The Monument Keeperoliver Chapter 2

A/N: I now take you to where Harry met his fate. Like I told you before, it will be a few chapters or more before we get back to the ceremony. These chapters will bring you up to date with all the characters and their mates, as well as their children.

This will be my first venture with out a Harry/Ginny pairing, and it may be my last. Remember that all of the characters that died have been brought back to life due to Harry being the master of the Hallows.

So, now let me bring you back to the story. As always, Ollie the Keeper.

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Harry woke to a searing pain in his head and side. He felt like he had been kicked. He tried to bring his hand to his head to check for blood, but it would not move.

It was dark where he was, and very cold and musty. It smelled of mold and murky water. It had to be very old where he was for it to smell this strong.

His attention was then brought to the sound of approaching voices. One of the voices sounded very familiar. When the door opened, a light shined into the room causing the three figures to glow when they walked into the room. He was not able to recognize the three right away.

The voice he knew said, "Eddie, Lenny, were you not told to just rough him up a little. He looks like he is in his last moments. What did you do to him?"

"We did as we were told. We waited for him to arrive, and it took forever. We became impatient. It was because of this son of a bitch, that we missed the glory of the great victory. Maybe we did go a bit over the top, like kicking him in the head when he first arrived. There were also a few kicks to his sides. Maybe a crutiatus or two. Nothing he couldn't survive."

"Lenny you idiot, the Dark Lord wanted him in one piece so that he could torture him. I see several broken ribs. Broken bones in his neck and a cracked skull. Internal injuries that are still bleeding. I have to do something to keep him alive for our Lord. You better hope this works. Let me see, what was that spell he told me to use?"

Harry listened to what was being said, and tried moving his head to see if he could feel the pain. It was no use, the body bind they had on him kept him immobile. A tear started to leave his eye, and make it's way down his cheek, when Albert remembered the spell he was looking for. "Granitus Totalus!"

Harry felt himself losing feeling in his feet, and it made its way up his body. He could not see what was taking place, but he could feel that he was becoming hard throughout his body, like he was turning to stone. This in fact was true. His body was turning to stone, and it soon became complete, as Harry was now nothing more than a statue. Runcorn levitated him up to a standing position, and put him in a small alcove where he would remain until called for by the Dark Lord.

Eddie then asked, "Since he can't go no where, and we have nothing better to do, why can't we join what's left of the celebration going on. I could stand a good stiff drink right now."

Lenny agreed to his friends comment, "Ya Albert, why not? We have been stuck here for over 16 hours with nothing to do. We deserve a little celebrating as well. Maybe we could even find us a pretty little witch to have a little fun with."

Runcorn thought on it a bit. "I don't know, we were told to stay put until it was over. But if Potter is here, then it must be over. Shit, why not. You're right, we do deserve to celebrate a little. Let's go to Hogsmeade and have us a little fun." and the three apparated to the little village. They landed right in the middle of twenty Aurors, and they never stood a chance, as they were stupified within minutes after they appeared, and were taken to the Ministry.

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The search for Harry began the following morning, and it started with the cemetery where Voldemort returned to the living. Nothing was found there, so they then went to Malfoy Manor, where once again they found nothing.

Hermione, Remus and Tonks were monitoring a map, and crossed off each area as it was reported back to them. Each of them marked off in red, meaning no sign of Harry. This stretched on for days, then weeks then months, and still no sign of him.

Ginny, Ron and Luna also took part in the monitoring of the map. They also were a part of the search team. Dobby and Kreacher were also used, but even they could find no trace of Harry. Of course they could not travel to him unless they were called, so they had to use the same system the Aurors used, going to various site and searching.

Luna then made a statement that made sense to the search teams, "Do you think that maybe Harry was sent to the continent for his imprisonment. Remember those three that were caught in Hogsmeade? They all had the smell of being in a place that reeked of something old and forgotten. It has been the thought of many that Voldemort hid there while gaining his strength in order to come back. Maybe he has a holding there someplace?"

Remus though on this, and agreed that she may have something. "Albania was thought of as being his stomping grounds for a while. There could be a place there that we don't know about. However, if we start expanding our search out side the bounds of England, then we don't have the resources to start a search of that size. They could have him anywhere in the world if we start looking outside our borders. The United Kingdom is large enough to keep us looking for the rest of our lives."

