A/N; The paragraphs between the page breaks is an edited version of the Tower of London Hunt, you can skip that part if you already read it.
After the second page break is a scene that was not in the original story, since even though I read about it in a True Ghost Stories book a long time ago, at the time of researching I couldn't find anything about it in the Internet sights, only after I posted the chapter I found the story, and decided to add it to this one.
As always the bolded ones are base on true ghost stories.
One last thing sorry about the cliffy, I needed more time to work on this confrontation.
Also I don't own Harry Potter and please review.
On the last night before the students went home, the two Hunters headed to their tower, both exhausted from all the work they been doing, "Can't wait to get out of school and do more serious hunting Harry?" Ginny smiled as her friend nodded.
"I'm up for the challenge, and plus we can be together more often. "Harry smiled as their hands glowed blue. "Speak of the devil our job always calls us when we are very tired." Harry sighed as he and his friend looked to their gloves.
"Just think of this of a way to see the world?" Ginny grinned as both touch their gloves and was gone
London's Bloody Tower
In stone room, two Hunters suddenly appeared and fell hard to the floor, crying out in pain. "Oh my Butt, next time can we transport with the Glove without falling." Ginny groaned as painfully got up.
"I hope so too, but where are we Ginny?" Harry asked as he looked about to find themselves in stone gateway, immediately his friend pulled out a Notebook and flipped the pages.
"We are at the Tower of London." Ginny quickly informed her friend as she read the book, and grimace at what she read. "Great this hunt use to be a prison and many been executed here." Ginny gravely informed her friend, whom paled at the thought the kinds of spirits they will meet.
"Come on we better not be seen as we search about, so we better turn into our spirit forms." Harry suggested and both Hunters bodies became transparent, and with a nod, they separated to find spirits on their own.
Traitors Gate
Not far from the entrance a messy hair teen found his first sighting, a large group of people dress in Medieval clothing, two were carrying a stretcher of a recently beheaded man heading his way. "Hmm from what I can tell only one of them is the spirit, while the rest is created by the spirit memories." Harry thought as he pointed a finger at the group. "Hmm which one is the spirit that is the main question?" Harry thought since he knew his Spirit Gun will only work on the Spirit himself. "It can't be the beheaded man he would have probably be showing his walk to the Gallows." Harry thought as he pointed to the man in an Executioner outfit. "So it must be you!" Harry yelled as the Executioner turn to him.
"You can see me, how can that be?" The Executioner cried out, as he waved his large bloody axe the Spirit Hunter.
"I can since I'm here to send you to Spirit Realm!" Harry firmly informed the Executioner as he dodges the Ax and pointed his finger at the Executioner. "SPIRIT GUN!" Harry yelled as he shot a bright beam at the Executioner causing him to brighten and exploded sending out a flash of bright light, instantly it was over until the young child felt a chill along his spine indicating he was receiving some spirit energy. "I'm not going to get use to that feeling." Harry groaned as he again started his search.
Tower Green
In another part of the Tower grounds, the other Spirit Hunter saw a grisly sight as a spirit of bloody elderly woman in Medieval clothing is being chase by a floating Axe, instantly she point to the Ax. "Spirit Gun!" Ginny yelled and the Ax exploded and soon she felt the chill on her spine. "That is a scene I hope not to see again." Ginny sighed as the elderly woman form change to that of an elegant looking woman, whom smiled at the Spirit Hunter.
"I'm Lady Salisbury, and I thank you for releasing me from that Curse." The elderly woman smiled as she got a good look at the Spirit Hunter. "Are you a Weasley, I believe I once knew an ancestor of yours." Lady Salisbury suddenly asked, startling the young Spirit Hunter.
"Yes my name is Ginny Weasley, who did you know?" Ginny wondered as the elderly spirit gave it a thought.
"Sir Arthur Weasley, a very wealthy Wizard of my century." Lady Salisbury smiled at the memory.
