HARRY'S POV
After Luna used the earring to alert him about Professor Snape and James Potter search for him, Harry exited the ROR and went in the direction of the Slytherin dorms.
He knew that he can't actually arrive before the two men, and he felt no need to use the time turner to arrive first.
Which is why, as he arrived to the common room, the two men just came back from his own.
"Harry!" James yelled as he rushed toward him, stopping at the last seconds as Harry pulled out his wand in warning.
"Mister Peverel, where were you just now? Miss Lovegood seem to think you were resting." The passive look on the Professor's face didn't change once.
"I went for a walk, you know, to cheer myself about losing." Harry shrugged.
"Really?" The Professor raised an eyebrow. "I thought you didn't care about winning the tournament?" Harry knew the game they were playing, it was one that is based on who gives up first, with the conversation never goes into the subject in question until one gives up, letting the second person take the lead in the conversation.
"I guess it hit me harder than I thought it would." His lips might have went up into a tiny, almost invisible smirk.
"Oh bloody Slytherin!" James said, letting Harry win the game with the question "Did You help Marcus win the tournament?"
Harry knew when he told Fleur that it will come out eventually, it was his plan B in case Barty decided to stay as a spy and truly convinced Dumbledore, not to mention that making the world know Marcus cheated (whether he did it intentionally or not was beside the point) only made it better.
Releasing his hatred toward the man so it would show on his face, Harry said "you know I can't talk about it." James seemed to recoil from the venom in his voice, though less in surprise than in shame.
"Har.." "Don't" Harry said stopping him from saying whatever he was about to say.
"I don't care about excuses nor do I care about apologies, I don't even care if I might or might not have been forced to let the 'boy-who-lived' win and can't confirm because of unbreakable oath being cast, just stop." The thing about the oath he swore to crouch is that he tell people 'Moody' made him help Marcus win, the thing is, as long as doesn't tell the name of Crouch or Moody, he can tell everything else.
"It wasn't us, it was a Death Eater who impersonated Moody!" James blurted out, making the potions Professor to sigh.
"I never said the one who forced me was Professor Moody, but even if it was, do you think I would believe you the headmaster didn't know his friend was replaced? That it wants the headmaster's plan to make Marcus Potter a bigger hero than he is considered?" Harry knew he shouldn't say as much as he did. He was revealing his distrust with no benefit for himself, except he wasn't doing it for himself, he was doing it for Professor Snape.
"Mister Peverel," Professor Snape seemed thoughtful. "Have you heard the yelling of Marcus Potter about the return of the dark lord?"
"I can't seem to think about anyone near or in the maze who didn't."
"If the headmaster wanted to enlarge Potter's fame, do you think he would do it like that?"
This was a question Harry was prepared to.
"After looking as idiotic as he did in the first two tasks? Or do you expect me to believe a forth year, one that seemed only above average can escape with his life from one of the strongest living wizard?"
The mocking voice apparently was enough to send James railing.
"Don't talk about your brother like that! He survived a terrible thing today."
Harry's eyes rolling couldn't have been bigger.
"He is NOT my brother, and as I said I don't believe him!" Once more venom filled his voice as he addressed James, who was about to answer only to get cut off by Snape.
"I don't think this conversation should be done with you here Potter, you don't seem to contribute much."
"You can't kick me out of it, Sni- Snape!" James stopped before the derogatory nickname came out of his mouth, although, judging by the Professor's look, he caught it.
"Not only I was the one who searched for Harry first, I am his father."
"Oh, but you gave that privilege almost four years ago, didn't you?" The snarl escaped Harry's mouth. "Not that I'm complaining, unofficially, you gave up the right long before that."
Once more James recoiled in shame.
"Listen Harry, I'm sor-"
"I already told you!"Harry interrupted once more. "No excuses! No apologies! And adding to it- don't call me Harry!"
He then looked at his Professor, who smirked in satisfaction.
"I'm willing to continue our conversation in your office." A small nod was all it took for the two of them to go, leaving behind a lost-looking James.
SEVERUS' POV
As they walked toward his office, Severus thought about how the conversation went until now.
While he felt satisfaction from the way his student talked toward James Potter, putting him in his place, Severus couldn't help but worry.
The young Slytherin was so much like him when he was in school.
So full with anger at his father, at his family, that making him choose Voldemort's side was barley an inconvenience for his so called 'friends', in fact the only reason it took so much time was because of Lily.
Would Harry join the Death Eaters? Or would he be enthralled to forgive and join the order of Phoenix?
The second option seemed less likely, especially with his opinions on the headmaster, who mr. Peverel seem to believe was a master politician, instead of the diabolical mastermind that he is, though he raised perfectly good concerns if Lucius didn't send him a coded message about the return of the dark lord.
Getting the two of them in his office, Severus sat off his chair as Harry does the same, the silent between the two of them seemed to fill the air as they both looked in each others eyes, Severus resisting the want to use Legilimency as he knew the boy had Occlumency, he was the one to teach it to him after all.
In the end the boy was the first one to talk.
"Honestly, I don't know if I can trust you, Professor." He sighed. "If you weren't one of my two favorite Professors and a Slytherin that seem to be stuck in the middle of this stupid war we wouldn't have this conversation." Severus was shocked, he had no idea how the boy seemed to know he was working for both sides, but he could see on his face that mr. Peverel was serious.
Apparently, his shock was seen on his face, as the boy rolled his eyes before saying "Come on Professor, it wasn't hard to know you are a spy, the fact you 'used to be' a Death Eater before joining the headmaster is common knowledge, the only thing I'm not sure is which side you are on, which is why we are having this conversation."
"And you would just believe me?" Severus asked, regaining his composure.
"No." Harry said shaking his head "We would have to do an unbreakable oath to be truthful and keep knowledge gained in this conversation a secret to the best of our abilities."
An eyebrow raised in question "And what do I gain in this?"
A grin spread across Harry's face "I said both of us to be truthful, didn't I?"
Severus felt a grin of his own spread.
"Indeed you did, I guess we have a deal, the only question is who would be the third party to bind us?"
The grin on Harry's face changed to a smirk.
"That's easy, Dobby!"
HARRY'S POV
After the casting of the unbreakable oath has been cast Professor Snape started to talk.
"I was young and angry when I joined the Death Eaters, at the time most of the war was political, with only a few battles between them and Dumbledore's order, it wasn't even illegal, and the ministry of magic stayed out of it." The Professor took a sip from a tea he made and continued.