Ginny then made her say, "Can't we get the magical governments to help up in each country?"

"Ginny, they aren't all friendly with us. Moldovia, Lithuania, Bulgaria and the Slavic countries would just as soon spit in our faces then to help us search. They may not even let us enter their country to search for our selves. And those are the most likely countries that Voldemort would have stayed."

"Maybe Viktor could help us? He and Harry became friends after the tournament." Hermione stated.

"Would you jeopardize his career, asking him to go against his countries wishes Hermione?" Remus answered.

"No, I suppose not. But there has to be something we can do?"

"There is. We keep looking." and they did. For three years they kept looking, until Kingsley was told by the Wizengamut that they had wasted enough funds on a hopeless search. It was time to declare Harry Potter dead, and put the case to rest. It was with a saddened heart that he made the statement to the Prophet. The headlines the following morning nearly caused a country wide rebellion of the people.

THE MINISTRY OF MAGIC DECLARES HARRY POTTER DEAD!

The effect on the Weasleys, Lupins, Lovegoods and the Grangers was devastating. It took everything the Lupins had to keep them all together. Even though the Ministry declared this, it did not mean it was true, and so they kept up the search. For another year they did this, when they felt that it was hopeless.

It was time to move on with their lives. Remus and Tonks were to become parents for a second time. Ron and Hermione were soon to be wed. Luna was off on another of her fathers journeys, and looking for traces of Harry, where she met Rolf Scamander. They were soon married as well. Bill and Fleur also had a second child, another daughter.

Ginny tried to get over her loss, by agreeing to date Dean Thomas again. At first she seemed distant to him, but as time moved on, they got closer. Finally a year after dating, she agreed to marry him. Five years after the disappearance of Harry, people were finally moving along with their lives.

The twins reopened the WWW, and married their girlfriends. Angelina married Fred, and Katie married George.

Neville married Hannah Abbott. Seamus married Lavender. But even with all of these marriages, happiness still did not fill the air. Harry was still missed by everyone.

Ginny had told Dean that Harry was her first love, but has accepted the fact that he was gone. She told him this, because she still cried at night, feeling the loss of her Harry. She was not the only one in this frame of mind. Luna was so devastated she gave up her wondering, and took up a job with the ministry, as an unspeakable hoping that while working there, she would somehow come up with something she could use to find Harry. She never gave up hope.

Hermione and Ron took turns comforting each other over the loss of their friend. Their comforting led to their first bit of happiness in over five years. Hermione became pregnant with their first child.

The year that followed was like the springtime of their lives, as Ginny became pregnant with her and Deans first child. Ginny finally began to love life again as the child she was carrying around began to grow within her body.

Luna had also become pregnant, and her and Rolf were happy to hear that she was with twins.

Fred and George learned that they were both going to become parents as well. Like Luna, they found out that they too would be having twins.

The wizarding world was soon going to be flooded with the babies of the heroes of Hogwarts.

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For five year, Albert Runcorn sat in the little cell that he called home. He laughed at himself, calling this retched place home. He was losing his mind to the feelings of the dementors that prowled the hall ways of the prison.

Not once had the Aurors questioned him about the missing Harry Potter, and he soon forgot about him and where he was. He learned that the other two DEs that were caught with him had fallen to the dementors constant draining of their souls. He knew they were weak minded fools.

Many were the times that he wished he had killed Potter before they left to join the victory party. It was because of him that he was not at the final battle. That fiasco of the Ministry not only lost him the chance to fight at the side of the Dark Lord, but it also lost Delores Umbridge to the Dementors, as she was kissed when Harry had stupified her, and she was unprotected. Her Patronus charm quit and the dementors were set free. This didn't bother him too much, as he could not stand the bitch. However, The Dark Lord still had use for her, and with her now gone, he took it out on him.

Now after all this time, he could hardly remember Harry Potter. The last thing he fully remember was waking up and finding him here in this cold damp place that he now called home. He also learned that Lucius was here as well. They were close enough that they could talk at times when the dementors were elsewhere. Lucius had told him what happened that night, and how all the DEs that killed that evening, somehow died. Not only there at the school, but in Hogsmeade and other towns through out England before the final battle. Some even died because they had killed other DEs that night. Lucius didn't know what Albert was asked to do, so he never asked.

