A/N: I don't own anything other than the storyline here, I'm too young to be sued for copyright. Thanks to those few people who have reivewed story (VERY few people). Hope you all like this new chapter, things aren't as they seem, is Harry in this dimension for a reason? Hopefully you'll review this chapter :-D
Harry stood there unable to find the words, to a woman who had tormented his sleep with her screams and pleading. But there standing across the room was his mother, alive. Possibilities came crashing into his head about the change he now had.
"Who are you? You look like my son, but he wouldn't be here, he couldn't, he's evil." Lily asked with a confused look on her face.
Most people looked nervously around at each other (except Snape and Tonks who currently had their arms wrapped round each other, they seemed to have trouble containing their feelings and urges, they paid no attention to their surroundings.) Lupin stood up and walked over to Lily.
"I have something to discuss with you, The Minister forgot to inform you of it." He whispered in Lily's ear. Harry didn't hear a word of it because he was lost in his own thoughts.
"Everyone else accepted me but not my own mother, why? Hagrid was a bit shocked but he seemed ok after. Everyone else has been fine with me except my mum, why can't she just be happy I'm here?"
A voice in his head answered him back, which kind of freaked Harry out, was he going crazy having his own mind answer him back.
"But you're NOT her son, you are just a stranger to her, no-one here is who they seem. Trust yourself and only yourself, though Sirius does look sexier in this world, maybe you should trust him especially if it means spending more time with him."
Sirius placed a hand on Harry's shoulder which bought him out of the argument going on inside his head. He motioned for them to head for another room, once in a downstairs bedroom Harry sat on the bed while Sirius stood close by.
"Sirius why did you bring me here?"
"To tell you that I had nothing to do with the plan, you shouldn't be here. It's just not right, but they didn't see it that way. He thought he'd found a way round it."
"Sirius what are you going on about? What plan? Who is he? What do you mean he found a way round it, round what?"
Sirius ignored the questions and continued talking "But as much as you're not meant to be here, I love the fact you're here, at the same time as knowing it's wrong. You're like Harry was before he changed; he disappeared about eight years ago. Gone for two years then suddenly the deaths came. Lots of deaths all over the place, I know it's been five years since the war started, but it sure seems so much longer. It took a year before anyone could finally figure out who it was. He was a sneaky little bugger, once the news was out who was responsible, people started fighting back and the result was the war."
Harry's mind was going into overdrive with thoughts about what he was being told. But then out of the blue came a thought that shouldn't be there, "Go on kiss him, he wants it too!" Harry tried to avert his eyes, but he couldn't help looking at Sirius's lips. He cursed his mind and wish it had a solid form so he could kick it.
"Maybe I'm here to help you, maybe after all I'm meant to be here." Harry said, trying so hard not to look at Sirius's lips anymore, but then his mind said "Maybe I'm meant to be here⦠with you" Harry slapped his head in frustration.
"That's what they said, but some argued and in the end they gave in. I'm just warning you because I care."
"Who argued, what are you warning me about?"
But Sirius didn't get the chance to answer Harry's question, when there was a knock on the door just as Sirius opened his mouth to speak.
"Oh hi Harry" Bellatrix blushed as she looked at Harry "I think everyone's ready for you in the living room"
Harry followed Sirius and Bellatrix back into the living room. "She has the hots for you ha-ha" Harry cursed his mind for its sudden voice of opinion about everything. In the living room Harry and Sirius sat next to each other on the sofa, their legs couldn't help but touch as it was so crowded. Both of them felt the warmth from the other seeping through their trousers, making a shudder pass between both of them.
"Right Harry tell us about yourse-" A dog barked from behind the sofa. Lupin looked annoyed at being interrupted "Luna come on out and please try to change back into human form."
"Harry meet Luna Lovegood," Sirius smiled, "she's an animagus, except she sometimes has no control over when she transforms, and also has tendencies that cross over. Like trying to sit on the toilet forgetting she's in her dog form."
Luna laughed nervously before waving at Harry and curling up on the floor, while Lupin shook his head at her, everyone else laughed at how comical Luna was.
"Remus why don't we tell Harry about what's happening here? We don't need to know much from him, at least not until he knows about the war."
"Okay very well, there's a war going on and the other you has been killing for years now. We don't know who's behind it, he was such a great boy until he disappeared. No-one can figure out if someone else is helping him."
"But why did I disappear? It just doesn't make sense!" Harry asked as he sat on the edge of his seat, eager to finally get some answers.
"There was a prophecy about two boys, which said these boys would grow up to be the most powerful wizards in history. Their powers would only be matched by the other boy who was born at identical time. One of the boys grew up to be less powerful which confused people, but we kept thinking he would show his power sooner or later. But the other boy, the other Harry, has shown his power since he was around six years old. Then eight years ago he disappeared suddenly and we don't know if he was kidnapped or the power just went to his head. He came back two years later after everyone presumed he was dead. It took another year before anyone figured out it was him and the wars been going on ever since."
"Why would someone kidnap me though?"
"The prophecy mentioned just how much power these boys would hold, enough power to hold the world in their hands, or to cloud it in darkness for years. But they could only do this if they worked together, because apart they would cause the war to end all wars. We think that a war is what the ones behind the kidnapping wanted, so they made sure the two boys either clouded the world in darkness or were against each other. Or Harry let the power he had control him, either is possible."
"Who was the other boy in the prophecy then?"
Ron was the one to answer, sounding worn out and sad. "It was a friend of ours; Neville Longbottom was the other boy that was born at same time. The prophecy can't come true because the body you saw yourself standing over was Neville's; he died just before you appeared."
"So, I appear just after he's killed? But in my world I was killed and sent here somehow. Neville was powerful in this world?"
"He wasn't powerful, sure he had skill but that was through training. He didn't have the natural power, maybe that's what the prophecy meant though"
"Maybe it spoke of someone else though who was born at the same time. Maybe that's why I'm here?"
"No it said two boys born at the same time, which means it has to be someone from this world. You must be tired Harry, you should go to bed. Sirius can you show him to his room?" Lupin spoke quickly and looked at Sirius nervously.
Harry wondered what was going on, but Sirius took his hand and led him to the bedroom he would be using.
Once in the bedroom Harry got changed, as Sirius sat on the bed.
"Be careful who you trust Harry. Things and people aren't who you think, they're completely different here. You've got to trust your instincts"
Harry was too tired to ask Sirius what he meant; his mind was already on the train to dreamland. Sirius smiled as he watched Harry sleep, then he lent down and gently brushed the hair from Harry's eyes lovingly, before bending down and softly kissing his lips, before quietly leaving.
So do you like it, any ideas for future chapters, your opinions are always welcome! Chapter 4 will be up as soon as I can get it written.