"Wealthy, I thought my family line was always poor?" Ginny confusedly asked, knowing this from her time in Spirit Realm.
"No your family is far from poor." Lady Salisbury started as she sighed. "Sir Arthur was a proud Wizard, and even after defeating an ancient Dragon that was terrorizing England, he refuse the former king when he offered the Gold that was found in its lair." Lady Salisbury shook her head at the thought of not accepting the gold.
"How much gold was in the Lair?" Ginny shakily asked, knowing Dragons was infamous for having large catches of gold.
"I don't really know, but from what I heard you will need two to three London Towers to keep the entire gold safe." Lady Salisbury grinned as the Spirit Hunter stumbled backward in shock. "But from what I was told, the King of that time had placed the Gold in a Wizard's Bank, thinking Sir Arthur would change his mind, but now I see he didn't?" Lady Salisbury gently asked, as the young Spirit Hunter shook her head.
"But my Lady from what I know about my ancestors, none of them was close to being Wealthy." Ginny sighed knowing currently her family could use the gold, before realizing what the Spirit just told her. "Wait a minute did you say it's in a Wizard's Bank as in Gringotts?" Ginny excitedly asked, and the Spirit nodded
"Yes I believe Gringotts is the name of the bank, and it should be in a secure Vault, that only a Weasley can enter it." Lady Salisbury remembered, as the young Spirit Hunter looked glad.
"Thanks for the information this will help my family a lot." Ginny gladly thank the elderly Spirit, before looking grim." Lady Salisbury if you want me too, I can send you to Spirit Realm where you can be with your family." Ginny suddenly suggested, as the elderly spirit nodded.
"I would love too, I been stuck here for far too long, so please do what you need to do." Lady Salisbury begged, as she stood ready for anything.
"Don't worry this won't hurt, unless you try to fight it." Ginny calmly suggested as she pointed to the elderly spirit. "Spirit Gun!" Ginny simply called out, instantly the Elderly Spirit was gone, and a soon a strong Shiver was felt. "Wow I must have gotten more then the usual amount of Spirit Energy." Ginny thought before shaken the feeling off, so she could continue her search.
Bloody Tower
Inside one of the Towers, the other Spirit Hunter spotted two Spirit children walking down the stairs. "Hello there." Harry smiled, as the two children look startled.
"You can see us?" The younger one whom looked to be ten uncertainly asked.
"I can not only I can see you, I can send you away to see your family if you want." Harry smiled at the children's looks.
"But we can't leave here, we tried many times, but always we come back to where we started." The older boy informed the Spirit Hunter with a look of disbelieving.
"Edward let him try I really want to see mom and dad again." The younger Spirit begged as the older one sighed.
"I guess we could give it a try." Edward sighed as he looked to the Spirit Hunter. "What do we need to do?" Edward quickly asked while looking hopeful.
"Here take this Orb, and it will take you to see your parents." Harry smiled as he held out his hand. "Spirit Bomb." Harry simply whispered, and a glowing sphere appeared.
"So all we do is to touch it?" Edward skeptically asked, and with a nod from the Spirit Hunter, the two Spirits touched the sphere, instantly both flashed out of existence.
The second the Spirits was gone, the Spirit Hunter stumbled backwards as a stronger chill was felt. "Ok mental note, don't do two Spirits at the same time, unless I have no choice." Harry groaned as he still felt some of the chill as he continues his search.
In the top floors of the tower, one lone Hunter just sent some Spirits to Spirit Realm, when she came across a Spirit of a blacken Bear prowling about the halls. "Ok what is a Spirit Animal doing in this tower?" A very confuse Ginny asked before the dark bear ran at her. "Alright I think I will call it a night." Ginny thought before jumping into the walls to get clear of the rampaging bear.
Tower Green
On the grounds of the tower, a Hunter falls to the ground as his wife bowled him over. "Hey Ginny what is it, you look like you seen a ghost." Harry joked as he tried to get off the ground but couldn't with his scared wife on him.