"Thinking back, I never cared about most of their agenda, didn't care about traditions and classes, in fact, I hated them! I hated how my grandparents kicked my mother out for marrying a muggle, hated the bullying I experienced as a student because I wasn't rich nor came from the right house!" The voice of the Professor became passionate as if he was talking about potions.
"But at the same time I hated the other side more. I hated my muggle father who used to hit me for having magic, I hated my mother for not leaving with me, I hated the Gryffindors for bullying me because of me being a Slytherin, and the teachers who did nothing to stop them." Taking a big breath to calm himself down the Professor continue.
"Not to mention I had big ambition. I wanted to be powerful, to be a potion master, to be respected, all three of those things needed connections and money, so I joined the Death Eaters." A sneer appeared on the man's face as he said the group name, even as he continued to talk.
"I could tell you about the searing pain that the dark mark causes, about the whispering it fills your mind with when the dark lord calls you, but someone who don't have it can't know.
I can tell you about how it starts with small tasks when you join, making regular potion or help someone as a favor, how they convince you to break the laws littlle by little until you one day find yourself killing a person, but that isn't explainable.
In the end, I one day found myself regret something I did from the deepest parts of my heart." The Professor's eyes seemed to be full of guilt.
"When I did, I wanted to escape, but there is no escaping the dark lord once you put on the dark mark.
So instead, I decided to repent.
I joined the headmaster's order, becoming a spy, and for a while I thought I moved to the side of good, of justice.
When the war was over I felt relived, I was prepared to leave this country and never look back.
It was then that I found out neither side is good.
If the dark lord's side worked by quick killing, hurting our world and people for only his gain, the headmaster side did the same only with slow and soft methods.
The headmaster might spread the rumor about him being the best headmaster Hogwarts ever had, but three years after he got the job a new teacher joined the faculty until this very day- Cuthbert Binns, 10 years after that, a curse has been cast on the DADA position, and 10 years after that he forced me to become the potions Professor while forbidding me to teach my best, instead he said to teach poorly so the dark lord wouldn't be suspicious." Another sip from his tea, the Professor continued.
"All of this doesn't even bother me so much so as the fact that the headmaster knew about the dark lord return to life before hand and decided to let him! Both sides has crazy leaders and those who follow them are becoming as crazy as them!
So, in conclusion to your question- I am not in favor of either of two sides, I'm my own side, and I just want to make sure my Slytherin students survive it."
The Professor finished talking and now looked expectingly as if saying 'now it's your turn.'
"You Professor..." Harry said "are everything I could have asked for." Harry grinned happily "You know, I feared your love for Lily Potter clouds your mind and judgment, but I can see you moved past it, that's great, now, before I start my own ranting you need a piece of information of your own. Dobby." Dobby appeared once more, making the Professor look confused.
"I need you to tell the Professor here my secret."
"Yes Harry!" Dobby said before looking at the potions Professor. "Harry Potter isn't an average wizard and can do wandless magic."
The Professor's mouth fell open as memories of Harry doing magic started correcting themselves, letting the Professor know about Harry's abilities.
"How? Why? When?"
Harry knew what he meant.
"Science plus practice, to avoid Dumbledore's suspicions and as a great way to attack in secret, at the end of second year."
Hearing the last answer, the Professor looked even more shocked.
"You managed to cast a master-level charm in your second year, and wandlessly?"
Harry grinned at that. "I do all my magic wandless, with the exception of curses, which apparently were made for wands."
The Professor apparently needed time to process it because he said "let's move on to your other less life changing parts."
"Not sure there is, but I will try." Harry smirked.
"The reason I told you about that is for you to understand that while I might not be as powerful as either side, I have my own strengths, and I would like you to join me."
The Professor seemed to expect that somewhat.
"Join you? As you can see I am no longer the naive, angry boy I once was, nor am I idealist, so why would I choose to join another side in this pointless war?"
"You should join me BECAUSE you think it's pointless! The war used to be political, about reformists vs traditionalists, before the two leaders joined in.
My side in the war won't be on either side, instead, it will take both leaders out, together with all the extremists under them."
"You plan on killing all the Death Eaters and Dumbledore's order?"
"No, only those who are extremely demented. Lastrange, Carrow, Moody, Potters, the ones that are loyal to a fault or joined the war for the fighting, but that isn't all my side is about, we are also about saving the wizarding world." Harry might have started becoming passionate midway through his speech.
"Muggles are evolving constantly, making themselves better and better as the magical world stay the same, no more! We will keep the traditions that are important for the wizarding world, the holidays, the rituals, but as we keep them, we need to make sure our world doesn't halt in place!"
Harry could see the Professor was touched by his words, yet still seemed skeptical.
"And how would you do that?"
"We create new everyday products that improve people's life and make them inseparable from our world."
"Big words but I don't see proof."
"Of course you do, you see it everyday in school, my group created the card dueling."
SEVERUS' POV
He couldn't believe it.
The boy he thought was like a younger version of himself turner to be the most incredible person he had the pleasure to meet.
Sure, he wasn't as powerful as the two leaders in the war, but power is something that grows with time, not to mention that according to what he seems to feel now that the Fidelius charm isn't messing with his senses, the boy is at the peak of the second stage of magic.
That wasn't what Severus meant by considering Harry as a the incredible wizard he is.
He can do wandless magic! Not the half-baked focused accidental magic that some people can do, like create bursts of fire or push people away, but controlled magic like transfigurations.
It would have been enough if it was only that, Severus already considered it as amazing achievement.
But no, the boy also created a way make magical people to power up all his inventions willingly, by using a game he made with his friends.
As a half-blood potion master, Severus knows that the biggest thing that limits magical progress in terms of potions is the magical people's inability to make potions without constant attention on them, making it so every big potion's supplier need to make them by hand and have someone who knows potions well enough to follow his instructions.
With all the needed healing potions, antidotes and other hospital related potions, which people are only willing to buy from potion's masters, the time each of them have to do research about new potions lessens more and more as new potions are discovered.
Even self-stirring cauldrons are only helpful for low-level potions, as stronger ones need to be imbued with specific intent to work.
Harry's way of storing magic from people was tried before, but no one ever managed to find a way to store it nor could anyone find enough willing people to store magic from.
Even if nothing else seemed enticing, just the possibility to create a factory that makes potions without much needed help was enough to make Severus join him, after negotiating the terms, he is Slytherin when all said and done.
"I have a few conditions before agreeing." Severus said and at the nod of the other side he continued.
"First of all, I won't be sacrificed, nor would I work for you- if we do it, we are partners." This was the most basic thing Severus needed, which was why he was surprised when Harry shook his head.
