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Thank You Lord Voldemort

Chapter 5 - Getting Settled

Back in the year 1997 teachers were trying, poorly, to restore order in the great hall. Several Gryffindors were in hysterics including Harry's best friends. The headmaster shot sparks from his wand and ordered the prefects to take the students back to their dorms.

"Ms. Granger and Mr. Weasley please remain here."

Ron, clutching a sobbing Hermione to him, nodded to the headmaster.

When the hall had cleared out the headmaster, who had been joined by a returning Professor Snape, approached the two distraught seventh years.

"Please follow me to my office. We should talk in private."

The four sat down once in the office and Ron was the first to speak.

"I can't believe Harry is gone sir. There must be a way to bring him back. I'm not giving up hope till I see a body."

At the word "body" Hermione's sobbing increased ten fold.

"Mr. Weasley what I am about to say cannot leave this room. Do the both of you understand?"

He waited for both of their nods.

"The spell that Voldemort cast was interfered with and did not kill Harry. Instead he was sent back through time. I know this because I remember a student that looked like him appearing in the middle of the great hall during the middle of dinner back in 1977. Right now I believe he is in the infirmary because he has just fainted after being told that he was in 1977."

The teens stared at him wide-eyed. "You mean he's alive?"

The headmaster nodded. "But, alas, I don't know if he will make it back. We will just have to wait and see. But, we must let the rest of the wizarding world believe Harry to be dead so that Voldemort has a false sense of victory."

The teens nodded and left to go back to their common room. When they were gone the headmaster turned to his potion master.

"Severus, I hope what we did worked."

Severus hung his head. "Nobody wishes that more than I. I can't believe He is Harry Potter of all people."

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Harry awoke to the white walls of the infirmary. After blinking a few times he could make out an unfamiliar professor sitting across from his bed with his wand out.

"I see you are awake finally. I am to escort you to the headmaster's office now that you are awake."

Harry nodded and was made to walk in front of the strange professor out of the infirmary. He kept glancing around at his surroundings. Hogwarts looked pretty much the same as it did in his time. Some of the paintings were in different locations but he had recognized them.

When they reached the office Harry sat down in his usual seat. Fawkes was there and he smiled at the phoenix and was rewarded with a short happy trill. "Hello Fawkes"

The headmaster watched the interaction before him and then cleared his throat to get everyone's attention. The room was filled with teachers like it was a staff meeting.

"Now, young man, we need to know more details of what happened. If you are telling the truth then we must find a way to send you back."

Harry took a deep breath and delved into the story of the past hour or so. He left out names so that he wouldn't mess up time. Basically he told them about a dark wizard cursing him but that he had drank a potion given to him by the potions professor first.

"So, you took a potion and then were hit with a curse and ended up here? This is going to be difficult. I've never heard of such a combination used to time travel and I also don't know of a way to send you into the future. How many years in the future are you from?"

"I shouldn't tell you exactly but it's less than fifty years and more than ten."

"Well, until I can figure out something you will have to stay here. You can join this years seventh years. You are a Gryffindor right?" He said looking at Harry's robes.

"Yes sir, but if I'm doing my math correctly my parents are here at this time and they were both Gryffindors. I don't want to interfere."

Little did Harry know that decision would change many things for him.

"Well, we'll have the sorting hat resort you. Just tell him that you can't go into Gryffindor. You also need a name. You can't very well use the old one. Let me think .... How about Alexander? I think that name suits you well."

Harry smiled; he had always liked that name. "That's great. Now we just need the rest."

The headmaster seemed to ponder this briefly before announcing the name. "Alexander Nicholas Campione"

"That's perfect sir. What will you tell the students about me though?"

"Well, since you dropped in during dinner everyone knows you're not a transfer student. I will tell them that you are from a different time period. I will not tell them future or past nor how far from this time. I will leave anything else to your discretion. I can tell from the way you have treated this experience that you will be careful with your secrets. Now let's sort you."

Harry/Alexander already knew what the hat would say even before it was lowered over his head. If he couldn't be in Gryffindor he would end up in Slytherin. He just decided that he'd make himself fit in the best he could. With his advanced training he should be able to hold his own in the serpents lair.

~Well Mister Campione, or should I say Potter, don't worry I won't tell your secrets. I don't think you'll be here more than a few months but I think you will enjoy ...

"Slytherin"

Alexander smirked inwardly as he removed the hat. The teachers were slightly shocked. Most Gryffindors could do well in Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw but Slytherin was the complete opposite.

"Very well Mister Campione, I will have one of the teachers get you some supplies. Don't worry about the cost you can pay the school back when you get back to your time. I will get one of the Slytherin Prefects to show you to your room."

After waiting for about five minutes, in which he petted Fawkes, Harry heard the headmaster welcome someone into the room.

"Alexander meet Severus Snape, he is one of the Slytherin Prefects. He can show you to your room. Severus, please assist Alexander with getting settled. His things will be delivered shortly. Alexander, I will give you your schedule tomorrow morning and I will announce you to the school. I will also keep looking for a solution to your problem. Good Day."