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a/n: i would like to thanks known unkowns for his beta

Date: August 9th, 1986

Headmaster's office at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore was reading a letter that summoned him to an emergency Wizengamot meeting. Something huge must have happened to cause the sudden meeting. Albus had returned to Hogwarts after a month of various Wizengamot meetings for laws and small trials, and now he wanted focus on his duties as Headmaster, but because of the meeting, he had to delay would have to ask Minerva to cover him some of his more crucial duties.

Albus was old. Over one hundred and twenty years-old. Sometimes he wished to be young again, to relive his days as a student... the days that he was pulling pranks and having fun with his friends, the days where his only problem was when he would have time to finish his essays. Now he has to do paperwork for his Headmaster duties, find suitable teachers each summer for Defense Against the Dark Arts, and he still hadn't found a teacher who was willing to stay more than one year.

He needed to be at all Wizengamot meetings because of his position as Chief Warlock, a task that had more negative aspects to it than positives. He did have the power to veto specific laws that had less than 20% of vote difference between pass and no pass, and he was also able to promote laws from votes without any member backing him. He's also the last member that has the chance to speak his opinion for whatever law is up for debate at the time.

The negative was that the Wizengamot was divided into three parts. There were the Light families like his own, the Bones, the Longbottoms and several others. There was the Dark families as well, like the Malfoys, Notts's, and Parkinsons, and then there were the neutral families like the Greengrass's, Traceys, and Blacks. Most of the neutrals were voting for what they thought would benefit them personally, but a lot of families were supporting mostly the Dark instead of Light.

After the Light lost the Potters and the neutrals lost the Blacks, the Dark families started gain more power, led by Lucius Malfoy. Albus knew that Lucius was a Death Eater, but with his money and influence, he was a huge threat for the magical government. He had been planning to cease his Wizengamot duties, but the Light side needed him, or else the Dark families would control all the government easily.

Albus rarely did what he wanted. Since he graduated Hogwarts, he had needed to cancel his around-the-world trip with his friend to take care of his family, and most importantly, his baby sister. He failed her and his brother when he met Grindelwald. A friend near his house, Grindelwald was as intelligent as himself, and their quest to become master's of death so they can change the world between Muggles and wizards, all in the name of the greater good.

He failed. He couldn't protect his little sister when she needed him more than ever. If he couldn't save the ones who he loved, the ones HE was responsible for, how could he save the wizarding world? He had traveled for ten years after that, he had tried to save others and if he failed, well, he would just die.

That was when he had met Fawkes, his phoenix. Fawkes saved not only his life, but his soul as well. He had made a vow then. He would always fight for the Light. And he did. When he returned to England he had taken his Transfiguration mastery and started teaching at Hogwarts, the only place he had ever been happy. Thanks to his phoenix, his family's ancient status and the stories of his ten year long self-exile, he quickly became a protector of the Light. He didn't like the title, but everyone was turning to him.

After a few years passed, Grindelwald began his personal campaign and started a war in both Germany and Russia. Hitler, a Muggle general hat he had Imperiused, started World War II in Muggle world, and England was in grave danger. The people asked him to interfere, asked him to help and stop the war, but he was afraid. He had heard rumors that Grindewald had an unbeatable wand, but he wasn't afraid of that...

He was afraid of his past.

In the three-way battle between himself, Grindelwald and Aberforth, a stray curse killed Arianna. No one knew whose curse had killed her. He was afraid he would find out.

After five years, he managed to beat his fears. He mustered the courage to fight his ex-best friend and decided to fight him, to settle things for the last time. He won the duel. He won the battle, and the wand. The world saw him as their hero, their champion.

After the battle he met Nicholas and Perenele Flamel, a famous and very old (literally) couple of alchemists. They taught him in the summer and he learned more, but his love would always be Transfiguration. When he said to the Flamels that alchemy wasn't in his heart, they stopped teaching him, but their friendship continued. The Flamels were also impressed when he didn't ask for the Philosopher's Stone.

Three years after the fall of Grindewald, a boy came to Hogwarts that would change the wizarding world. The year was 1938, and Tom Marvolo Riddle joined Slytherin house, and three years later the changes began.

Purebloods were more aggressive against Muggleborns than normal. A lot of accidents started to happen, with the opening of the Chamber of Secrets and the death of Myrtle, a fourth year Ravenclaw Muggleborn girl, Albus began to suspect Tom, who was a fifth year prefect at the time. Unfortunately, he had no proof that the young man was responsible. When Tom blamed the halfblood giant, he became sure that Tom was responsible. He managed to save Hagrid from going to Azkaban and found him a job as groundskeeper, an area that Hagrid liked. He enjoyed the animals, but he couldn't learn magic because of his expulsion.

Tom became darker, and Albus was sure that the time to battle against the darkness once more would come soon. Forty years passed, and the Dark side was growing stronger. He became Hogwarts Headmaster, but declined the Minister of Magic offer. He was afraid he would fail. Should he have accepted it? He didn't know.

Soon, Lord Voldemort was officially born, and for many people, that was the start of it all. But Albus knew it that started thirty five years ago. He fought with fear, he used the Muggle tactics of World War II and other Muggle racist organizations (such as the KKK). Albus couldn't win this battle. Tom had gathered a lot of followers, both purebloods and dark creatures.