"No, we won't be partners, we will be business associates."
"What's the difference?"
"Partners are equals in everything, splitting 50/50 everything they get and the responsibilities are equal, associates aren't, if you do more work you get more benefits, for example, if we create a potions factory where only my inventions work, you will get money for your connections and getting supplies, the rest will go to me."
"What about the war?"
"I will tell you everything that might affect you negatively and you will do the same, plans that involve you will be fully revealed but those that don't won't."
Severus didn't like that, it meant he will be vulnerable for surprises, the best time out of working for both sides was the knowledge it brought him.
"No! You need me! You need someone on the inside of both groups. So either partners or nothing!"
Half-way through his ultimatum the boy smirked.
"No I don't, I have spies on both sides already, and I can take it slower and become an 'official' potion master after finishing school." The way he said official made Severus remember he was talking to a boy who created miracles already, and helped him create the liquid luck potion on his third year, something that might seemed reasonable at the time, but now that the charm stopped affecting him made him see how absurd it was.
"Fine" he said sighing. "We will do it your way, but I want 35% profit from every potions related enterprise, the ability to vote on any other members of our group, and I will say no to any life threatening requests."
"I will give you 20% profit, the ability to vote on ADDING more members, saying no within reason, and access to my library."
"What is so special about your library?"
"Oh, just look here."
Harry said and took out of his pocket a palm-mirror.
Pouring magic into it, a face appeared on it like one of those opinion mirrors women love.
"What subject are you searching for?" The mirror talked emotionlessly.
"Potions." Severus said raising an eyebrow toward the boy when names of books, some he read, some he only heard about, and some not even that appeared alphabetically.
"Would you like to narrow the search?"
Severus now was truly intrigued, but is it only a library, or more?
"Give me everything you have on the archina potion!"
The mirror changed, now instead of showing books it showed chapters from different books, some that just by seeing them Severus wanted to start reading as they were things he searched for a while now.
But now wasn't the time, now he needed to give Harry an answer, and with incentive like that there is only one answer to give.
"Where do we start?"
HARRY'S POV
After the negotiations with the Professor concluded, both of them made sure they understand their next step, Harry left the Professor's office back to the ROR.
Thinking he had a moment of peace as he walked into the room, Harry sighed in contentment.
Gaining the Professor's help would be instrumental for Harry's future plans.
You see, whether he likes it or not, to make the world survive after the next 10 years, Harry would have to make sure no wizard is being exposed to the mundane world, as no matter who wins the war between the regular people and magical people (magical, it will be magical), the world would be destroyed.
To make sure the magical people doesn't get exposed, Harry would have to replace wands with magical technology.
Wands, most of which are about 10 inch, are vary conspicuous when held, not to mention that whether it's the wands movements or the shouting of magical spells, non of them is the most secretive way of casting spells.
Instead of using them, if a small cellphone, like the one in the fan fiction in his head, was made, and wand movements be translated to numbers people dial, with only silent casting, or, for those that don't know that, put the phone on your head to make sure look like you talk to someone, as long as it isn't an obvious no one would know something was cast.
Other then that, they would also have to make sure TV, computer, and gaming is ahead of its time to make sure the biggest threat for the magical world's secrecy isn't happening- the muggleborns leaving it.
With technology advancing as it does, the comforts that made the magical world desirable enough for the muggleborns to stay in it even with the discrimination are becoming less and less important, making it so that children who grow in the normal world right now are less likely to become enthrall with magic, not enough to leave behind the comforts of technology completely, and if after staying in Hogwarts for 7 years they return to the non-magical world, without any normal education they would have to use magic to get the money and comforts it offers, making it much more likely for magic to be found out about.
If, on the other hand, the comforts of the magical world keeps eclipsing the mundane world, the muggleborns would have much harder time to be able to leave it.
In addition, using entertainment to pass forward subliminal massages, whether it's simple ones like 'buy more products' and 'play more' or more important ones like 'all of us are human beings' or, much more to Harry's taste- 'Don't try to rule the world." Harry felt it's the best way to move forward to the future as if someone not as crazy or not as idiotic as Voldemort tries to use magic to rule the world, they would succeed, and with messages like that being broadcast to people's subconscious for their entire life, Harry wouldn't have to fear the magical destruction of the world and make the world a better place.
Some might call it brainwashing and unethical, but when you give every 11 years old children a weapon that can be used to destroy the world, and had at least two of them in 30 years raise to a stage where one co-started world war 2 and the other almost took over a country, brainwashing those children to become gaming geeks and unambitious isn't the worst thing.
As for honor? Can you eat it?
No, Harry will rule the magical world from the shadows, if only to save the world.
In regard to tv creation, Harry let the Weasley work on it, leaving the creation of the first magical video game- video card dueling for Harry.
What he needed the Professor's help with is convincing the Pure-Bloods to use the products also, as if those products are known as Weasley's or muggle, they won't become in use.
No, Harry has a plan.
First is making every Death Eater and associates card duel as much as possible by making it Voldemort's order.
With the addictive properties of it, plus the craziness they get from the dark mark and, for some of them, Azkaban, they will become the greatest addicts, making it much easier for Snape to convince them when they drain their magic to play the video game that will make them better in it much easier.
In addition to that, by making the Professors in Hogwarts support magical technology, Harry will make it possible to bring tv into Hogwarts, making it something every student use.
In the end, making the magical world more passive then it already is will become reality, maybe one day, as to not let every magical person suffer create personal virtual worlds, where every magical person would live in for a while and pour their ambitions into, making it into a test of sorts, and only those who pass it and show they have brain, mind and morals can leave, the others will stay inside a virtual world together, living their life unknowing it isn't real, thus protecting the world from destruction.
Considering Harry made peace with the fact the world he is in probably isn't real, he can't see a real problem with others doing the same.
After all, Harry loved the world, and he is unwilling to leave it for the destruction of the people.
As for the mundane world, after finishing the magical world he will do mostly the same with it, only changes will be to test morals, as non-magical people don't carry weapons on them all the time, and as long as they are god people, they won't use them unless in having no other option.
He will make sure the world becomes utopia, even if it means becoming a villain.
As Harry walked into the ROR, he saw both Fleur and Luna, sitting in an awkward silence.
LUNA'S POV
After taking Fleur out of the grand Hall, Luna decided to take her to the ROR as it is the only place where they can't be disturbed by people, of course, the moment they actually reached the room, Fleur asked to know everything about it.
