14 year-old- Midori sat in the stands staring at… a hedge?
This was great! Fantastic! A HUGE HEDGE!
Midori had been at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for four years and every year something disastrous had happened.
In their first year it had been the possessed defence teacher who had tried to steal the Philosopher's Stone (which for some reason was hidden in Hogwarts. Midori never figured it out) to give Voldermort immortality.
Matthias Potter and his best friend Ronald Weasley had battled past the obstacles set up by the teachers to save the stone but Ron had been knocked out and Matt left to fight Professor Quirrel alone.
Thankfully Hermione had told Midori want was going on and he had arrived just in time to burn Quirrel to a crisp just as he had touched Matt. Midori then ran away and let everyone think Matt had defeated Quirrel. Matt hadn't seen him.
In their second year another possessed person (this time Ginny Weasley) had terrorised the school. Ginny, under the influence of the memory of teenage Voldermort, had opened the Chamber of Secrets and set a basilisk on the muggleborn students. It never killed any one, only petrified some.
Midori had stayed out of it, even after everyone thought it was he behind the attacks since he was a parsletongue, but then his friend Hermione Granger had been petrified he, Shimo and Neville Longbottom had gone down into the Chamber and brought the roof down on the basilisk.
They had run into Ginny as they were leaving and she had broken down and told them everything. They had destroyed the diary with a basilisk tooth and that was that.
In third year Peter Pettigrew had escaped from Azkaban and Matthias, furious that Pettigrew was responsible for the death of his brother, went after him.
The usual calm and gentle Matt beat Peter to an inch of death and dragged him back to Hogwarts (literally).
However Peter had escaped by transforming into his animagus form.
And this year?
Matthias had been placed in the Triward Tournament despite being underage and Hogwarts already had a champion.
He'd already snuck past a dragon, invisible, and stolen a golden egg, and rescued Ron from mere-people at the bottom of the lake.
And now he was in a maze along with Viktor Krum, the Durmstrang Champion (as well as a world class Quidditch player and Hermione's boyfriend), Fleur Delacour, the Beauxbatons Academy champion, Cedric Diggory, the Hogwarts champion and a whole lot of monsters.
Midori was worried, very worried. He'd been worried about Matt since the beginning of the year.
Why? You might ask. Was he worried about a boy he wasn't even close to. Sure they were in the same house, in the same year but they had never gotten close. It had to do with Midori's friend Neville being Matt's mortal enemy (other than Draco Malfoy and Lord Voldermort).
Well you see Matt, Matthias Potter: The Boy Who Lived, Saviour of the Wizarding Race, was Midori's twin brother. Although Matt didn't know this.
Midori had been born Harry Sirius Potter, but after Matt had destroyed Voldermort as a baby, their parents Lily and James Potter had abandoned Harry at Lily, Petunia's.
Petunia and her husband Vernon Dursley had abused Harry and during a particularly brutal attack Harry had apparated to Japan where he stayed as Midori.
Midori had come to Hogwarts to find out about his family but after discovering the truth on his first night, had given up all want of parents.
He hated them for abandoning him, along with their friends Remus Lupin and Sirius Black and only put up with them because they were his teachers.
But he had stayed for Matthias who couldn't have had anything to do with it, being only one. And he loved his brother dearly and he was right to be worried.
"Look!" exclaimed a small Hufflepuff girl in front of Midori. He looked up just in time to see two people and a cup fall from the sky. They dropped onto the grass between the stands and the maze.
The crowd jumped to their feet, Midori included.
"it's Matthias Potter!" exclaimed someone.
"And Cedric Diggory!"
"He's DEAD!"
Who was? Matt or Diggory? Midori panicked. He shoved his way to the front of the crow.
Diggory lay before them, eyes wide open and unmoving. It seemed cruel but Midori breathed a sigh of relief.
"CEDRIC!" It was Amos Diggory, Cedric's father, who pushed past Midori and collapsed next to his son.
The other parents followed. Midori saw Lily and James searched around for Matt, fear in their eyes.
Midori search too and was successful. He spotted Matt all the way up at the castle being led inside by Alastor Moody, an insane ex-Auror who taught Defence Against the Dark Arts that year.
Midori pulled away from the crowd and ran after them. It wasn't right. Mood should be taking Matt! He should have been taken straight to his parents.
