Harry opened his eyes and thought, "Was it a dream? No I can still hear people in the house." Just then Draco Malfoy poked his head in the door and looked past Harry to the window. Harry followed his gaze and saw a hand plainly sticking out of a pile of rubble, "I'm dead."

"Find anything?" Lucius Malfoy called from the hall.

"Nope." Draco was clearly seeing the hand but he just turned and walked out.

"Wow, what just happened? I know he saw the hand." Harry thought to himself, "He didn't do a spell to check and see if I was alive or anything. Could he have changed?" Harry just stayed sitting on his bed wondering what would happen next. Would angels be coming to get him? Would he need to walk to the light? He had almost decided to get up and move when three people stormed through the door.

"Hurry." Moody said, "I still feel a pulse but it's weak."

Each of the three took bits of the rubble and levitated it off Harry's body as he watched. Kingsley reached in and pulled Harry's body out and then dropped his portion. The other two also dropped the rubble and Kingsley picked him up and popped away. Harry didn't know how to go with them so he just grabbed the edge of Moody's jacket as he apparated away. Luckily he went along with them and arrived at a large house. He noted the place looked nice and had lots of windows but didn't really look at it closely. He was more worried about his life at that moment.

Once inside he stood by the fireplace and watched everything that was going on. He actually laughed out loud with he heard his Head of House say, "Stupid idiot. Brave to the point of foolishness. Always has to save others." A few seconds later he calmed down when Molly Weasley's head appeared in the fire. He relaxed some knowing Hedwig had made it safely to Ron.

Harry was quite shocked at the amount of injuries he had but he was even more shocked that he was still alive even though his spirit wasn't in his body. After a while the room calmed down and everyone went to sleep. Remus had stayed with his body but even he eventually fell asleep. Harry felt a bit freaked out sitting on the sofa his relatives had sat on earlier and watching his own body so he looked around the room instead. As he was sitting there he noticed the room start to brighten. He turned back towards his body and gasped. His parents were standing by his body but smiling at him.

"Hello Harry." James said.

"Am I dead then?" Harry asked.

"No. Don't be silly." Lily stated, "You heard what Poppy said and she's hardly ever wrong."

"Dreaming?"

"No."

"Care to explain then?" Harry asked.

"Sure. We've come to help you with your last assignment from Albus." James said, "First we'll be training you up a bit and then we'll find and destroy all Tom's Horcruxes."

"How did you know about them?" Harry was confused.

"Albus told us when he arrived." Lily said, "He's still caught up moving over so he can't come help yet but he'll be along later."

"What happens now?" He asked.

"We need to leave here and get you some kick butt training." James grinned.

"What about my body?" Harry questioned, "Is it protected or can just anyone move in?"

"I'll take care of that." Lily waved her hand over his body and it glowed for a moment, "Now you're protected from more than you can imagine."

"What do you mean?" Harry felt like an idiot. All he'd done so far is ask questions.

"I'll explain more later, it would do more harm than good to explain it right now." she said, "Not that I don't trust you but I'm talking big stuff here. You'll handle it better in a few months."

"Months?"

"Time's different in different places. Not exactly sure of the ratio but it's like hours to months or something like that." James said, "

"You are such an idiot." Lily bumped James, "It doesn't matter at any rate. Your body won't wake until you're back in it."

Harry grinned at his Mum's teasing. The two walked over to him and each gave him a hug. He had tears in his eyes when they pulled back but didn't feel bad because he saw their eyes held them too. None of them thought they would get to share a hug like that before Harry died.

They began to walk and Harry saw they were heading towards the light, "I was right I needed to head towards the light."

James laughed as he ushered Harry through a door. Harry gaped at the sight before his eyes. He didn't really notice the buildings and things that were all around. What he did notice was the group of people. At the front was Sirius. He grabbed Harry up in a bear hug and whispered, "I'm so proud of you I just can't express it. And you need to quit blaming yourself for my death that was all Belletrix."

"But…"

"No I would have gone anyway." he said, "I had just told Remus the day before that whatever the next big thing I was, I was going to be a part of it no matter what. I was just looking for trouble. Honestly Harry I wasn't all there."

"I know." Harry said, "You kept calling me James."

"Sorry." Sirius apologized.

"Put him down, other people are waiting for hugs." a voice sounded from behind Sirius.

Harry looked up at a man that he remembered seeing in the Mirror of Erised. In fact except for Sirius everyone had been in the mirror, "Who are you all?"

"Your family." came the resounding reply.

"Come on let me introduce you." Lily said, "This is your Grandfather, Harold Evans. You were named after him and your Dad." Lily's introductions seemed to last for hours. When she was through she said, "Now we need to begin training you."