While Luna explained about it, they both knew Fleur wasn't really as interested in the room as she seemed to be, instead, she gave Luna time to think about the explanations she wanted to give.
It took Luna some time but by the time she finished explaining the ability of the ROR she had her thoughts organized.
"Ask your questions"
"What is this earring? I just thought you and Harry had a matching ones, but it's not that right? You can talk with them!"
"Yes, this is an enchanted earrings, they are connected with other earrings to give a person the ability to talk with another person who wears the same kind."
"Where did you get them?"
"Harry gifted them to me."
"Why? How? It must have been expensive and I know he doesn't have good enough relationship with the Potter family to get this amount of money."
Luna couldn't explain Harry was the one to make it as it would wipe the memory out of Fleur's mind so instead she just shrugged.
"Never mind then." Fleur said "How about you explain to me why were James Potter and your potions Professor anxious to find Harry."
Actually, Luna wasn't sure about it herself, but she had a good idea.
She, just like the rest of the castle, heard Marcus' shouting about the return of Voldemort, but with her ability to see auras she could tell his memory has been messed with, as foreign magic seemed to want to be added to his mind.
The thing is, she recognized the magic, it was Harry's, which probably meant the reason why they searched for him is that they found something about it.
She would have been nervous for him, if not for the Fidelius charm, as it will help him avoid being caught as a suspect, it is more likely he use it to start his revenge on the Potters, something she knew he won't give up.
But once more, it wasn't something she could say out loud, so instead she changed the subject.
"I'm not sure." not a lie "but I have a question of my own." Her eyes and tone changed from their almost constant dreamy state. "What is your intention toward my Harry?" That was a question Luna didn't want to ask, but had to, as she wasn't willing to leave the situation like it is, as it will cause their friendship to be destroyed.
Of course she knew Fleur has feelings for Harry, she saw it in her aura since the start of the infatuation, of course, it took her awhile to know who it was for as she mostly saw Fleur and Victor at the same time just like Harry and thought it was for Victor, but at the Yule Ball she noticed the jealousy directed at her.
She thought it will pass, as Fleur is a really beautiful woman, not to mention part Veela, she is sure to have many suitors, hell, if Luna want in love with Harry she would have a crush on Fleur! But as the year passed the feelings Fleur has for Harry seem to grow.
As Fleur seemed able to suppress the feelings toward Harry and jealousy toward her, Luna wanted to leave it like that, with Fleur leaving Britain back to French, her emotions are bound to disappear, right?
But then, when they talked after the third task, Fleur told Luna she is moving to Britain to work at Gringots.
That made Luna realize she had to ask Fleur, no, she had to convince her to let go of her emotions, as Luna wouldn't let her steal Harry.
That is why she said MY Harry, it was to show dominance.
Fleur seemed taken back for a second by the chance of subject, but then she just sighed.
"So you noticed?"
"Of course I noticed, every time he talks you have the same dreamy look I was born with."
"It's worse with you, every time I see you with him your eyes seemed to look like hearts, and don't think I forgot you calling Harry 'my'," Fleur smirked at that "I didn't know you and Harry became a couple."
"Don't change the subject!" Luna said, cheeks tingling with red.
Fleur sighed and said "I don't know! I don't! I want to leave him to you, I truly do, but I also want to snatch him for my self, how could I not? I love him!" The look of horror, surprise and sadness showed Luna it wasn't said on purpose, that probably even Fleur didn't know it until she said so.
"How can you love him?" Luna said, eyes filling with tears and heart with regret as she knew that no matter what, the end of the conversation will also be the end of their friendship. "You don't know him!"
"Yes I do!" Fleur said eyes also filled with tears. "He is smart, funny and handsome, he is a person who becomes friends with a person based of their actions, not their ancestry, he doesn't want recognition but yearns to be remembered, he isn't the most amazing wizard I met, but he is the most remarkable human being I ever saw!" Tears started to flow down both of their cheeks during her speech.
"I know who I fell for, I do!" Fleur said quietly.
It took a few minutes for both of them to calm down, but when they finally did Luna said "You won't win, you will leave in a few weeks and I still have three years ahead of me to end up with him."
"I won't compete with you," Fleur said, surprising Luna. "You aren't only my only non-Veela female friend, but you are also someone who I love, even if in a different way then Harry," she smiled at Luna as she said that, "but if you don't manage in until Harry leaves school to capture his heart, then it's fair game."
They both locked eyes one against the other, unwilling to be the first to look away.
At first it was a silent eye contest filled with determined, but as time passed and not one of them turned her eyes, it just became awkward silence, just just as Luna was about to say something, the door of the ROR opened, revealing Harry.
FLEUR'S POV
Honestly, after the day Fleur had, the last thing she wanted was talking with Harry right now.
First she found out the tournament was planned so Marcus Potter would win, going as far as blackmailing Harry to help the boy.
Then the tournament happen, and even though she was the first to go in, she still quickly gets knocked down by a stunning jinx, which was probably used by Harry.
When the tournament is over and the winner becomes known as Marcus, he also started to scream about the return of Britain's dark lord to life, the one everyone told her he destroyed.
After which, when she ate with Luna lunch, James Potter came searching for Harry which led to Luna bring her to this amazing secret room that apparently can change to whatever you want it to, where she and Luna had a confrontation that made her have a revelation- She is in love with Harry Peverel!
Of course, once it became clear to her, it was much harder to continue with her decision of leaving Harry to Luna, but she has a strong will, which is why she told Luna she would, at least until Harry finish school.
If Luna can't convince Harry that he loves her after 6 years as friends then it is free game.
All of that left Fleur exhausted and unwilling to do anymore emotional stuff today, which is why, of course, that the one law that is stronger than the laws of magic showed his face with the arrival of Harry, Murphy law.
"Hey Harry." Luna said once she noticed him, as if they didn't just talked about their love to him.
Fleur on the other hand, didn't have the same reaction, while she was familiar with people tripping over themselves when they talk to her, usually people so weak mentally that even her restrained and weak Veella heritage enthralls them, but this was the first time she felt she would have the same quivering tone when talking to a man.
Even when she had a crush on Steven, one of her classmates, she has never felt so self-conscious, which is why, the second she saw Harry, she felt the need to escape, to run away.
"Luna, that was a long day and I'm exhausted, let's talk tomorrow." She said, barley turning her eyes to see Harry, but still saw him frown.
"Are you OK?" He asked "Are you angry about me stunning you?"
'If course he worries about that.' Fleur thought.
"N-Not at all Harry, just a long day. Talk tomorrow?" The frown didn't lessen, instead he grew after her tripping on her words.
