The Founding of Happiness
by Healer Pomfrey
All recognizable characters belong to J. K. Rowling, and I am not earning anything by writing this story.
I am not a native speaker of English. Please excuse my mistakes.
COMPLETELY AU! Partly OOC! Time travel!
It is my story, and I intend to write it the way I want it. If you don't like it, don't read it.
Reviews are very welcome, as they inspire my muse. Thank you very much for the kind reviews for the previous chapter!
Hearing his father cry out in pain, Harry scrambled free from his grip only to see in horror that his arm was gone. Without even thinking, he grabbed Salazar's other arm and thought intensely, 'one hour back, just one hour back,' and with a small splash of sand he flashed them an hour back in time.
Harry threw his father a piercing look seeing that he had still both arms intact, before he couldn't hold himself on his legs anymore and quickly sat down on the floor.
"What's wrong, Thunderbolt?" Salazar enquired in concern.
"It's all right," Harry replied tiredly. "It was just exhausting to flash without transforming into my phoenix form first."
"Thanks for saving my arm, Thunderbolt," Salazar said gratefully, magically cleaning up the workspace. "I assume that you don't want to brew anything else today."
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Fortunately, that was the only incident in the Potions classroom, and two weeks before the end of the holidays, Harry managed to take his Potions NEWTs, receiving an 'O' for his work.
During the remainder of the holidays, Helga forbade him to do any school work and Salazar threw him out of the Potions lab and classroom, so that Harry spent a lot of time playing with his younger siblings and visiting Löwi's friends in the forest, and sometimes Amaterasu would tag along as well.
"Thunderbolt, don't forget to visit Amaterasu as soon as you're back to the future and renew the charm on the castle for the new students. You'll always be safe from her because of the charm I have on you; you know that, don't you?"
"Yes Dad, I know, and I'll go to see her before the Sorting. I hope that I'll have more time this school year anyway since my detentions ended at the end of the school year, and I don't intend to give Snape a chance to give me any more. Well, you never know with him though. He hates me so much that he doesn't really need a reason to give me detention, especially since he can't take points off me."
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Harry enjoyed his time at home so much that he was tempted to just remain in the past instead of returning to the future.
"They need you in the future, Lufu," Rowena told him solemnly after being plagued by more visions about her oldest son's future.
"Leofost, you don't have to wait until Christmas. You can come back here anytime you want. If you flash back at the right time, no one will even know that you left," Helga said soothingly, pulling her son close.
"I know, Mum, and perhaps I'll do that. I know I've people who want to help me like Professor McGonagall and Madam Pomfrey, and I also have my friends, although they can't really help me because they don't know the truth about me..." Harry slowly trailed off.
"Do you want to have a phoenix familiar with you for some time while you are there, Leo?" Godric asked, smirking, causing Harry's eyes to widen.
"A phoenix familiar? Do you mean Fawkes, who is Professor Dumbledore's familiar in the future, or are you suggesting that you accompany me in your phoenix form?" Harry asked bewildered.
"Well, it would surely be interesting to spend some time in the future," Godric replied pensively, "and since you could flash me back to the day I left here, no one would miss me, isn't that right?"
"Well, yes," Harry replied, smirking. "If you want to spend some time in the future, I'll of course take you with me, Dad, but if you only want to accompany me because I might be homesick, you don't have to do that. None of the other students have their parents there either. Fawkes would certainly be thrilled to have you there though."
"I'd love to accompany you, Leo, provided that you'd be willing to bring me home as soon as I get homesick," Godric replied, grinning. "Our quarters are still there in the future, aren't they?"
"Of course," Harry laughed. "But what will people say if I all of a sudden have a phoenix familiar and then he suddenly disappears again?"
"You left him at home. You have two familiars anyway, and you're only allowed one at Hogwarts; at least that's how it currently is."
At first, Harry thought it was just a joke, but Godric really intended to accompany him for a few weeks or months. Harry and his parents decided that he should leave for the future a few days before the beginning of the new school year, so that he had a span of a few days during which he had to bring Godric back and didn't have to concentrate on a fixed date.
Since he couldn't flash three animals at once, Harry decided to leave Löwi and his girlfriend in the past for the time being and only took Godric in his much lighter and smaller phoenix form instead of his human form with him.
Knowing how tired he had been after flashing Poppy only a few hours, Harry concentrated on the day before the Sorting and managed to arrive in his time early in the morning of the 31st of August.
"I'm sorry Dad, but I have to take a nap first. Why don't you go and have a look what your quarters are like in this time or go to visit Fawkes? But please remember, the Headmaster doesn't know about our relationship; so please don't reveal your identity to anyone. If you see Helena, could you please ask her to tell Professor McGonagall that I'm back safely?"
