take whatever potions Snape gives you, alright?"
Harry nods and asks: "Will you be alright?" Sirius smiles and says: "I may not be sure of what is going to happen, but I do feel it will happen somewhere between the start of our three day break and the first chapter of the next book. And that it will make our family even better and stronger." This makes the other two smile as I read on.

On the … Hogwarts Express. On the last day before their departure, Harry moved into the Library and studied all he could about the Founders, in the hopes of never getting into any Heir trouble like this year again .Strangely enough, afterwards, as he left the library, his interest in anything he had learned – if he even learned anything – was totally gone and he felt it better to keep it somewhere he never had to think about it again.

"And there we have the proof that Dumbledore pushed you in a field of time, let you study what you stored away together with all the information Hogwarts gave you and then wiped your memory. But what else do you remember doing?" Vector asks and Harry answers: "Just that I tried to study regular stuff." The woman nods and I read on.

The rest of the day passed away too quickly for his liking. Harry, Ron … at it.

"And again with the underestimation." The twins moan and one of them says: "Same as during Christmas." And the other goes on: "Could barely even grab our wands before he had us disarmed again." This makes many laugh, mostly at the image it makes them see and I shake my head at the good humor of it all before reading on.

They were … a girlfriend."

Now the boy in question sighs and says: "Seeing how you must have been trying to get your old life back and how you must have been glad to be away from Hogwarts for a while, do I have to admit that I am not mad." Before the girl giggles: "Just be glad I didn't tell her." Percy looks at his sister in shock and asks:
"You didn't?" Ginny shakes her head and says: "She was even more treating me like a damsel in distress than before and almost swore I wouldn't go back to Hogwarts next year. I hated her right there and then. Her daughter was alive and all she cared about was that I was rescued by a hero and Hogwarts being unsafe."
She shakes her head and says: "I didn't want anything to do with her and ignored her for most of the rest of my stay in the Hospital wing. And I wasn't the only one hating her back then. Madam Pomfrey actually wanted to keep me a few days, but she was insistent we listen to Dumbledore's orders of a single night stay."
"She – she what?" Arthur asks shocked and says: "She told me you had grown the same hatred for the Hospital Wing as all other students and that they had to quickly sign your release forms before you fled the room." Ginny shakes her head and says: "I wanted to stay at least for the weekend, she just didn't allow me."

This angers the man and he goes on: "Is that woman mad? Had you stayed for the weekend then surely it would have helped your process of healing a mayor deal. What was she thinking?" And Leon says: "She was thinking like a manipulative woman who cares only for plans and nothing for mental stability of others."
This worries us and Ginny asks: "What do you mean?" And the man answers: "An event such as this leaves traumatic effects on a victim, both emotional as well as personal and sometimes even mental. The fact you didn't get to heal of what happened caused the trauma to leave mental traces on you, making your mind unstable."
"And thus making it easier for her to bond me to Harry and to let Dumbledore's evil plans to actually take place. They were both in on it. They just wanted me vulnerable and in debt with Harry so it would be easier to convince me that he and I were meant to be. That way, they could bond and control us both, altogether."

The girl looks shocked and hurt at the end of this revelation and tears are running down her eyes, the young girl named Luna coming over to hug her tightly and the young ginger hides her face in the girl's shoulder, crying her eyes out at the new form of betrayal she discovered her mother to have caused her and her life.
I look from the girl to the rest of the family and see why none of them have come to comfort her as they are all too furious themselves to really notice it. Ron is whispering things with the twins and Percy is sitting behind them, writing everything down they say and Bill and Charlie are discussing things with Arthur.
The rest of their group is also angry but it seems that Riku has no interest in an angry Sora as he is yet again kissing the young brown-haired boy sitting on his lap. I shake my head, but can't really say I blame him as I would have done the same thing had it been Riku reading and me and Roxas sitting in their places.
I shortly wait to let Ginny get herself together, while I see Amelia discuss this latest sign of treachery with Fudge and Tonks and see that the first of the three is both discussing possible punishments as well as writing down everything they seem to be talking about. Deciding enough is enough, I bring attention back to me and read on.

Fred dropped … George, sniggering.
Ginny whitened, but Harry whispered: "Don't worry, I'll make sure they stop when we get back to Hogwarts." The girl turned red, but still send him a small grateful smile before faking to focus on whether or not her cloths were neatly stacked in her trunk and Harry left it at that.
The Hogwarts … talk to..."
He knew the Dursleys would be furious that he had given their telephone number to people of his world, but it was another last minute action of his – he after all had Mr. Weasley's phone number memorized to heart so if Uncle went too far or tried to lock him up again he could use that like he had tried using the 'No Magic' Rule to his advantage last summer.

"Wish I could have done that when it was most needed." Harry moans, shuddering something terribly and Viktor asks: "Did something happen?" And Harry sighs before he says: "Let's just say I didn't escape the Dursleys without reason that summer." This worries his Dominant boyfriend as well as it does me and I read on.

"Your aunt … Muggle world, Harry wishing he hadn't used the fake joking tone when he spoke.

"Had you not done that, I would have taken serious matters, you know that?" Hermione asks before I interrupt her and say: "Book's over. Now can you please tell us what you mean with escaping those Muggles?" And Harry says: "I ran away three weeks before school started and the reason –." But then he shudders and stops.


Hey everyone,
So this chapter was a little harder to edit as it had all those mentions of Remus going in Heat and that is something neither Sirius nor Remus is supposed to know as I edited out of chapter 53 "A Divine Break." However, Remus will come to realize it come next chapter, yet I won't do more than make a mention of it happening.
I know in the original version there was a whole chapter dedicated to it, but if I keep that chapter in, I run the risk of this story getting deleted off the site for going past the Mature content rule. I have no interest in that, so I will only mention Remus realizing it and him taking Sirius into the lair where it will happen, but not describe it.
Hope you understand,

Venquine1990