"Are you sure?" Luna asked
"Yeah, thank you." With that she reached to the door and left, only after closing the door she let herself take a deep breath as relief and disappointment filled her equally.
'I need to talk with maman, I could really use some advices.' She thought, leaving to her school's carriage, where she could send her mother a letter.
HARRY'S POV
"You know what's up with her?" Harry asked really confused, it didn't seem like her lose in the Triwizards tournament really bothers her, but something clearly is.
"It's her time of the month." Well, you can't say anything about that, though he feels sorry for her that she had to go through the tournament in that situation.
"Forget I asked anything, how was your day?"
"How was my day!?" Luna exclaimed "No! You can't ask me that question before explaining why were Potter senior and Professor Snape searching for you! Not to mention what did you do to Potter junior's memory!"
The last sentence made Harry wince, he should have known Luna is able to see the memory change in the aura, but even now, when his understanding of magic got better and incorporate belief into it, Luna's special sight is beyond his full understanding.
He knows she sees short term emotions as 'imaginary' creatures, long term emotions as changes in the aura, and that magic that targets the soul/mind like Occlumency is affecting the aura she sees, but still, seeing his magic in the aura of Marcus meant she also identified his magic inside it.
"Professor Snape and Potter searched for me to talk about my deal about losing the tournament and about my stay in summer."
"And you can't really talk too much about the deal without the possibility of breaking the deal."
"No, I can, I just can't talk about the other side in the deal."
"So they didn't find out about the memory change?"
"Not as far as I can tell, and even if they did, they will never suspect it is me." At that he smiled, doing the charm in second year saved him so much trouble in hiding his abilities.
"What about the your placement in the summer?"
"Well, I actually only talked with Professor Snape about it, seeing James seemed unable to have the conversation about the deal without losing his temper, but according to the Professor they want me to live in the house of someone from the light, as they think Voldemort came back to life."
"And You said no, of course." Luna's lips rose up a little bit.
"Of course." Harry's did the same. "After all, not only do I have a lovely apartment, but even if I didn't, they kicked me out, I don't need favors."
"Not to mention you are Slytherin."
Hearing that Harry laughed while rolling his eyes. "Of course."
"Anything else that happened there?"
"Well nothing big but... ImighthaveaddedtheProfessortoourcompany."
"I'm sorry what?"
"I might have added the Professor to our company."
Luna looked at him with big round eyes before starting to giggle, something that for the last few months kept twisting his stomach and accelerated his heartbeats every time he heard that.
"That is the best prank ever to pull on the twins!"
"I'm not joking." Harry said wryly.
Looking at him and seeing he is serious Luna's laughter stoped.
"Seriously? Shit! What the f.u.c.k Harry?" Harry knew he is in trouble, Luna never cursed "You can't do something like that without asking any of us! It is like the argument last time only in reverse and in the most jerky way possible!"
"No! It's not like that." Harry said defensively
"Isn't it? Why didn't you consult with us before doing it? Because you don't consider us equal partners?" Luna said, looking hurt.
"No, just let me explain."
"The floor is all yours."
"Saying i added him to the company is wrong, it is more like the both of us reached a deal where we use his contracts to buy and sell potions and our ability to craft low and medium level potions in a bulk without needing a person working on it to make more money and help distribute potions in cheaper prices."
When he said that Luna's angry face calmed a little bit, so Harry continued.
"Not to mention I don't plan on letting him be a full part of the company, the only other thing I'm having a deal with him about is marketing."
"Marketing?"
"Yes, while the twins are great at selling products to most people, the one group that is almost impossible for them to sell to is pure-bloods elitists, who consider buying a 'blood-traitors' products as below their status, Professor Snape, on the other hand, is not only the head of the Slytherin house and a known pureblood elitist can make our products something those parts of the wizarding world own."
"I get it, I do! But it should be a joined decision! Even if the cause is good with the potions, even if your idea of using Professor Snape's connections is good, this decision is of all of us! Especially the twins, who not only were in the same situation you are, only harder and still chose to talk to you before doing it, but you are talking about selling their product, the one their father and them make together! You can't choose something like that about their products without telling them, without letting them choose it!"
"I was wrong about not telling them about the way I plan of selling their product, but don't say it like they came to me before having their father join, the only thing that made them come to me and the thing that caused the fight was their father demand to meet me! I'm not saying I did nothing wrong, but don't make it like I betrayed them!"
"No, you always do it, you always use logic to reason things that are emotional, you can't keep doing it! What you does was a jerk move!" The shouting of Luna somehow clicked something everywhere in his body.
He felt it in his heart, where it hurt him knowing he hurt his the people he loves.
He felt it in his arms, which he knew he used them to start a war that if something goes wrong they might die.
He felt it in his head, where he less then 10 minutes before planed the capture of the magical world in a artificial reality.
But most of all, he felt it in his stomach, as he knows he has to keep the war, keep the plan, at least a part of it.
Harry felt shame in every part of his body, and it hurt
(AN: a lot of people wrote they don't like how Harry feels shame, and how he seems to be Luna's bitch, I get it.
But you seem to misunderstand something.
Harry doesn't feel regret about his actions until now, he only regrets how it affects or will his friends.
As he said, he won't stop, not for anything.
As for people say she nags him, seriously? What he did was a jerk move, especially after the fight, she is human, you can't expect her to be ok with it, so just don't consider her only a Yes man, please.
Now, as for thinking the world around him isn't real, if you remember what his greatest fear is, you would know that it is his life is just a story.
Sure, the multiverse theory could be real, but as he has in his mind other stories like that, he can't know he isn't one of them.
And he made peace with it.)
Now to the story
LUNA'S POV
She could see the shame in the aura, hell, it was so intense browny she could almost smell the poop.
The intensity was amazing, in fact, every emotion she saw in Harry's was amazing.
While Harry didn't let his feelings control his actions, since the fight with the twins he stoped pushing them down, which let her after three years to truly see his emotions.
She wasn't sure why, maybe because he kept suppressing them, maybe because he doesn't have emotional animals around his head, but each emotion he shows, instead of being added to the other emotions a person has, is taking all of the space of his aura and is always breath taking.
His blue sadness seemed as blue as an ocean, his red anger seemed like red lightning, his black hatred was light sucking black, and now, his brown guilt seem like poop.
She might have fallen in love with the semi-emotionless Harry, a state he usually in, but she couldn't help but find his emotions beautiful, though she wished she knew what is that unclear color he always seem to have on the edge of his aura when he talks to her.