"I'm first." his Grandfather said.

"Dad you don't have magic." Lily said.

"I can teach him other things." Harold said, "Just give me a few hours." Over those hours Harry learned how to box like muggles. He was amazed when the time was up and he wasn't tired.

For a long time he went from relative to relative learning about magic and muggle things. He wasn't even partway through the group when his Mum stopped everyone and said, "It's time to take care of the first Horcrux."

"But what do I do?" Harry asked.

"We'll be going to Hogwarts and picking it up." James said, "When we get there I'll show you how to call him out and then you use the knowledge you've gained and defeat him."

"Can we pick up the book from Dumbledore's office while we're there?" Harry asked, "I like to have all of them just so I know it's gone."

"That's fine but it's been destroyed." Lily said, "Basilisk venom is one of the few earthy things that can defeat a Horcrux. Even though I'm dead I thought I was going to die of a heart attack when you started fighting that beast. I cried for a month when you were finished and safe."

"Sorry I caused you so much worry." Harry apologized.

"You did nothing wrong." James said, "Mums are supposed to worry it's their job."

"Besides who wouldn't worry when a twelve year old boy was facing a sixty foot snake even if it wasn't a basilisk." Elizabeth Potter, James' Mum, asked, "Your Dad cried for a week when you were done. I was crying the whole time. I'd probably still be crying about all you've dealt with but you're here and now is not the time for tears."

"Don't cry Grandmum." Harry said, "It's not all bad. I have many people who care for me and are taking care of me. I have happy times it's not all bad."

"There you go. You're not even seventeen and already you have the maturity to see that." she said, "You're Dad was dead before he figured it out."

"I hear he was dead before he figured a lot of stuff out." Harry teased.

"Hey." James grabbed at Harry's head but he ducked out of the way.

"Time to go." Lily called. James and Harry followed her away from the crowd still jostling each other.

"He just left it in his desk?" Harry shook his head and picked up the book. He put it in his pocket and they headed to the room of requirement.

"I wish we would have found this place when we were at school." James said, "We could have created such havoc."

"You already created enough havoc." Lily sighed, "Anymore and the rest of us wouldn't have survived."

"Here it is." Harry said looking at the diadem perched on the bust of an old warlock, "Are you sure I'm ready for this?"

"Positive." Lily said.

"You'll be fine." James said, "Just think about all the stuff you've learned and apply it."

"Sure and how will Grandmum's recipe for Sheppard's Pie be helpful now?" Harry said trying to lighten the mood.

"Please tell me you remember more than the recipes you've been shown." James pleaded.

"I do don't worry." Harry said, "It was a joke."

"Oh, right." James said, "Good one."

"So I just call his name?" Harry asked.

"Yes but his real name, none of the made up ones." James answered.

"So hey Moldyshorts won't work?" Harry cracked a smile.

"No sorry." James smiled back, "But after you've pulled him out I say call him that one for sure."

Lily shook her head at the two men, "Wait he's not here yet. Late as usual."

"Who?" Harry asked.

"Me." Sirius said appearing beside him, "I have to be here, I'm your protector."

Harry looked at him questioningly and James supplied, "If you're knocked down he steps in to give you a moment to rest. Privilege of being on the side of the light. We can tag team him. Evil is on its own here."

"Good to know." Harry said.

"And he can't hurt me because I'm already dead." Sirius added, "So no stupid heroics if it looks bad for me got it."

"Yes." Harry said and then turned to the Horcrux, "Hey Tom come out and play." There was no response, "Is there a specific phrase or something?"

"Each one is different. You may have to make him mad to get it awake and out." Sirius said.

"Tom Marvolo Riddle, you are in so much trouble." Harry continued to try, "Tommy boy come out and play. Are you too stupid to find your way out? Come on this is getting boring. But I guess I should expect no less from someone so weak that a fifteen month old baby could beat him. I could probably kick your butt with one arm tied behind my back."

The diadem began to vibrate, Sirius said, "Keep it up I think you have his attention."

Harry nodded, "Tom oh Tom come out, come out where ever you are. Come on Moldyshorts get a move on I don't have all day."

"Technically we do." James stated from his corner.

"Well I'm not going to give him all day. If he doesn't hurry I'm going to go get my basilisk tooth from the Chamber of Secrets where I kick his butt last time." Harry yelled at the diadem.

Finally a black smoke started pouring from the artifact. Harry watched as it pulled out and formed it's self into a young version of Tom Riddle. It wasn't the sixteen year old version he had fought before but it wasn't the snake he had come to know.

"Well at least you have hair now." Harry said, "The snake look you've got going on now is quite ugly. Of course you're no great beauty right now either."

