Chapter 3

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"Harry honey wake up now" Harry's eyes flew open at the sound of the voice and he saw a woman that he was sure he would never see alive. The woman's eyes locked onto Harry's and he noticed that she had the same green eye color that he did.

Harry stared into the person's eyes for the longest time before speaking. "Mum is that you?" He asked the woman uncertainly not wanting to be disappointed.

"Yes Harry" relief evident in her voice, "It is me." She scooted closer to him and he reached out to touch her face.

Lily hugged Harry while sobbing and laughing at the same time. They stayed that way for some time Lily just hugging Harry, until she pulled away and looked at him with a sad expression.

"Oh Harry, I'm so sorry," she said and then broke down crying. Tears were now streaming down her face. She hugged him tighter as if he would disappear if she let go.

"It's not your fault mum you did what you had to do to protect me." He told her awkwardly patting her on the back.

"I know but you grew up with such a terrible childhood and I know that it's all our fault." She began crying harder.

"No it wasn't!" Harry said to her in a harsh tone. "If anyone is to blame it's that rat Peter."

"So right you are Harry." Both Lily and Harry jumped at the mans voice. Harry turned his head to see a man with glassed much like his own and a head of unruly black hair. "These are for you son." He handed Harry some robes.

"Dad?"

"Of course who were you expecting?" His dad said laughing at him.

Lily stood up and Harry put the robes on. He then turned to face his parents who were standing up next to each other hand in hand. They were both smiling and they each grabbed one of his arms and pulled him into a hug.

At first, Harry was stiff and uncomfortable but he soon relaxed and hugged the two of them back. He soon realized that this was the first time that he ever hugged his family. Sure, he had gotten plenty of motherly hugs from Molly but a hug from his own parents could not compare. He hugged them tighter and they chuckled lightly.

"So am I dead?" The three of them separated. James and Lily looked at each other.

"You're not dead yet Harry, your right in the middle of life and death, but we are not the ones to explain that. You will have to wait but there are others who want to meet you so we shouldn't keep them waiting let's go" Lily grabbed his hand and dragged him forward. As they walked, Harry took in his surroundings.

For the first time he noticed that the place were they were had no definition it was just an immense white expanse. "Where is this place?" Harry asked.

"Oh it's where ever and whatever you want it to be Harry." His father replied.

"So you mean that I can make this place whatever I want it to be?" He asked his parents excitedly.

"Exactly" James replied. Harry began concentrating. Above them clouds and a blue sky started to form. Under their feet, lush green grass and flowers began to shoot out of the ground they were walking on. Huge maple trees shot out from the ground and they had to stop walking for a white picket fence had risen out of the ground right in front of them.

A giant front yard was visible in front of a giant blue and white house. "What is this Harry?" Lily asked him.

He smiled and opened the gate. "This," he paused and gestured to everything around them "is where I was going to live once I defeated Voldemort."

"It's wonderful." Lily said. As they got closer to the house laughter could be heard. Lily and James smiled and Harry looked puzzled.

Lily and James reached the house first and opened the door. Harry lingered by the entryway not wanting to see what would be waiting for him inside of this house. "What's with all the noise?" James shouted to make him self heard.

Harry immediately recognized the voices as they spoke. "Hermione was just teaching us to play this muggle card game uh I forgot the name what was it again?"

"It's called Go fish Sirius." Harry rushed into the house when he heard Hermione's name. Standing in the doorway of what he guessed was the living room he saw a number of people who had all died when Voldemort attacked the school and so very recently. He saw Sirius, Remus, Neville and his eyes rested on the last person standing the farthest away from him.

Hermione ran to Harry and threw her arms around his neck and Harry wrapped his arms around her waist. They looked into each other's eyes, he whispered her name, and she leaned in and pressed her lips to his.

"Hermione are we dead?" He asked her hoping that she would answer him.

"Harry I don't know, when we died-"

"So we are dead" Harry interrupted her.

"Please let me finish," she told him. He nodded and she continued. "When we died our bodies were destroyed but I don't think that our souls were. At least that's what your parents are telling me."

"But-" Harry was cut off by Sirius as he got up from the table and dragged him into a hug.

"Stop worrying Harry, we're missing someone from the group so you need to wait for your answers."

"Yeah Harry relax a little, maybe you could imagine a hot tub that fits all of us in it huh son." James nudged Harry with his elbow and everyone burst out laughing even Harry smiled a little.

Sirius ruffled his hair making it messier that usual. "Tell me Harry did you ever get to read my will?"