Inside the entrance hall there was no sign of Matt or Moody so Midori jumped to the staircase.
"Follow Matthias Potter!" he told it.
In his four years at Hogwarts Midori had learnt that the castle liked him. Peeves didn't prank him, the trick stair never affected him and if he asked the staircase to take him somewhere they would take him there, not… not there.
The stairs stopped mid pull and grew. It grew and stretched and took Midori up to the sixth floor.
What was on the sixth floor? He asked himself. Moody's office!
He sprinted over to it and attempted to open the door. It was locked. Inside he could hear muffled voices. He pressed his ear against the door.
"I know who the Death Eater is," said Moody's husky voice. What Death Eater?
"Karkaroff?" said Matt wildly. "Have you got him locked up?"
No… Midori had seen Karkaroff helping Krum, then run off suddenly. WHAT DEATH EATER?
"Karkaroff?" said Moody with a laugh. "Karkaroff fled tonight, when he felt the Dark Mark burn upon his arm. He betrayed too many faithful servants of the dark lord to wish to meet them… but I doubt he'll get far. The Dark Lord has ways of tracking his enemies."
"Karkaroff's gone? He ran away? But then… he didn't put my name in the cup?" asked Matt bewilderedly.
"No," said Moody, "No he didn't. It was I who did that."
Midori had heard enough. With a quick flick of his hand the door exploded. He shoved his hand into his robes and pulled out his wand. No one at Hogwarts knew he could do wandless and wordless magic and even in a crisis he was keeping it that way.
"What?" growled Moody.
"Stupefy!" yelled Midori and a red stream of light hit Moody in the stomach and knocked him backward.
"Incarcerous!" Ropes flew from his wand and wrapped around Moody.
"Midori!" exclaimed Matt.
"Are you ok?" gasped Midori.
He never answered considering James, Sirius, Dumbledore and Snape came hurtling around the corner.
"MATT!" screamed James.
Matt rolled his eyes, "I'm fine Dad. Midori saved me."
James turned to look at Midori and Midori felt the usual urge to punch the man in the face. He held it down.
"Thankyou so much!" gasped James. "But… how did you know
Moody was a threat?"
Midori shrugged, "I saw him taking Matt
away and I thought it was weird because you were mere metres away. So
I followed them and listened at the door and heard Moody say he put
Matt's name in the cup. I just reacted after that."
Dumbledore smiled warmly at him, "And a good thing you did." He was pulling open Moody's trunk .Dumbledore climbed into it and a few minutes later climbed out again with another Alastor Moody on his shoulder. This Moody didn't have the wooden leg and the socket that normally held the magic eye was empty, and chunks of his hair were missing.
The other mood righted himself on Dumbledore shoulder wincing slightly.
"Thank you Albus," he growled in Moody's voice.
"No problem old friend," replied Dumbledore, "How long have you been imprisoned."
"Since the start of term. He attacked me just before I left for the train. Never saw his face."
Dumbledore reached over the take the impostors cloak and Moody's flask fell out. Dumbledore sniffed it.
"Polyjuice Potion," he said. "Matthias did he drink any of this while with you?"
Matt nodded, "Yeah when we first came in."
James cursed, "Now we have to wait an hour for it to wear off. We don't have that time Albus!"
Dumbledore nodded and sat the real Moody down on the floor, much to his protests. He pulled out his wand. "I will cast a Glamour Replying Charm. It will affect the entire room and any form of appearance changers, even Metamorphmagus. So if anyone has glamour in place take it off now."
Midori froze, "Uh I better go. This isn't my concern." He reached of the door.
James shook his head. "You're involved now. Stay, we need to talk to you after and get your statement."
"I'll wait outside then!" he practically yelled.
Sirius looked at him curiously, "Calm down, he's not going to hurt you."
"I can't," spluttered Midori, "I don't want… I need to…"
The real Moody narrowed his eyes, "You're hiding something boy!" he yelled. Midori flinched at being called Boy after all these years.
"Albus that impostor may have had an accomplice! How else would this boy know where to go?"
Snape sneered at him, ready to protect his best friend, Manebe, child, "I've known this boy for years Moody. He is not a Death Eater. Besides why would he protect Potter then?"