"I see you understand how it affects other people, so let's leave it for now, what about Marcus' memory?"
"You know how Marcus kept telling Voldemort is back?" Luna nodded. "I changed his memory to make him think he managed to escape on his own." The brown guilt was replaced with greenish yellow joy, meaning it is about his plan for revenge.
"So he is back?" Luna asked just to be sure.
"A war is coming, that's for sure." He answered seriously.
"And you changed Marcus memory to... ensure he is confident in his fight against Voldemort?"
"No, I did it to bring the Potters down as far as possible." The question on Luna's face might have been obvious, cause Harry elaborated.
"To not cause panic, the ministry is most likely to try to deny the story, and their way of doing so is most likely to be by spreading rumors about Marcus and his parents being liars and pass manny rules to suppress them, and when they are at lowest point, when they finally do something illegal, I will make sure they won't get out this time, prison would be their place of living, and justices will be served." Luna couldn't help but smile when she saw the hopeful purple in Harry's aura.
"Now," Harry said and the room changed to heir study room. "I have something I worked on for a while, he said and with a wave of his hand brought out a hologram of a ritual she didn't recognize yet seem familiar.
"This one here, is a modified animagus ritual and if it works right should be able to change an animal into a human being." Luna had to raise her brow suspiciously about that, even if the ritual works as intended, the animals have to be able to understand human anatomy to be able to change, and even then, the human body usually contain something other then just its parts, it also has a soul, even is an animal change into human body, what would it gain from it? The instincts of a human? Two opposite thumbs?
Hell, even if everything worked she still didn't believe it would, the animagus ritual is about finding your inner animal, and she couldn't think of an animal's spirit animal being human
Harry didn't let her much time to consider it as he continued.
"I don't plan on using it on animals, though it would be interesting to see a man-eating spider from the forest become its food which are most likely to change into human considering their mind and character.
No, I plan on using it on the 'blood malediction' patients as a possible cure."
Luna's eyes opened wild at that, the problem with the illness is that it comes from your DNA, where instead of having one of a full animagus or only human, you have the DNA of half animagus, only able to change into the animal, and having to use your magic and will to change back into human.
If this thing works, then their disposition as an animal will still be the main body, but instead of using their magic to resist changing into an animal all the time, they would just have a human animagus form.
The next few hours were spent looking at the ritual closely, trying to see in her mind what affects would there be on the one who does it.
The ritual seemed to be modified it two ways.
1) instead of working like the first ritual, where it seems to connect you to the animal closest to you spiritually, this ritual gives you a few options in a vision like state, and you get to choose.
2) it seems to work based on the magic of both the person who is having the ritual done to (like in the original) and man who does the ritual from outside, so the person outside can guide you in your journey.
After hours of looking, she couldn't find one thing wrong about the ritual spiritually, but she did find physical ones.
"I have three questions about the ritual." She called, making the man who seemed to listen to another book look at her.
"It doesn't seem to fix the genetical problem of the future children, why?"
"Well, it does and doesn't at the same time. You see, when the patient goes through the ritual, his or her's descendants will gain animagus form of them, making them able to change from a human to a human, making it almost useless."
"Almost?"
"Well, yes. I have done some changes to make them as healthy as possible."
"Yes, that is actually the second thing that I wanted to talk to you about, what is the additional circulatory system that is written in the ritual to be added to the animagus form?"
"Well, it is hard to explain to someone who hasn't learned eastern magic, but basically it is added to their body by special practices to make the magic flow faster, more controlled, and safer without adding pressure to the blood vessels as magic regularly flow through the blood."
"I would like to see those books if I may?"
His smile whenever talking about learning was identical to her own.
"Of course, but before, what is the final question?"
"When are we doing it?"
Parseltongue- $hey$
HARRY'S POV
"Well," Harry said after hearing the third question "before we do the ritual we need someone to perform it on, and we can't use it in Astoria Greengrass before we tested it."
"So we need to find another person who has 'blood malediction' and get them to agree to have it preform on them?' Luna asked
"The most important part is have her agree, as without her willing participation it wouldn't work."
Luna immediately caught on what he hasn't said.
"Of course you already have the other person," she rolled her eyes "Where is she? Who is she? Another student? Or maybe someone the Greengrass found for you?"
"No, I got her all by myself, her name is Nagini, and she is right here." Harry said and reached for his expended bag, bringing forth a cage with the snake inside.
For the last two weeks he had Dobby feed her with mouses while he waited for her to calm down, as every time he tried talking with her, or even whenever she just saw him, she would start scream and curse at him, and this time wasn't any different.
$Let me out, you retard bint$
She used to be much more creative with her curses, but after two weeks she seemed to slow down.
"Wait," Luna said "this snake is a woman? And you put her in a cage?"
"Of course I did, this woman isn't only someone who used to work with Grindelwald, but also Voldemort's familiar."
That seemed to break her.
"You stole Voldemort's familiar?!" The look in her eyes was one of shock and fear, which reminded him that no matter how much he tries to shutter their fear of Voldemort, his friends grew up in the wizard world and will always have that fear in them.
"Well, yes." He said ignoring her exclamation, which seem to calm her.
"OK, sure, no problem." Luna said calming herself with deep breaths before and after each word. "So, what is the problem? why doesn't she want to be cured?"
"I don't know if she doesn't want it, she won't let me speak, the moment she sees me she starts screaming and cursing for me to free her."
"And you won't do it because she is dangerous, right?"
"No, I won't doubt because she is the only other person who has 'blood malediction' that I know of, without her I can't move forward."
"If the problem is that she wouldn't let you talk, can't you just silence her?"
"No, tried that, I'm not sure what type of snake she is, as she appears to have poison and a magical ability to change her size, yet the biggest issue is that she is resistant to spells that aren't powerful, making me unable to silence her."
"Well then, I guess our only option is to wait patiently till she is ready."
"I guess so." He sighed putting the cage back in his bag.
ALBUS' POV
Even hours after hearing the story from Marcus and looking at his memories, Albus couldn't help but feel something isn't right.
The boy's memories seemed real, there were a few fogged places and moments, something that usually meant someone messed with the memories, but with the adrenaline and pain from the torturing curse it made sense.
'There aren't any after effects for torturing curse!'
It was like a lightning striking in a stormy, moonless night, illuminating the darkness of his mind.
Why wasn't there any side affects from the Cruciatus Curse? Even if the adrenaline prevented the body from showing the side affects at the beginning, after they brought him to the infirmary and let him calm down there should have been signs, twitching, pains all over the body, etc... but there weren't any except exhaustion, why was it?
