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AN : Hey got back from Minnesota, wedding was great. Tried to type there but could not do it cause of all of the partying. He He

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Chapter 4:Return

Ron and Hermione are sitting in the den playing a game of wizard chest. Waiting was something that they were not a custom to doing when it came to Harry. Ginny had been scarce since they got back the day before. They continued to ask Ginny every time they see her, what was it that Dumbledore wanted? She continued to tell them it was none of their business. At the moment Ginny was in the kitchen peeling different types of vegetables, right now she was working on potatoes.

Walking down the drive was a lone figure dressed in a black robe. You could tell that this person worked out. He was broad across the chest, well defined and walked with a confidence that was not seen these last few days and looked as no one could ruin it. Approaching the house, that was titled the Burrow, this person could tell that there was only three individuals in the house at the time. One witch in the kitchen and a wizard and witch in the front room. Making his way to the front door he thought, "I reckon that everyone is at work or searching for the "Chosen One."

It has been one whole day since his disappearance and they all go to hysterics over it. Arthur is at work. The twins are at their shop. Molly is at 12 Grimauld Place waiting for Harry to show up.

This stranger made it to the front door checking to see if his hood was in place and reached out to the latch to open the front door, slowly clicking it and pushing the door open. A startled Ron and Hermione pulling their wands, looked up to see a figure standing in the doorway blocking the rising sun only to see his outline, not able to see his face. Ron and Hermione started yelling, "Expel…" The stranger just waved his hand and both wands were yanked out of their hands and landed in his other outstretched hand. He let out a faint laugh. He was still amused at his level of power.

Hermione was the first to act. Jumping up, running to the door and fling herself around the man giving him a hug that would rival Mrs. Weasley's bone crushing hugs. "Whoa, Mione," Harry said.

"Where have you been, you could have flooed or owled someone to let us know you were okay. We have been worried," Hermione finished.

"Yeah mate, you took off from school and everyone was worried," Ron said.

"First off, man it is good to see you guys. I will tell you where I've been in a minute. Second, hold on," Harry said as he walked over to the kitchen door and pulled it open and out fell was Ginny at his feet, "I need everyone," he pointed to Ginny and helped her up, "in here to tell you this."

"Harry we need to go to Professor McGonagall's office she needs to talk to you," Hermione said.

"In a bit I have got to tell you three where I've been the last two years," he paused to get there reaction.

"Harry did you hit your head or something, it has only been a little over twenty-four hours since you been missing," Ginny said.

"To you guys, yeah, it was a day, but to me it has been two whole years," he said and hurried with a hand in the air, " Let me finish. When I left Hogwarts. Which I still don't know how I did that." With a look at Hermione he knew that she could answer that little predicament. He proceeded to tell them about leaving and how it felt when he disappeared.

"Harry what did you do for all that time?" Ginny asked.

"Well, I trained, magic, martial arts, art of war and weight lifting. It is amazing there, going into the library and reading. You just lose yourself in the book. I would sit to read a book and wouldn't get up till I was done with it, it's like you want lose your focus. Mione you would love it," he said to her.

She lit up with a huge smile, "what did you read?"

"Well the library is divided into four sections. There is defense, healing, offence and muggle books on war and strategy. I have read the light and dark defense books and the light offence books. Of course after reading you have to practice wand movement and I've practiced defense spells for both sides, I've gotten pretty good at most of the spells," Harry said.

"Wait you said light and dark? You've been studying dark magic, Harry, you shouldn't be studying that," Hermione said.

"Yes, yes I have. I need to know what I am up against and if there is a way to get past some of these spells or even to counter some. I read in some ancient texts that all spells are not deemed light or dark that is what the new ministry has deemed them as. It is all in the way you use them." Harry said as he walked to the fireplace grabbing some floo powder. "Well we need to go to McGonagall, right?" Harry said as he tossed the powder into the fireplace. Harry stooped down and put his head into the fire and said, "Headmistress Minerva McGonagall office at Hogwarts."

The flames erupted in Minerva's office. She looked at the flames, " Mr. Potter where and how have you been? We need to talk face to face."

"Sure I will be there in a bit. I just wanted to announce that I was coming over and didn't want to startle you. I will be there in a minute." With that he disappeared from the flames.

Minerva went back to sitting at her desk looking over the task set at hand. With the school up in air, closing or staying open. The fight with Voldermort starting to become more pressing. The Order of the Phoenix being in hiatus. Her plate was definitely full to say the least.

"Well we should get going to Professor McGonagall's office I will explain more when we get back here," Harry said.

"Will we floo to her office?" asked Ron.

"No, I'll take you there, I believe I can take all of you there in a second. Let me gather some magic and your signature's, alright we can go," Harry told them. With a pull on their navels and the feeling of being sucked through a tube they were off.

Landing in the Headmistress' office, they all looked around to their new location with an awe look on their faces. McGonagall was looking at them with amazement in her eyes. She could feel the power that was radiating off of Harry. Minerva glanced at Albus' portrait and asked mentally, "can you feel his power, it is extraordinary." "Yes, it seems that Harry has broken through some barriers that he put on himself . Harry has unlocked his latent power," Albus thought to her.

"My friends told me, Professor McGonagall, that you would like to see me, to explain to me why I was able to leave the way I did," Harry started.

Minerva was taking back a little by him getting straight to the point. Something that was definitely not the Harry she new from six years of teaching and being his head of house. His confidence and maturity was pulsating, she could tell he was the Chosen One.

After a pause Minerva spoke, "Harry there is some things that I need to discuss with you. You by all rights in the wizarding world are the sole heir to Godric Gryffindor."

Harry was looking like a fish out of water. Out of all the things he expected to hear this was not one of things on his list of possibilities, "but that doesn't explain how I was able to leave school and it felt like I was port keying and apparating at the same time."

"That is one of your new found abilities from Godric. You are to go through some changes at the end of July," Minerva told him. She proceeded to tell him what she had told Hermione, Ginny and Ron a day ago.

Harry was looking at her with eyes wide, "you mean that I own Hogwarts and the land it sits on."

"Well technically you do, with the agreement that Godric has with the ministry the school can be used until the heir has come of age. You have a lot on your plate when you come of age," Albus spoke up.

Everyone turned around to see Albus' portrait smiling back at them with his trademark twinkle in his eye, "Harry, my friend, you have surpassed the amount of power that you had when we ventured out that evening to the cliffs. Care to explain how this is possible."

AN : I got this chapter a little longer for you I hope you like it. Next chapter will delve into Harry's stay in the cottage.