"Potter you will be scared out of your wits when you sees a scary Spirit Bear running at you." Ginny scolded as she glared at her husband.
"A Spirit Bear, in a Tower that house prisoners and Royalty for the last thousand years?" A confuse Harry asked as they got off the ground. "I would expect Spirit Birds, and other small critters but a bear?" Harry laughed at the thought, as his wife push him back to the ground.
"I don't care what you believe, but see what our Notebook has to say?" Ginny firmly suggested as she pulled out the book, flipped the pages, and paled as she read a page. "Ok I was not seeing things according to this an indoor zoo was placed on the top most floor of the tower, which housed a large assortment of animals." Ginny read as she skimmed threw the paragraph. "Oh here it is a fire broke out near the indoor zoo and…" Ginny stop reading as the book fell to the ground as she covered her mouth.
"Ginny what is it, what happen to the zoo?" Harry worriedly asked as tears fell from his wife face.
"The fire it killed all the animals, they couldn't save them." Ginny cried as her husband comforted her.
"Great there must be hundreds of spirits up on that floor." A grim Harry suggested as they parted. "Ginny maybe it would be best if you stay here while I will deal with those Spirit Animals." Harry gravely suggested.
"Better you then me." Ginny sighed since she did not want to go and confront the animals in that tower. "I guess I can catch up on collecting Spirit Energy later." Ginny suggested as her husband nodded as he floated away
Traitor's Gate
Several hours later with many more Spirits were sent to Spirit Realm, the two Spirit Hunters were reunited, since they couldn't find any Spirits. "Ginny do you think we cleared the Tower?" Harry first question was, as they came to each other.
"I doubt it, since the Notebook is still showing information about the tower." Ginny sighed as she flipped threw the pages." But I guess we should call it a night, since we can't find any active Spirits here." Ginny suggested as her friend agreed.
"Ok let head back to school, and get a good night sleep, and tomorrow we need to catch a train to head home." Harry cringe at the thought before both hunters disappeared.
Hogwarts Express
In a compartment, the two Hunters sighed as they start their journey home. "I don't believe I'm going back to the Dursleys." Harry grumbled as his friend sitting closely tried to comfort him.
"Well at least Harry we can use our powers to leave our homes to spend sometime together, and no one will know we are gone." Ginny grinned, as did her husband.
"That is the only bright side to this, but still we need to find our daughter, which I wish I know where she is?" Harry grumbled further, but both quickly separated as the doors to the compartment open to reveal a red hair Wizard.
After a moment of looking at the occupants of the compartment, the Wizard looked to his best friend. "Harry if I don't know any better I would think there is something going on between you two." Ron accused as he notice his friend was sitting to close to his sister for his comfort.
"Yeah sure Ron you are seeing things, since I think Ginny is more like a sister to me." Harry informed his best friend, while faking a look of disgust at the thought of going out with his sister.
"Well as long as you see Ginny as a sister, I guess I don't need to tell all my brothers you are going out with her." Ron smiled at the thought of his brothers and him chasing Harry away from his sister.
"Ron Weasley, I don't need my brothers defending me, and plus do you think I'm a bit young to be thinking of dating." Ginny protested as her brother sat across from her.
"Of course you can defend yourself, but there is that stupid crush you got on the Boy Who Live." Ron argued as his sister glared.
"Ron I gotten over that crushes since the Chamber incident, so you can bet that if I ever fell for Harry, it will be true love." Ginny argued as her brother face went red.
"Um guys let stop talking about our so call love life, and play a game of Exploding Snap." Harry suggested as he pull out the cards, and they immediately started playing.
As the friends played, the doors open for their missing friend. "Ron Weasley I thought you was going to wait for me?" Hermione scolded as she went into the compartment.
"Why should I Hermione, you went to the bathroom and I know you girls take forever in there." Ron protested, while his best friend brace for an explosion.