"I'll do that, Leo, and don't worry. I'll be careful. I'll be in our quarters when you wake up," Godric promised.
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Harry woke up when McGonagall entered his room. "Oh, I'm sorry Harry, I didn't mean to wake you up," she apologized regrettably.
"It's all right, Professor. I don't want to sleep through the whole day, and I have to show you something anyway." He let the astonished teacher through the other door in his room, which Minerva had never seen open before.
"I brought someone with me from the past," Harry explained, smiling. "Dad Godric wanted to accompany me for a few weeks. He's going to stay in his phoenix form except for here in my parents' quarters. Dad? Are you here?"
"Here, Leo, I'm in the living room," he could hear his father's voice and introduced Minerva to Godric.
McGonagall was completely amazed to get to know the founder she adored so much, and Godric enjoyed meeting the Head of his own House of a thousand years into the future.
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When the two teachers were still talking to each other a few hours later, Harry decided to pay Amaterasu a visit and renew the charm on the castle, so that everyone would be safe from her. He spent a while with the basilisk and told her that Löwi had found a girl friend and that he'd bring the two griffins as soon as he'd flash into the past the next time. He also promised to visit Amaterasu more often during the coming school year, "provided that the Potions professor doesn't assign me so many detentions this year," he added, sighing.
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Fawkes and Godric, who appeared as best friends in front of the whole school, decided to join the Welcoming Feast sitting on one of the large candle holders behind the Gryffindor table, from where they spouted nasty comments that nobody except for Harry was able to understand. Fortunately, Dumbledore was sitting too far away.
#He seems a bit crazy# was Godric's comment about Dumbledore.
#Well, he's a meddling old coot, who is so foolish to think he knows everything about the chicks here# Fawkes replied to the man, whom he respected most among all those he had once bonded with as a familiar.
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The next few weeks passed uneventfully. Godric enjoyed himself talking with Fawkes during the day and with Professor McGonagall and Harry in the evenings. Harry was extremely glad that he so far had managed not to earn any detentions.
One Saturday afternoon, Harry and Godric managed to convince Minerva to join them for a short visit to Amaterasu. The teacher was very reluctant, but when not only Harry but even Godric assured her that it was safe to do so, she hesitantly followed Harry and Godric through Salazar's and Helga's bathroom into the Chamber of Secrets.
"Hello Harry," Amaterasu greeted him enthusiastically, looking astonished at Godric. "Godric?" she hissed in surprise.
Harry explained why Godric was here and introduced Professor McGonagall to the basilisk, who always seemed to be happy having visitors. After a few minutes, even Minerva didn't look as anxious anymore.
However, a few minutes later, Amaterasu's expression suddenly became stern.
"Harry, ssstrange things are happening here at the moment, and I think I need your help," she spoke up. "Last week a red haired girl came into the chamber with a boy and wasss holding a black book. They came from the entrance in the washing room, and they wanted to make me do strange thingsss. The boy spoke my language, and he told me I should leave through the entrance where they came from and kill all the Muggle born studentsss. I can't kill anyone anyway because of the sspell, but I don't want them to come here anymore. They are not welcome here. The same boy came a long time before and made me kill a student, because I wasn't safe at that time."
Harry immediately translated to the professors what Amaterasu had told them, and they told him to promise the basilisk that they would think about the matter and try to help her.
Very confused Harry followed the teachers back into their quarters. "Dad, I think I'll flash to see Mum Rowena and ask her, if she knows anything. Considering how many visions she had about my time here in the future..." he trailed off uncertainly.
"I think that's a good idea," Minerva said warmly. "Even if Amaterasu can't harm anyone at the moment, we should find out, who is trying to make her do something, and prevent them from doing so. Do you think you could take me with you, Harry? I'd love to speak with Professor Ravenclaw."
"Okay. You don't mind, Dad, do you?" Harry enquired. "We'll probably be back tonight."
He instructed Minerva to grab his tail feathers and transformed, concentrating on a Saturday afternoon exactly one thousand years in the past and flashed, landing in his own room.
In Harry's room, they were greeted by Löwi and his girlfriend, who seemed to take an immediate liking to Professor McGonagall, who gently stroked her fur.
"Professor, would you mind waiting here for a moment? I'll just go and see where my mother is." Harry hurried into his parents' quarters, finding Rowena in her office.
"Mum," he said quietly in order not to give her a fright.
"Lufu!" Rowena said, seeming very happy at the sight of her oldest son. "What are you doing here? Are you ill? Is something wrong?"