He had corrupted the government and he used fear to pass his legislation. The Light side, under himself and Cagnus Potter, fought him, but it just wasn't enough. Orion Black manage to lead the neutral party against Voldemort until his son joined the Death Eaters, and Voldemort manage to blackmail him and give the title of Lord Black to his son. Albus and Cagnus were afraid without Orion, the Wizengamot would totally fall to Voldemort, but Orion made one last daring move.

He didn't give his lordship, but he make a vow in front of the entire Wizengamot. He yelled to all of them that Voldemort wanted to destroy their history. He made a vow. He said that he would never willingly pass the Black Lordship to Voldemort. Before telling everyone that he was leaving, he taunted Voldemort, daring him to find him. With this move, most neutrals went to the Light and the Dark side lost a year of their corruption.

Voldemort never found Orion.

Albus and the rest of the Light side started to lose hope. Four months after Orion's exit, Albus went to see an applicant for the position of Divination teacher. If she wasn't a true seer, he was just going to stop offering Divination as a course... but he never expected this.

Hope.

He knew that he couldn't defeat Voldemort. But he just learned that someone else could.

"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches ... born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies ... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not ... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives ... the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies ..."

A Death Eater overheard the first part, so Voldemort soon found out that his immense power was being threatened. The seventh month died, and the day was July 14, and Albus knew that Alice Longbottom and Lily Potter were expecting within the month. Both Potter and Longbottom had thrice defied Voldemort, but mark him? And what about this power that was mentioned?

He needed to think. He needed to tell the two families as well. If one of them was born the last day of July, they would have to hide them, and train the child. They needed to increase their efforts to give them more time. They needed time.

The Longbottom heir was born on the thirtieth of July, at 23:58 in the night. (If you want to switch that to American time, it would be 11:58) The Potter heir was born on the thirty first of July, at 3:46 in the morning. Both could be the prophesied child, although Harry was the better chance.

He thought that Lily and James hide something from all of them and they let the mediwitch get obviate of the birth. They said the best way to hide him is for people to don't know if their son existed. Thee legilimens that he had always on, didn't notice any lie, but he had a feeling that he was missing something.

Also a huge aspect of the situation was Severus Snape. He was the Death Eater who had overheard the prophecy. but he was in love with Lily and joined their side so she would survive.

A year and a half passed, and with the help of Severus, they began winning a few battles. That was until the ward on the Potter's home failed. He was with Hagrid then, and he took him immediately and ran to the Potter house in Godric's Hollow. When they reached the outside of the house, he felt Lily's ward fail, and he ran inside as fast as he could. He was at the top of the stairs when he saw a green flash from Harry's room. He ran inside and was shocked to see Harry crying, and Voldemort was nowhere to be seen, until he noticed some dark robes near Lily's body.

He was checking for an invisibility charm and to find if the Dark Lord was still there when Hagrid joined him. He didn't listen to the half giant. He used an ancient charm that Nicholas had taught him so he would be able to see what had happened.

He saw the killing curse rebound from Harry and hit Voldemort. Tom, too slow or too shocked wasn't able to avoid it in time. He checked the scar on his forehead and noticed that it reeked of dark magic and remembered the prophesy. Voldemort had marked him. He found another charm that Lily had done, and that must be what had protected Harry. A life willingly given for the ultimate protection of their blood.

He needed to do research about the scar, but he needed to see what happened on the Dark side, so he had to speak to Severus. But most of all, he had to protect the child. He could send him to Petunia, Lily's sister. He could place blood wards that would be the ultimate protection, working with his mother's sacrifice. He told Hagrid to get Harry to Hogwarts so Poppy could give him a check-up, and then to bring him to Petunia Dursley of Number Four Privet Drive, located in Little Whinging, Surrey.

He made a deal with Petunia. She took the boy, but no magic would be able to get near her family until Harry was eleven and could attend Hogwarts. This would also save the child from his own fame and he would be raised normally.

He didn't know how wrong he was.

After he left the boy to his uncle with a letter that accepted the deal and activated the wards, he searched for what left of Tom Riddle.

Now, almost five years later, he thanked the fates that it gave them time. Dark families were losing their grip day by day. He hoped that they would give him more time so Harry had time to enjoy Hogwarts before training, and he hoped that he would find the child were they to go and replace the wards.

He started walking to find a Thestral. He had time and decided to fly to the Ministry. In the entrance he almost crashed headlong into Sybil. When he looked at her eyes rolling in the back of her head, he held his breath. It can't be...

To be continued...

A.N.: If there is a law and have 40% yes 30% no and 30% absent then he can veto it since the difference is 10 %. If there is 31% yes 10% no and 49% absent then he cannot veto it and the yes will pass. If the vote has more than 50% absent then the law will fail. Absent is if the wizengamot member didn't come OR he chooses not to vote.

Minister of Magic has the same privilege, he can veto if 30% of votes agree with him and he can pass a law with 50% votes of wizengamot. Minister has no word in any trial. In cannon what he did in GoF was illegal.

The neutrlas going to either side because they have lost their leader and there isn't anyone who want to take the lead, or someone who can lead all the neutral party. Also they are pure-bloods so that means a lot go to the dark side because they don't like muggleborns and they agree with the, but not all of their actions. Also there is an economic pact and some betrothals.

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