"RON WEASLEY, WE DON'T TAKE FOREVER IN THE BATHROOM!" Hermione shouted as both Wizards shrunk away from her anger.
"Guys let not get into this please, since this is almost as bad as Ron saying I'm dating Ginny." Harry quickly asked to change the subject.
"Wait a minute Harry, why did Ron think you are dating his sister?" Hermione wondered as she now notices the sitting arrangement of her friends she sat next to her other friend.
"It's nothing really Hermione, Ron just making assumptions about us." Harry quickly answered, but his friend looked unconvinced.
"Well if you say so Harry, but have you all started on you summer homework yet." Hermione asked to change the subject.
"Hermione Granger, we have two months to do that, so we have plenty of time for other things before we need to worry about that." Ron protested, as his other two friends sighed knowing this is not going to end as quickly as the other subjects did.
Platform 9 ¾
On the platform filled with parents or Guardians as the Hogwarts Express rolled before them and immediately shouts of welcome heard as children waved from the windows to their waiting parents.
In no, time four friends greeted by a red hair Witch. "So how was the rest of your school year?" Molly kindly asked after she hugged each of the friends.
"Luckily for us uneventful, just the way I wish it would have been." Harry answered for all of them.
"I know the feeling Harry, but come on lets get you through the Barrier, and we can say our good-byes there before you leave for your Guardians." Molly suggested, but before they could move, a large black dog jumped on the teen.
After being lick countless times by an overgrown dog, the teen was able to move the dogs face away from his. "Someone please get this flea bitten Mutt off of me!" Harry yelled as another Wizard dragged the dog off the fallen teen.
"Sorry Harry, Padfoot was just playing around!" Remus quickly apologized as he glared at the playful dog that looked ready to jump on the teen again.
"Playing around right, I think he needs a breath mint or something much, much stronger, since I think he been in too many garbage cans." Harry suggested as he got up and glared the whimpering dog.
"I think you maybe right Harry since I did find our garbage can empty this morning." Remus joked as the dog glared at him. "But enough with Padfoot strange eating habits, let's get on the other side of the Barrier so we can say our goodbyes." Remus grimly suggested, since he knew one of the teens was not looking forward to leaving them.
Muggle side
As the Hunters left the Barrier from the Wizarding side, they both were startled as they noticed everything to everyone had frozen in place. "Ok Harry what is going on?" Ginny worriedly asked her husband, but a dark hair young woman coming up to the couple soon answered it.
"Harry, Ginny, I'm glad to see you both made it back to the living in one piece." Lady Reaper smiled as the two Hunter quickly pounced on her with the one question that was eating at them.
"Lady Reaper, why haven't you contacted us about our daughter, and is she alright!" Ginny yelled the young woman looked to her.
"Lillian is fine, and her memory charms are still in place that is until Harry says the password that would return her memories." Lady Reaper informed two calming parents.
"In that case care to tell us where our daughter is?" Harry impatiently asks a gulping grim.
"Um as to that question, you just need to look behind me." Lady Reaper gulped as she moved aside to reveal a happy child, holding a smiling woman.
"LADY REAPER, YOU BETTER HAVE A GOOD EXPLANATION TO WHY OUR DAUGHTER IS WITH HER!" Ginny yelled as she sent death glare at the young woman.
"Hey this was not my doing Lady Fate thought if Lillian went to the Dursleys for the last week of school your daughter could reestablish the lost bond Petunia had with her sister." Lady Reaper quickly informed the couple.
"Reestablish the bond, what will that accomplish?" Harry angrily asked since he too was not too happy with this arrangement.
"Harry calm down, the newly recreated bond help Petunia see that she mad a mistake when she drifted apart with her sister." Lady Reaper started as she looked to the young Wizard. "And because of this Harry, she is going to make lots of changes towards her life, changes that will include you." Lady Reaper informed a wide-eyed Hunter.