'Let's recount the memory. He arrived at the graveyard, was captured, the ritual happened with Peter's hand and Marcus' blood, Tom resurrected, thinking that he is now able to do something he couldn't before, touch Marcus, when in fact he weakened himself by using that blood instead blood of someone more powerful, he then summoned the Death Eaters, gave a speech and touched Marcus, before 'dueling' with the boy, which was actually just him curse Marcus for a while before their wands connected, where Tom, still weakened by his recent resurrection lost the magical energy fight, giving Marcus the chance to escape.'
All of this felt right, more then that, it went just according to plan, so why didn't the Cruciatus Curse didn't leave side affects? Could it be because of the power the dark lord doesn't know?
Whole Albus' plan is to make everybody believe the power Tom doesn't know is love, he doesn't believe it himself, he isn't idiot, he is aware the ritual Lily tried to do in that fated Halloween's night to prevent the death of the twins worked even though it shouldn't have, as it required the willing sacrifice of the caster's life, and Lily didn't die, though she seemed to lose a part of herself.
Could it be that the ritual keeps working? Granting a faster healing power for the boy? Or maybe just the power to overcome the power of the man it was used against?
If so, does it also work on Harry? The boy seems so average, with maybe a slightly sharper mind then most students, and the creativity to use ordinary spells uniquely.
He would have to ask Severus to keep an eye on the boy, only to see if there was anything extra in him.
HARRY'S POV
The next month wasn't really special but productive nether the less.
There was no major difference in regard to Nagini's attitude except she started repeating her curses and seemed less energetic about the screaming, which made Harry hope that by the time it is mid-way through summer he and her would get a chance to talk.
He apologized to the twins as he explained to them about recruiting Professor Snape, which they took better then expected, even agreeing reluctantly that it was a smart decision to make but promised that next year he would get pranked when he the least expect it as revenge, and then did an evil laugh, which made him regret showing them Aladdin.
He started working on the magical phone, something that went easier then he would have thought.
Creating a program that control the amount of magic being used based on the number pushed wasn't hard at all, in fact, with the experience he had with adding codes in his AIs for putting magic into products he has them make, it took him only one day to do it, and the only thing that needed to be done after that was each number to the correct gesture.
There are 12 basic wand movements.
O, ~, (, ), I, V, Λ, S, Ƨ, ?, ¿ and twirl.
Every wand movements, even the one that is extremely hard to make are based on those 12, which meant every wizard that use wands is using those twelve as a way to control his magic.
Of course, the more movements combined is harder for the spell, which is why some spells whose meaning are easy for a first year is only learned by sixth years.
It took 30 minutes to add the amount of magic each movement needs and for the software to be done, after that there was only the hardware, something that was a little harder to make.
The thing is, a magical conductor need two things to work properly.
The first thing is that it needs to be made by non-obstructing material that can conduct natural magical energy.
The thing is, that every non-naturally made object is obstructing magical energies, which means he can't use any man made creations.
The only exception is, of course, goblin metals, though even they are problematic as when you create artifacts with their methods you put intent and belief into the object, even unintentionally, thus making it geared to certain abilities and restricting in the magical use.
This was probably the reason why wizards used wands made of wood for thousands of years, because every other object either not let magic flow through it smoothly, or change the magic as it moves through it making the magic restricted.
The second thing is, of course, the core.
Magic use is based, at the end of all things on the basis that you believe you can do it, and your connection to the spiritual realm.
The thing is, that most people's connection to the spirit is weak, and they need help, which is why cores, which are made from magical creatures who never has their connection weaken, are like a guide light to your intent and magic, yet, at the same time it needs to be cleansed to prevent your wand from becoming specialized and restrictive.
It took him 3 days of trying to put different meaning in a metal that will make natural magical energy flow without any changes to it no success before having a different idea.
It didn't matter what he did, the different meaning he put didn't have the desired affect and he couldn't give no affect, as to do so he would have to create it without any thoughts nor beliefs in his mind.
While he can't do it, he has his AIs to do it for him.
It took a few days but FACTORY had another AI under him that could make phone-shaped magical conductors which while worked fine for him, wouldn't work for anyone who needs wands to use magic as they didn't have a core.
Making a workable core isn't easy at all.
Just getting the magical part from the animal is a pain in the ass as you can't just take any body part, you have to take the magical parts, which in some magical animals wasn't everything.
For Dragons it is the heartstring, which is where they build up their fire.
For Phoenixes it is their tail feather which is also where their starts.
For unicorns it is their tail hair, which is the only thing a unicorn uses as a weapon, as every other parts of him is geared toward healing.
It isn't that there aren't other parts that are better for use in them, each and every body part of either one of them is magical, and some of them are even more magical then the one you take, the eyes of a Phoenix or the horn of a unicorn are perfect examples, but the problem is that the other parts aren't as easy to cleans from the magical abilities of the animal, making it so that those are the parts that are mostly used, it is also the reason why Olivender usually only use those three animal body parts, as much as it is hard to get them, they are the only parts that were researched to the peak in cleansing, and even then there is still a part of residue that make it so the wands choose the wizard.
Harry knew he can't get as much body parts as he wanted from those magical creatures, nor did he have any intention to research for years about cleansing dozen of different creatures' body parts.
He had to find a great amount of one kind of magical creature and cleans it completely, making it have no intents left in its body.
And Harry had just the ones- the Acromantula.
HARRY'S POV
Taking down the entire clutter of Acromantulas in the forest with only magic required precise planning.
While the giant spiders don't have defenses against magic, they have numbers, and even if just one of them would manage to reach him, with their venom and strength, he won't be able to resist.
As they aren't resistant to magic, Harry decided use both muggle and magical means and after creating an enormous amount of Draught of Living Death for two weeks, he bottled them up before transfiguring the bottles into grenades and transfiguring his knockout gun into a grenade launcher.
It wasn't as difficult as imagined to take out the spiders when he had a concrete plan.
He first flew above the forest on his broom, making sure he is just above the colony before shooting 30 grenades into it.
After waiting for more then five minutes, Harry sent SCAMER to search the colony, who came back after an hour with a the news that every spider inside is sleeping.
After which, came the exhausting three hours work of putting each and everyone of the over 300 spiders inside his expended bag, from which he took out Nagini and all the other things that were inside the day before to make sure nothing happens.
For the next week, Harry spent every second he wasn't sleeping or practicing music with his friends mind wiping the Acromantulas with the exception of their desire to procreate and create silk, plus he changed their loyalty to their leader to become loyalty to him before strengthening it to the extreme.