Harry laughed. "No; I just came because I need your advice. And I brought Professor McGonagall with me. She's waiting in my room."
"Oh, then I must go and talk to her. I'm glad you brought her, Lufu," Rowena replied gently, already hurrying into Harry's room.
"Professor McGonagall, I'm glad that you managed to come and visit us. Harry has told me a lot about you," Rowena said gently and motioned Minerva and Harry through her living room into her office.
"Thank you, Professor Ravenclaw; I'm very happy that Harry was able to bring me with him. It's not every day one gets the opportunity to get to know any of the founders personally of the school that we all adore so much."
"Oh, please call me Rowena. I'll introduce you to my friends Helga and Salazar later; they'll be equally keen to get to know you. First of all I'd like to hear the reason for your visit, Lufu."
Harry sighed and quickly explained to his mother what Amaterasu told him earlier. "Do you have any idea what is going on with this black book?"
Rowena closed her eyes and remained thoughtful for a moment, before she said gravely, "Yes, Lufu, I know what it means. It means that the evil, whose soul you vanished a year ago, has created Horcruxes housing parts of his soul. This book is one of them, and there are three others. You have to get all of them and bring them here, so that Godric and Salazar can destroy them. I'm going to help you. First of all, you have to get the diary. Professor McGonagall, I'm really sorry, but in my visions I saw you helping Harry with his task. I'll put the memory in my Pensieve, so that you can watch."
"By the way please call me Minerva, and I'll do what I can to help Harry," the teacher replied, giving Harry a fond look.
Ten minutes later, Minerva and Harry left the Pensieve, stunned. They had seen Ginny Weasley speaking with Tom, who had emerged from the diary.
"Harry, can you flash us back, so that we can take the diary off Ms. Weasley?" Minerva asked gently.
"No Minerva, Harry can't flash back on the same day, especially not with a passenger. It's much too tiring, and Helga, his other mother, would have my head if I let him go right now. You'll have to stay here until tomorrow at least," Rowena replied sternly, before Harry could even consider flashing back to the future.
"All right," Minerva agreed in understanding.
"It's time to head down to the Great Hall for dinner anyway," Rowena replied. "Let me introduce you to my colleagues, Minerva."
While Rowena pulled Minerva with her to the Head table, Harry sat down at the Ravenclaw table amongst a group of first and second years, sitting right next to a girl with curly brown hair and chocolate brown eyes that twinkled so warm that Harry was extremely attracted to her.
"Hi, I'm Harry," he said in a small voice, horrified that he could feel himself blushing.
"Hello Harry; I'm Godiva," the cute girl replied warmly, before she enquired, "Where are you from? Are you a new student here at Hogwarts?"
"I'm visiting my parents," Harry replied hesitantly. "I'm a second year, and you?"
"Me too," the girl replied, throwing Harry the cutest smile he had ever seen.
Harry and Godiva were so engrossed in their conversation that Harry not only forgot to eat his dinner but that the two twelve-year-olds only noticed that dinner was finished when Rowena came to the Ravenclaw table to fetch him.
"Oh, I'm sorry for keeping you," Harry apologized to the girl, throwing her a hesitant smile.
"I don't mind at all, Harry," Godiva replied, smiling. "Will you be here for breakfast tomorrow?"
"Yes," Harry replied excitedly. "What time?"
"Eight o'clock?" the girl suggested.
"All right, I'll see you then," Harry said happily, following his mother out of the Great Hall.
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Harry spent the evening with his parents, siblings, and Minerva in Helga's and Salazar's living room, playing with his small siblings, before he offered to put the little ones into bed. Later on, he sat on the sofa, cuddling with Helga and Rowena, slowly drifting off to sleep in Helga's arms with a happy smile playing on his lips.
"I think Harry has a crush," Rowena chuckled, "on Godiva O'Connor."
On Sunday morning right after breakfast, Harry and Minerva flashed back to the future. After their arrival in Harry's room on Saturday evening, Minerva told Godric about Rowena's vision, and Godric and Harry insisted that they'd accompany her to Gryffindor tower under Harry's invisibility cloak.
When Professor McGonagall entered the Gryffindor common room with the invisible founder of the House and Harry in tow, Ginny was sitting on one of the sofas writing in her diary.
"Ms. Weasley, please follow me to my office for a moment," the teacher said into the silence that had spread over the common room upon her arrival.
In her office, the professor motioned Ginny to sit down, before she said in a stern but gentle voice, "Please hand me this diary, Ms. Weasley."
All of a sudden, Ginny's features changed visibly, and the girl hissed in Parseltongue, "No, that'sss mine."