"What sort of changes?" Ginny worriedly asked the young woman.
"I will just say that if Harry stays with his relatives, he would be treated more like a family member then a House Elf." Lady answered a now startled teen.
"What about Uncle Vernon, I doubt he would be happy with this." Harry argued as the young woman sighed.
"Actually Harry within the next week Petunia will be no longer a Dursley, since she going to divorce that monster." Lady Reaper started as she spat out the last word. "Even though this almost ended in disaster, with Vernon nearly hurting your daughter, Harry I'm please to informed you that are probably never going to see you so call uncle for a long time." Lady Reaper finished as the two Hunters looked to each other.
"Harry I think you going have nothing to worry about for the next month of your stay at the Evans." Ginny smiled thinking her Husband's aunt would again be using her Maiden name as her last name.
"I think you are right as always Ginny, but still I am still going to continue with our plans so we have a backup plan just in case something happens at my relatives." Harry suggested as his wife agreed.
With the two hunters done talking the young woman gently interrupted. "How much I enjoy our time together, I need to release the time spell so we can get you lovebirds home and hopefully soon afterward release Lillian Memory Charms." Lady Reaper suggested and as the Hunter agreed.
"Um Lady Reaper what are we going to do about Lillian when we release her memories?" Harry worriedly asks the young woman.
"Actually it would be best you both can look after her with Petunia pretending to be Lillian's Guardian, but unfortunately for that to work we need to tell her everything." Lady Reaper warned the now two gulping Hunters.
In no time, Time slowly returned to normal as a red hair older Witch walked through the Barrier to look startled at the young woman her children was accompanying. "Hello I hope my children not bothering you?" Molly worriedly asked woman she thought was a Muggle.
"Actually I'm here to see Mr. Potter to deliver a magical cousin to him." Lady Reaper calmly informed a startled Witch. "And my name's Catherin Reaps, I work for the American branch of Magical Child Services." Lady Reaper kindly introduced herself.
"Hi there I'm Molly Weasley, a mother to one of Harry's friend." Molly kindly introduces herself. "Oh did you say Harry has a magical cousin?" Molly wondered as the younger woman nodded.
"Harry does, her name is Lillian Evans, a distant cousin that took us forever to discover a living relative that could take her in." Lady Reaper informed a startled Witch.
"But Harry is underage he can't possibly look after a child?" Molly questioned as the young woman interrupted a protesting teen.
"Actually Lillian will have a Muggle Guardian whom will be her main Guardian, Harry will be considered as her Magical Guardian, whom he will be looking after when Lillian attends Hogwarts this coming year." Lady Reaper suggested as the older Witch gave it a thought before speaking.
"I guess I can accept this, as long as Harry doesn't need to make any important decision about Lillian's life." Molly reluctantly agreed as she looked to the young woman. "I wonder if I can meet Lillian, since I'm sure Harry will probably bring her with him when he reenters the Wizarding World." Molly suggested as hope shines in her eyes.
"Of course Molly, Lillian and her Guardian is waiting behind me." Lady Reaper smiled as she stepped aside to show an adult with a child beside her, and once the older Witch saw this she was startled, since she not only saw a child resembling a lost friend, she also saw some family resemblance.
After a moment to look over the child, the older Witch came up to the woman holding the child. "Petunia, I see you are well?" Molly calmly asked a startled Aunt.
"Molly Weasley, I hadn't seen you since Lily were alive." Petunia sadly smiled at the memory. "And I'm glad you are helping to look after my charge, especially since I'm not doing a good job at it since he came to my care." Petunia sadly started to the startled Witch. "I assure you Molly that I will be taking care of Harry better from now." Petunia finished as the Witch shook herself.
"I'm glad to hear that you are changing your ideas about us Petunia, and I'm sure your sister will be looking proudly at you." Molly smiled as the aunt nodded in agreement,
"I know sis is, and you can thank this young woman for the new changes in me." Petunia smiled down at her charge. "It is unfortunate that Lillian is leaving my care today." Petunia sadly informed the Witch.
