Malandra got very quite after she said that. She felt rather foolish. I just met the great Albus Dumbledore and the first thing I do is tell him that the reason that Voldemort has returned to power once again is because of him! What's wrong with me? That isn't something you just pill out; it's something you handle…… delicately.

"I'm sorry." she said, "I shouldn't have put it like that, it's just, you have to understand, I'm just sixteen and, suddenly, I've got to change the past, and I'm not even sure that it can be changed!"

Albus looked at the girl kindly. "Don't apologize," he said gently, "if this truly is my fault than you do not owe me any apologizes. However, I must insist you continue with you story so I am able to correct the grave error I made in judgement."

She sighed. "You were right about the fact that Harry was a horcrux; it was, unintentional, but still, part of Voldemort's soul was placed in Harry that night. You were also correct in assuming that once Harry died, even for a split second, it would be possible for him to kill Voldemort as long as all the previous horcruxes were destroyed."

She took in another deep breath. "That's the first place you went wrong. You assumed that Voldemort had not created any more horcruxes. You assumed wrong. Since he has returned in your time, he has created two more. So, when Harry died, and then killed Voldemort, it did about the same as it did before, it stopped him, for a time and then, he came back. Only, this time, there was no magic loophole, where Harry dies and we are all safe. No one knew what the other two horcruxes were or where they were hidden. No one. And so, this time when Harry was captured, he had no magical resurrection, he was just dead."

She tried to hold back the tears that were pooling up behind her eyes. Harry had been so much more than just her first big crush. He had been the man who taught her Quidditch, the person who could always make her father's face go an alarming shade of red with anger, the person who had comforted her after her parents had died, someone who knew what it was like to lose your family to Voldemort. He had been her last link to her mother. Now, he was gone.

She wiped the tears from her face before continuing. "After that, things escalated pretty quickly, with Harry…..dead, Voldemort felt that he was truly invincible. My father and mother had already been killed for over a year so Hogwarts was minus some of its strongest defences. Tonight, in my time, he was about to mount his full-scale attack of the school. That--that's why Auntie Min sent me back, back to now, when it all started. So I could stop it, so he wouldn't die, so my parents wouldn't die."

"Merlin help me." She whispered. "If things continue the way they have in my time, then after Harry's "little death" the world will have five years of peace. Five years before it starts again.' She smiled shakily. "My parents got married immediately after the war. They waited four years to have children. My mom always wanted a large family but after he returned, she didn't feel it was safe. Harry, he was engaged to Ginny Weasley, they wanted to wait to marry until after she finished medi-witch training at St. Mungo's. Once he returned, Harry got his hero complex and pushed her away."

She looked Dumbledore directly in the eye. "I am telling you this headmaster to persuade you of the importance of my mission in this time. I have to change things, I have to because otherwise all this--" she said extending her arms out. "All that you have fought for, all that my father has risked his life for, all that countless others have died for, all of it will be destroyed."

Dumbledore sighed heavily, "It appears that I have, indeed, been mistaken." he said, placing his head in his hands. "I am so sorry for whatever pain I have caused you, and the rest of our world." He looked her in the eye, his blue eyes, for once, holding no twinkle in them. "I ask you now; tell me, what can I do to help you stop this?"

Several hours later, a very grave looking Dumbledore and a tired, but pleased looking Malandra emerged from Dumbledore's office. It came as no surprise to either of them that Harry and Snape were both still standing outside the door, glaring daggers at each other. Harry looked up at Dumbledore. "Professor, was it true, what she was saying? Is she really from the future?" "Of course she's not you idiot boy." Snape said sneering at him.

"Severus." Dumbledore said, in a warning tone. "It appears that the girl is indeed telling the truth." "What--what?" he sputtered. "Albus, you cannot be serious, such a thing is not possible, it…it's ludicrous!" For the first time since Malandra's revelation, a twinkle was once again visible in Dumbledore's eyes. "Oh," he said, "I assure you, it is possible, or rather will be in twenty years."

Malandra and Harry shared identical smirks as they watched Snape's face turn red. Dumbledore glanced over at the girl. "You know it would be far too dangerous to revel to the student body your parantage, and, for that matter, where you are from?" She smirked. "Yes."

"For that reason, I believe that it would be best for me to keep you as far away from those that might notice the resembalance you share with……" His voice trailed off as he glanced at Severus. "Yes well. It is for that reason that I have decided to place you in Gryffindor for the duration of your stay here."

She groaned. "Futhermore," he continued. "No one except for myself, you, Harry, and Severus is to know about your……. Unique situation." She sighed, "Alright."

Dumbledore glanced over at Harry and Severus. "Severus." he said, "as soon as Harry and Malandra leave I need to speak with you, there has been a slight…..change of plans. Harry, First thing in the morning, I need to see you and Malandra in my office. I will speak to your first period teacher so you have no need to worry about missing class."

He smiled. "Now, Harry, I believe it is time for you to show our guest to the Gryffindor tower, I'm sure that Miss Granger will be able to help her settle into the girls dormitory." Dumbledore didn't miss the light in Malandra's eyes when he mentioned Hermione, and he vowed that he would keep an eye on Hermione and the Potion's Master in the future, just to see.

Malandra turned to walk off before turning quickly around. "Professor Dumbledore?" She asked, "What about my last name I mean…..it is rather obvious." He smiled at her, "I believe I have the perfect solution to stop any members of the dark side from even attempting to recruit you.' he said, "You will, for the duration of the stay be my niece, Malandra Dumbledore."

She smiled at him. "I am honoured to be your niece, sir." She said before turning to follow Harry to the Gryffindor tower.