Albert didn't know that Lucius had fallen from grace with the Dark Lord. He was not inner circle, and was kept from its inner workings. Umbridge never spoke to him of the plans either, so he was kept in the dark.

In the year that followed, Albert lost all memory of what happened before his time here in prison. He was becoming a vegetable. His mind was weak enough that even the dementors took no pleasure in torturing him. His talks with Lucius quit. Even Lucius calling out his name would not get his attention. Though he was alive, Albert Runcorn was dead to the world. His brain no longer functioned.

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Teddy Lupin had just started to notice things around him, causing him to ask many questions. To this point they were questions like, "What are clouds made of?" or "Why am I different from every one else but mum?" Questions that were easy to answer. But after coming home after staying with Ginny and Dean for the weekend. The questions became harder, as Ginny would not answer them, and Dean did not out of respect for Ginny. Once he got home, it was the first thing he said. "Who is Uncle Harry? Why is it that Ginny is the only one with pictures of him? Why won't she talk to me about him?"

Remus went upstairs to get something while Tonks settled him down. Remus came back down carry a photo album. "Teddy, we all have pictures of your Uncle Harry, but Ginny is the only one to leave them out in the open. We don't because it brings back memories we wish to forget. Not Harry, but why he is not with us. And to let you know, he was your godfather. Ginny won't talk about him because it hurts her to do so. You see Teddy, your Aunt Ginny loved your Uncle Harry very much. It had always been her dream to marry him one day. That all ended three years ago, when Harry was finally declared dead. It was six years ago that he disappeared. For three years we looked for him, well four for the family, as we continued to look for him when the Ministry gave up. It took your Uncle Dean to get her past this.

Now with her expecting their first child, she has put it all behind her, but she will always Love Harry."

"Why did he leave her, if she loved him that much? Didn't he love her as well?"

"Very much so Teddy. Enough that he was willing to give up his life to make sure that she was safe." Remus then went into what happened over six years ago. By the time he was finished, all three of them were crying. If Leia had been awake, she would be crying as well, as she always did, when her mum and dad cried. She shared all the feelings of her mum and dad. When they were happy, she was happy.

Teddy asked another question, "If Harry disappeared, but saved everyone before he left, and you and mum were two of the ones he saved, why don't you have pictures of him out for others to see?"

Remus was still crying when Teddy asked this. It hurt him to think that he was here because of Harry's sacrifice. Then he stopped the tears, and looked at Teddy. "You're right son. It should be that way. We were too depressed to have memories of Harry every where we looked. I think it is time that we put these memories out on display to honor his achievements. One of these days, I will pass on some of the things he did. Perhaps as bedtime stories. Yes, I think that will do nicely. With everything he did, you should have a different story every night for a year at least. Would you like that Teddy?"

"I would love that dad. I would like to get to know how my godfather lived. How he had so many adventures. Could we begin tonight?"

"Yes Teddy we can begin tonight. I think your mum could tell you a few as well. What do you think Nym?"

"You want me to spend quality time with my son, talking about our hero? Are you kidding me, I wouldn't miss it for the world."

So, the rest of the day went swiftly by, and Teddy got ready for bed earlier than usual. This surprised Remus, and he chuckled at his son's eagerness to here about his godfather. He made his way to Teddy's room, and took a seat next to his bed.

"OK Teddy, I am going to start with Harry's first year, and just his first adventure. This was Harry's first visit to the Magical world. Rubeus Hagrid was given the task of bringing Harry into this world Harry knew nothing about. He took him to Diagon Alley. From what Hagrid told me, your Uncle was running the whole emotional stream during the visit. His first stop was one of horror. He had never seen a Goblin before, and they quite scared him. Hagrid asked them to allow young Harry to get into his vault.

After producing the key, it was passed on to another Goblin whose name was Griphook. Now I don't expect you to remember his name, but he will come into play later on, but not tonight, or quite a few nights. Just try to remember it OK."

"OK dad, now get on with it, will you please."