He was pretty sure, that the only reason no wizard had has done that before is that to do that You have to knock down the beasts, and to do it is far harder them kill them.
Which meant, that by the end of the month he was exhausted and planning on taking the first week of the summer as a vacation, of course, before that, there was a song that needed to be sang to the Hogwarts population.
FRED'S POV
Even if he doesn't think about the Triwizards tournament or the apparent resurrection of Tommy, this year was exciting.
Starting with selling their own line of brooms, which were as good as almost any broom on the market and three times as cheaper.
Then the start of selling the game to everyone in Britain and expanding to France.
And finally joining forces with their father to create a magical TV, which was work in process.
All that without mentioning the band they created, the pranks he and his brother did, or the fight they had with Harry- the boy-who-keep-giving-them-headache.
Seriously, first he doesn't want their father to know he is part of the company and now he adds the dungeons bat into it?
Not cool!
Though, he could understand the good that comes up from it, with lower potion prices they can help those that like their family don't always have money for cures, and he after so much time with Harry he understand the fact that if their world doesn't change, it will become exposed, leading to the death of more people that the war killed, and that to do that, making purebloods start using magical technology is a must, which would be much easier with Snape.
It didn't mean he had to like that, nor does it mean that Harry won't get seriously pranked as retaliation, though that's for later, for next year, now it is time for the Leaving Feast.
"There is much that I need to say to you all tonight," said Dumbledore, as he started his speech.
"Most importantly, is about the return to life of Lord Voldemort."
A panicked whisper swept the Great Hall. People were staring at Dumbledore in disbelief, in horror. He looked perfectly calm as he watched them mutter themselves into silence.
Fred could understand, the last war killed many people, and each and every one of the magicalborn students grew hearing tales of horror, as for the muggleborns? They probably heard enough about the deaths of muggleborns last war, and felt the discrimination that happens even today.
"The Ministry of Magic," Dumbledore continued, "does not wish me to tell you this. It is possible that some of your parents will be horrified that I have done so - either because they will not believe that Lord Voldemort has returned, or because they think I should not tell you so, young as you are. It is my belief, however, that the truth is generally preferable to lies, and that everyone deserves it.
There is somebody else who must be mentioned in connection with the return of Voldemort."
Dumbledore went on. "I am talking, of course, about Marcus Potter."
A kind of ripple crossed the Great Hall as a few heads turned in Marcus' direction before flicking back to face Dumbledore.
"Marcus Potter managed to escape Lord Voldemort," said Dumbledore.
"He duel with him and hasn't given up for a second, showing the sort of bravery that few wizards have ever shown in facing Lord Voldemort, and for this, I honor him."
Dumbledore turned gravely to Marcus and raised his goblet once more. Everyone in the Great Hall followed suit. They murmured his name, including the Slytherin table, though many smirked mockingly as if they know an inside joke, and, though Harry didn't seem to have it, his eyes glint with laughter and mischief, something neither Fred nor George would deal with as they promised to stay out of his revenge.
When everyone had once again resumed their seats, Dumbledore continued, "The Triwizard Tournament's aim was to further and promote magical understanding. In the light of what has happened - of Lord Voldemorts return - such ties are more important than ever before."
Dumbledore looked from Madame Maxime and Hagrid, to Fleur Delacour and her fellow Beauxbatons students, to Viktor Krum and the Durmstrangs at the Slytherin table.
Both of the foreign champions looked weary at the headmaster, as if they knew something about him, and with their growing friendship with Harry, maybe they did.
"Every guest in this Hall," said Dumbledore, and his eyes lingered upon the Durmstrang students, "will be welcomed back here at any time, should they wish to come. I say to you all, once again - in the light of Lord Voldemort's return, we are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided. Lord Voldemorts gift for spreading discord and enmity is very great. We can fight it only by showing an equally strong bond of friendship and trust. Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.
"It is my belief- and never have I so hoped that I am mistaken - that we are all facing dark and difficult times. Some of you in this Hall have already suffered directly at the hands of Lord Voldemort. Many of your families have been torn asunder, we have to unite, it is the only way to pass the dark times ahead." With that he sat, and Fred knew what is about to come next, after all, they practiced the song for the last week.
"Thank You for your lovely speech headmaster." The four illusions appeared and Tommy talked "But, we would also like to give a massage."
With that the song started.
TOMMY
There's gonna be a fight
There still might be a war
For the moment we've got danger on the run
BELLA
And things will get bad
Before they will get better
It may feel like an ending but the battle's just begun
SEVERUS
Are we ever gonna once have it easy?
LUCIUS (SPOKEN)
Nope!
TOMMY(SUNG)
Feeling ready
BELLA
Feeling stoked
SEVERUS
Feeling queasy
BELLA
We could fail but we have to try
TOMMY
Don't feel bad 'cause we're usually about to die
ALL
Bring on the monsters
Bring on the monsters
Bring on the real world
Bring on the monsters
Bring on the real world
TOMMY
There'll be times when your faith is shaken
BELLA
They're breaking your heart? Then try to hear it pound
SEVERUS AND LUCIUS
Got to know where the real fight lies
BELLA
When it's time to rise
And stand your ground
TOMMY
We don't have to go it alone
LUCIUS
They'll put us in a box but we won't be contained
BELLA
You keep hoping
You keep your eyes open
TOMMY
'Cause magic shouldn't ever be restrained
ALL
No, I'm never gonna once have it easy
I'll make mistakes, but my own, and it frees me
Year's over, it's time to begin
ALL
And if you're looking for trouble then count me in
ALL
Bring on the monsters
Bring on the monsters
Bring on the real world
Bring on the monsters
TOMMY
Bring on the real world
Bring on the real world
Bring on the real world
The real world
And I'll be back next year
You'll see me again
I'll be back next year
I'll survive 'til then
I'll be back next year
You'll see me again
I'll be back next year
I'll be back next year
I'll be back next year
You'll see me again
I'll be back next year
I'll survive 'til then
I'll be back next year
You'll see me again
I'll be back next year
I'll be back next year
When the song ended there was applause, and Fred could see the smiles return to most of the school population.
When it ended, Tommy once more opened his mouth.
"I don't know what the future holds, nor do I care that much. Yes, there is gonna be a fight, there might still be a war, but we shouldn't have to be down about it, we should cherish the fun we can have today."
With that the illusions disappeared, leaving behind a much lively, happy Hall than when they appeared, something that made Fred and George look at each other and smile, hoping the smile will stay on for the summer.