The vision of Tom Riddle rushed at Harry. He waved his hands and started throwing magic at the specter. It dodged some and got hit by some. Lily was stationed at the Diadem blocking Tom from returning to it. Just like Sirius he could do nothing to hurt Lily. Harry chased him all over the room and through the piles of junk before he was able to corner him. James had set up a charm that would allow nothing to pass from the room until he dropped it. At that point Tom decided to attack James. He knew he was through when the spell bounced off and came back. Harry stepped out of its way and Tom took the full brunt of his own killing curse. Unlike a person he didn't die immediately. The spot that was hit had a hole that light shined through.

"Tom you're finished." Harry grabbed hold of his shoulder and Tom screamed. More light poured from the places Harry touched. As he did that James, Sirius and Lily began to chant. The chant would force his soul out of the realm of the living and over to the other side. Of course his other side wasn't as nice as Harry's was. And this piece of Tom Riddle would never return to this side, just like the piece that had been in the diary.

"Two down." Sirius said.

"Three actually." Harry said, "Dumbledore had already destroyed the ring and I did the diary."

"Let's get these back to a safe place." Lily said.

"Where do you suggest?" Harry asked.

"You know your friend Hermione is absolutely brilliant." Lily said, "She has this bag she put an undetectable extension charm on. I couldn't do that until after I was out of school for a couple years and she's not even seventeen yet."

"Really?" Harry said, "That's a hard spell, I read about it once. I was going to put all my Hogwarts stuff into an old sock so Uncle Vernon couldn't take it away each summer. But it was so difficult I decided to find another way. Never did though."

"You could do it now." James stated.

"Yes but I've had all this extra training." Harry said, "Hermione learned it on her own. Now how do we get this to her?"

"We go back to the house your body is in." Lily said, "Your friends are there so we can talk to one of them. But be careful we have to be on a more intimate basis to talk to them now."

Harry entered the room near the window and he saw Ginny sitting by his body, holding his hand. This sight made him smile and this must have caused her to see something because she looked right at him. Her eyes got wide and her mouth dropped open and Harry could tell she was about to faint and fall on the floor. He rushed over to her and caught her and the transfigured the chair into something more comfortable and put her in it.

"You just touch her mind now." Lily said, "But I warn you this is very intimate contact. She may not appreciate this."

"Ginny won't mind." Harry grinned, "She's my girlfriend after all." Lily began to question him but he had already touched Ginny's head.

"Why didn't you tell us she was your girlfriend?" Lily asked when they had finished talking to her.

"Actually she's technically not. I broke up with her." Harry grimaced, "But it was only to protect her and she knows that. I had forgotten when I saw her holding my hand; I guess I kind of blocked that part out. But she was ok with it and we're back together now. I mean I won't have to leave on the Horcrux hunt now so we can stay together."

"You guys didn't really get to see the real Ginny though." Sirius said, "She gives all six of her brothers a run for their money. She has most of them actually scared to make her mad. She's a lot like Molly but she also has a much softer side, the one you saw."

"You know Sirius we've been remiss in our training of Harry." James said, "I can't believe we didn't think of this the most crucial part of being a marauder."

"You're right." Sirius said smacking himself on the forehead, "How could we have missed that."

"I almost hate to ask but what exactly are you talking about." Harry looked doubtful.

"He doesn't trust us." Sirius put his hand on his heart and pretended to collapse, "I'm so wounded."

"I'll wound you if you don't explain yourselves." Lily said dryly.

"Animagus." they said together.

"Yes." Harry cheered, "Now that would be cool. When do we start?"

"We'll start your training." Sirius indicated James and himself, "While Lily and a few others go find some more Horcruxes. You knowing where the first two were took a lot of the guess work out. The rest will be a tad more difficult."

"Fine give me the tough job." Lily complained lightly before she left followed by several others.

"Ok Harry lay on this mat and we'll begin the meditation and spell." James said.

"You want to explain in a little detail more please." Harry wanted to know everything about the process.

"Well I can but it won't work this way when you get home." James said, "Here we'll just cast a spell and you'll have your first transformation."

"Never mind." Harry relented, "You'll have to explain how three fifteen year olds did it when we have time later."

"Fine now lay down." James instructed and then he began to chant.

After a few moments Harry felt his body began to change. He couldn't figure out what he was becoming so he just concentrated on feeling how he was changing. He wasn't sure how long it had taken but finally he quit changing. He opened his eyes and looked around. Then he looked up to where his father and Sirius were standing with wide open mouths.

"Prongslet won't work." Sirius said when he finally gathered his wits.

"I didn't really expect that." James agreed.