"Wait a minute Petunia I thought with Harry as Lillian Magical Guardian, you would be her Muggle Guardian?" Molly confusedly asked a startle Aunt.
"What are you talking about, how can Harry be Lillian Guardian?" Petunia shockingly asks the Witch, but another interrupted.
"Petunia please I was going to wait till we get home before I tell you this, but Harry is the Lillian relative I was waiting for." Lady Reaper worriedly informed a shock Aunt. "But because of Harry being underage, I was hoping you could take partial Guardianship of Lillian to help Harry care for her." Lady Reaper finished as the aunt looked to her.
It took a moment for the woman to take in everything before she was able to speak. "Catherin just tell me this, is Lillian a Witch?" Petunia whispered, and the younger woman nodded.
"From what I know about Lillian, she will be probably going to be a very smart and a powerful Witch." Lady Reaper firmly informed a now upset Aunt.
"I'm sorry I can't take Lillian in." Petunia sadly answered as she let go her charge and was about to leave but another grabbed her hand before she could take a step.
"Petunia what is wrong, this could be the chance you always wish for, a chance to have a daughter." Lady Reaper suggested as a teary eye aunt looked to her.
"Please Catherin I can't, since I'm afraid if I do take Lillian in, I would never be able to take care of her properly, because of what I done to Harry." Petunia protested as a small voice got her attention.
"Aunty Petunia you been nice to me since I arrived at your home, so please let me stay I promise I will be a good girl if you have me!" Lillian begged with tears in her eyes.
"Oh Lillian, I…" Petunia started but another interrupted.
"Aunt Petunia please I could use your help with looking after Lillian, since I have a feeling she will be a handful." Harry smiled as his aunt looked to him.
"Harry after all we done to you, are you willing to forgive me?" Petunia quietly asked, as her nephew took her hands.
"I'm willing to give you a second chance Aunt Petunia, a chance to start all over again." Harry assured his aunt.
"Then I guess I have no choice then, I will accept partial Guardianship of Lillian." Petunia sighed as she said that, and was immediately in a hug by her newfound charge.
"Aunty Petunia I love you!" Lillian whispered as her aunt hugged her back.
"And I love you too Lily." Petunia smiled as they separated.
With the aunt approving the Guardianship the young woman smiled. "I think we should continue this at home so we can get the paperwork over with." Lady Reaper suggested, and the families agreed.
"Harry once we get back from Egypt this summer, I will be looking forward to having Lillian over, so please take good care of her." Molly warned as they said their goodbyes.
"I will Mrs. Weasley, and plus I will have Aunt Petunia helping me with any mistakes I make concerning our charge." Harry smiled as he watched his best friend mother give her unknown Granddaughter a hug.
"Now Lillian dear, be a good girl to your new Guardians alright, and next month I will be looking forward to having you stay at my home." Molly smiled, as did her Granddaughter.
"I will be a good girl Mrs. Weasley, you can bet on it." Lillian smiled as they separated.
"Please Lillian call me Aunty Molly, and that the same goes to you Harry." Molly warned as the two children accepted.
"We will try to remember Aunty Molly." Both Harry and Lillian smiled, as they finally left the train station.
Number 4 Private Dr
On the way home, the lone Hunter finally asks a question he forgot to ask. "Aunt Petunia where is Dudley I thought he would be with you?" Harry wondered, as his aunt drove the car.
"Harry I will just say that Dudley isn't too happy with losing his father, and had decided to stay home." Petunia sadly sighed as a tear fell. "I'm sure Dudley will come around, and accept that his father was wrong, and will change his ways just like I did." Petunia suggested as they drove into their driveway to see the last person the young teen thought he would see here.
"HEADMASTER DUMBLEDORE…" A wide-eye Harry cried out as his aunt stopped the car looking worriedly at the Headmaster.