Remus snickered, "Impatient are we? Any way, Harry got the money he needed for his supplies, and to get him through his first year. They then went to the clothing shop, where he met someone who would turn out to be his enemy for six years. Draco Malfoy. Their meeting was short, but it was enough to tell Harry that the Malfoys were very snobbish and thought they were better than every one else.

Harry's next few stops were to pick up his books, cauldron, potion supplies and writing supplies. The last place he needed to go to was Ollivander's, the wand shop.

This was a most difficult time for Harry, as Ollivander found it hard to match Harry with a wand. Then, with dread, Ollivander went to the wand he hoped would not work for Harry, more than any other he had already tried. His dread was well founded. The wand he brought to Harry was a perfect fit. Harry was then told that Ollivander had sold a wand like this, with the feather from the same phoenix as Harry's, but that the other wand did wondrous but dreadful things. It was the wand that killed his parents, and gave him his scar. Harry was still scared about hearing about this other wand, when Hagrid surprised Harry with the first birthday present he ever received. It was an owl named Hedwig. She was the most faithful owl that ever lived. Once again remember her, because she will be in and out throughout my stories. And that my son, was Harry Potter's first day in the magical world."

"It didn't sound like it was a very fun day for Uncle Harry?" Teddy was still full of energy after hearing the story.

"For the most part it wasn't, but there were a few good points, Like Hedwig, and learning about his parents for the first time and knowing that they were not drunks like he was led to believe. Now before you ask, I don't know anything about Harry's life before Hogwarts, so don't ask about stories from that period. All I can tell you is that it was not a good time for him."

"It must have been tough for Uncle Harry to learn about his parents that way, from a stranger that is."

"I imagine it was Teddy, very tough. But know it it is time for little teddy bears to get some sleep. That includes you as well. Now, you have a good night sleep, and in the morning we will see what kind of mischief we can get into. OK?"

Teddy laughed at his dad. "OK dad. Good night. I love you. And I love you too mum. I know you're there mum, I can hear you breathing."

Tonks stuck her head in the door. "Damn wolf traits. I should have had you after the war, rather than before it, then maybe you wouldn't have those silly senses. Of course, this is sort of a blessing, as it is the only thing left of what your father once was. Thank Harry for that."

Yes, when Remus died that evening, the werewolf died with him, but stayed dead when Remus was brought back to life. Harry did more than bring him back that evening. He gave him a chance to live a normal happy life with his family and friends. It gave him the chance to become a full time professor at Hogwarts. He was given the DADA post while Severus took up his old post of Potions instructor.

Remus and Severus became close friends during the last six years. He was the best man at Severus wedding, when he married Elisabeth Turner, a witch that worked in the Alley selling potions ingredients to the students, and a few potion masters. This was how Severus got to know her. She was a beautiful lady who loved a good joke or prank, and spent many hours in the WWW, enjoying the tales the twins told her of their escapades while in school.

Severus had found that a few of the prank potions that the twins sold could actually be used in some of his potions, and made them better. He kept this to himself, as if it got out, then he would not be looked at as the genius he presented to everyone. If he had thought about it differently, he would see that he was the only person that could have seen the benefit of the potions the twins sold as all the rest thought of them as pranks, and nothing more. By having an open mind, he saw things with a much clearer picture. He played the narrow minded person for too long, and was now able to open up his mind and explore the possibilities. He was enjoying life for the first time, and loved what it brought him. Friendship and love.

The last notable person of those brought back to life was Colin Creevy. After leaving Hogwarts, he opened up a shop with Dean Thomas where they combined their skills and did photography and paintings for the magical world. They had become very successful, which allowed them to live a well balanced life. He married Susan Bones, two years before Dean married Ginny. Both of them loved their wives, and provided for them a home and family that was well respected. He was happy for Dean, as he helped Ginny through a rough time, and made her happy. Dean was happy for Colin as he did the same for Susan as she had lost her only family she had left in Amelia Bones, who was killed during the Ministry take over by the death eaters. Dean was one of the last of the artists that could bring about magical portraits. His work was so good, that it brought people from other countries to schedule sittings with him. They called their shop, Work Of Arts, and it was true to its calling.

It has taken six years, and people were finally moving on in their lives. Maybe things would have been different if Harry had not disappeared, but the way things were right now, there were no complaints.