Moody growled at him, "Well he's hiding something! He doesn't want the spell cast so he must have glamour on!"
Midori looked wildly to Dumbledore, "Please! I'm not a Death Eater I swear! Just keep me out of the room while that spell is on!" It wasn't smart to actually admit that was what he was afraid of but Midori was desperate.
Dumbledore sighed sadly, "James hold the boy down."
"NO!" Midori screamed and James Potter held his arms together at the back his back. Midori could easily blast James away but that would make him look guilty.
Dumbledore waved his wand, "Aufero!"
A blue light spread into the room covering everything. It woke up the fake Moody who began to laugh and his features began to change. His hair went back into his skull and was replaced with shorter straw coloured hair. The magic eyes popped out and a leg grew where one was suppose to be missing. In the fake Moody's place was Barty Crouch Jr, who promptly fell unconscious again.
At the same time Midori screamed and felt his hair change colour to raven-black and grow a little longer. His colour changing glasses stopped working and while he could still see his eyes were a brilliant emerald green. His features became a little longer and pointier… Harry Potter was back.
He chocked back a sob as the entire room stared at him, ignoring the man in the corner. "Ha-harry?" gasped Sirius.
James dropped his arms as if they were on fire and Snape looked like he had swallowed a balling ball. And Dumbledore? Dumbledore looked like he was going to be sick.
Midori looked up at them all, tears in his eyes and screamed, "SHIMO!"
POP
And then he was gone.
Sirius gaped at the space where his godson had once inhabited.
"But… but that's impossible!"
Whether he was talking about Harry being alive or having just apparated out of the Hogwarts wards.
"Professor Dumbledore I have to…" began Matt.
BANG!
The part of the wall to their right crashed in, creating a small man shaped hole. Inside the hole stood a white haired boy and a greyish wolf.
"Where's Midori?" Shimo demanded. They just gaped at him. He rolled his eyes. "Yes I kicked a wall down. Now where is Midori? I heard him call me."
Matt took charge. "His glamour was taken off and he apparated away."
Shimoe swore and kicked the wall, making more of the wall to fall apart. He turned and glared at James with so much hatred. "So now you know, Potter."
James swallowed, "Harry… really is alive?"
Shimo's
eyes darkened, "What? You expected them to kill him? That's what
you meant by 'treat him how ever you want'?" he spat at him,
"You're sickening."
"We thought he died when Voldermort
attacked!" yelled James. He turned to Dumbledore. "You told us he
died!"
"My boy," said an ash white Dumbles, "I arrived after you! You saw that the boy was not there."
"You're lying," said Shimo.
"What?" said Dumbledore.
"I'm an Empath Dumbledore. I'm guessing since you never saw me as a threat t your plans you never bothered to learn this, but I can tell if someone is lying, and you're lying. You got there before the Potters and I'm guessing Harry Potter was still there." Shimo ran his hand through his hair. "I need to find him. He's too powerful to be alone and upset. He could bring a mountain down or something." He looked down at the wolf, "Seppen. Midori, search."
The wolf sniffed the air and ran at the wall. She went straight through.
"Dad…"
"Not now Matt! Dumbledore! Why have you been lying? What did you do with Harry?"
"Dad…"
"NOT NOW MATT! Answer me Albus!"
"Calm down my boy. I can explain," begged Dumbledore.
"DAD!"
"NOT NOW MA-"
"I'M NOT THE BOY-WHO-LIVED!"
The room froze and they all stared at the boy.
"The cup took me to a graveyard, they killed Ced the minute we got there," Matt explained. "Peter was there with a bundle. It was You-Know-Who and there was a weird ritual. They took blood from me," he raised his bleeding arm, "A hand from Peter and bones from You-Know-Who's father." He gulped. "You-Know-Who is back and he got really angry when he saw me. He said I was the one he tried to kill, he said Peter messed up and he was suppose to bring Harry Potter. I told him Harry was dead and he just laughed and said he would know if the one who defeated him was dead. Then he chucked the cup and me and told me to pass the message onto Professor Dumbledore. He let me take Cedric's body and go home."
Dumbledore swore every profanity in the book… and more.
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A/N: So I'm impatient and wanted to reveal it soon. I hope you all don't mind. But don't be afraid to tell if you don't like it! Click the little button and review!