"I did and thanks for the bike Sirius it really helped me." Harry told him. The two of them talked for a little until James cleared his throat and Sirius moved aside.

Remus who was the only one still sitting got up from the table and walked over to Harry. Harry looked at him and memories of Remus came rushing back to him.

"You can't beat me Harry." Voldemort shouted. Harry shot a Sectumsempra at him and ran back to the school, which was in flames. All around him were the dead bodies of his friends and teachers. He hoped that none of them was Hermione. "Incendio"

Voldemort's voice called out and a torrent of hot flames singed his clothes and they caught fire. "Aguamenti"

Harry yelled and pointed his wand at his arm. When the flames died out, he resumed looking for Hermione. Voldemort shouted out the killing curse and Harry dived to the ground so he wouldn't be hit. "Harry! Harry!"

From the ground he looked up to see Hermione frantically waving at him from a destroyed corridor. He looked back at Voldemort who was slowly advancing upon him and he got up and ran twice as hard to reach her.

When he got to her, a hand grabbed his shoulder and he whirled around ready to fight but he saw Remus standing next to him. Blood covered his face and his robes were torn in many different places. "Come on Harry we have to get out of here." He began pulling them away from Voldemort. A curse hit the wall next to them and it exploded. A piece hit Harry making a small cut in his neck but he didn't move. "What about the others?" He asked Remus.

"I have already gotten some people to safety but right now you're the priority, now let's go!" Voldemort stepped into view.

"Ah you're the werewolf known as Remus Lupin. Tell me something what is a dark creature like you doing fighting for the light side."

Remus stepped in front of Harry and Hermione shielding them. "Hermione take Harry and go to the place that I showed you.Get out of here." Remus shoved the two of them back.

"No!" Harry said to him I won't leave you here."

"I'm not giving you a choice Harry go now with her or you will both die." Hermione grabbed his hand and pulled Harry away. Remus turned his attention to Voldemort. "I fight for the light side because it doesn't matter if I am a dark creature I will never betray the people that love me or trust me."

"Then you are a fool!" Voldemort spat. Remus raised his wand to defend himself.

"Where are we going Hermione?" a breathless Harry asked her.

"Down by the lake there is an apparition point by the tree." Harry nodded and turned his head to look behind him. The dark corridor was illumined by a green light that died away shortly. Harry looked away tears running down his face, "Hermione Remus he"

"I know Harry just keep running we need to get out of here." She too had tears in her eyes but didn't let them fall.

"Why did you do it Remus? Why didn't you let us stay and fight with you?" Remus smiled and hugged Harry.

"I made a promise to keep you safe and that was the only way to do it. You would have died if you had stayed and Voldemort would have won. Is that what you wanted Harry?" He was crying along with Harry.

"No"

"Good then drop it ok." He held Harry at arms length. "What's done is done and no one can change that, yet." He added. "Do you forgive me"

"Of course I do but what did you mean by yet."

"He means that no one has ever tried to change the past before Harry." He whirled around and standing in the doorway were he was minutes ago was Albus Dumbledore. Harry just stared at Dumbledore who was smiling slightly. "Come Harry we have much to discuss." Dumbledore turned around and Harry followed. He motioned for Hermione and Neville to join him.

"Very nice house Harry I'm sure you and Hermione would have been happy." Dumbledore said as he paused to admire the house. "Now on to more pressing matters." He began walking and the three of them followed.

"Professor what is this place?" Harry asked him.

"This is the void. The souls of people come here to meet the fates and be judged by them. They decided if you go to as the muggles refer to it as heaven and hell." The scenery around them began changing and soon they were in a place that they had all been in many times before. "Please have a seat. It is nice to have my old office again." Harry, Hermione and Neville each sat in a chair and faced the head master.

"This is the third time I've asked this but am I dead?"

"Your body is dead Harry but your soul is being judged at this very moment."

"What about theirs." Harry pointed to Hermione and Neville.

"Their souls have been judged already and the fates have deemed them worthy to accompany you on your next journey." Dumbledore stated. Neville and Hermione had a puzzled look on their face. Apparently, they did not know that their soul had been judged.

"Oh and what is my next journey?" Harry inquired. "You see Harry, you have led such a hard life that the fates chose to give you a second chance. This has never happened before so the three of you should count your selves as lucky." The three looked at each other and then back to Dumbledore.

"Professor I'm afraid that we don't understand." Hermione said.

"My dear child what I am saying is that the fates are sending you back in time so that you can beat Voldemort and lead happy lives." The three of them stared at Dumbledore in shock.

"So we'll be able to redo our lives and undo our past mistakes." Harry inquired. Dumbledore smiled widely.

"That is exactly what I mean Harry. The three of you will be able to reshape your destiny and others as well." They all sat in silence thinking what this could mean for the three of them.

"How far back in time do we get to go?" Harry asked Dumbledore, who thought about the question before answering.

"You will return to the most critical point in the history of the second war." Dumbledore said to the three of them.

"So that means anytime Voldemort tried to get back to power which was mostly when we were at school." Hermione questioned.

"Precisely." replied Dumbledore. Once again, they all sat in silence, until Dumbledore broke it. "There is some advice that I would like to give you but only Harry can hear it for now." Hermione got the message and grabbed Neville by the arm pulling them away from Harry and Dumbledore.

"What is it that you needed to tell me sir?" Dumbledore looked at Harry with sad eyes and then spoke. "What I'm about to tell you Harry you may never tell anyone else. I should have told you sooner when I was alive but I kept it from you because I hoped to find a way to destroy it." Harry looked confused.

"What are you talking about Professor?" Dumbledore sighed and rubbed his hands together.

"Please don't hate me Harry, but you," He paused, "Are a Horxcrux." Harry could not process what Dumbledore had just said so he just started at the old man.

After a full minute had past Dumbledore began to relax but he should not have for it was at that exact moment that Harry started yelling. "I'm a Horcrux and you decided that it was something that I didn't need to know!" Harry shouted.

"I had planed on telling you when I figured out a way to destroy it, but I never got the chance seeing as I died." He looked at Harry but Harry looked at his knees instead of Dumbledore.

"How do I destroy it?" Dumbledore was surprised with Harry. He had expected that the boy would blow up at him more than once but instead he was asking how to destroy it.

Dumbledore sighed again. "You have to die Harry; you have to let Voldemort kill you." Dumbledore braced him self but Harry did not yell or complain. When he looked into the boys eyes all he saw was hate, sadness and determination. "Harry I'm so sorry I never meant for this to happen you must believe me." Harry nodded.

"It is alright Professor it was a mistake on your part and in case you're wondering I do hate you for it but I hate Voldemort even more. If it means that I have to die to kill him then that's what I'll do." Dumbledore was sad, never before had he seen Harry like this and it killed him because he knew Harry was like this because of his mistakes. There was a knock from behind them and Dumbledore got up.

As he passed Harry, he stopped next to him. "I am truly sorry Harry." Dumbledore said. Harry nodded and got up following Dumbledore. As they stepped out of Dumbledore's office, they saw Lily and James waiting for them.

"Harry its time for you to go now." Lily said. Harry nodded and they began walking. He talked with his parents about many things like how they met and many more things. Soon they found the others standing next to a lake. The house was nowhere in sight and everything Harry had created was gone.

Sirius and Remus were waiting for them by the edge of the lake. "Where are Hermione and Neville?" Harry asked.

"They are taking care of some unfinished business." Lily told him. Harry nodded and they made their way to the edge of the lake.

"Well Harry looks like you'll be going back now." Remus said to him.

Harry nodded and hugged Remus. Everyone except Dumbledore joined in the hug and they all stayed that way for some time. "Ok Harry its time." said Sirius. They all broke apart and began moving closer to the lake. Hermione and Neville had just arrived.

Dumbledore looked at Harry. "Don't worry about anything Professor I won't let Voldemort win this time." Harry told him and Dumbledore smiled.

"Wait I have one more thing to tell you Harry." Harry looked up Dumbledore. "You must find the Phoenixes that saved you they shall be able to help you in your journey."

"Neville, Hermione take good care of Harry please he like to get him self in trouble." Lily told them. She hugged the three of them and stepped back. James, Sirius and Remus each said something to them and then stepped back.

Dumbledore stepped forward. "All you need to do is step into the lake until you are completely submerged." They nodded and began walking.

"Take care and know that we will be watching over you." Lily shouted, and then he heard Sirius.

"But I don't want to see them shagging." Harry laughed as he heard him being yelled at by Lily.

They were now waist deep in the water but it did not wet them instead the water felt like air that was flowing through out their whole body. Hermione and Neville were already under the clear water but he could no longer see them. He turned around one last time and waved at everyone. They waved back and Harry smiled. He took one step backward and he vanished under the water.

A/N: Ha Ha Cliffhanger. This one took longer than I thought it would but here it is. Hope you like it. Please review. Tell me what was good what wasn't and what needs to be improved. Till next time.

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