Chapter Twenty Nine: The Revelation
Harry and Ginny had told the plan to half the Corp, only the most trusted men and women were coming: Cedric and Cho, Ron and Hermione, Fred and Alicia, George and Angelina, Dean and Parvati and Neville and Luna. His parents and Sirius demanded to come and Harry made a deal the men but not women and it was agreed that Lily and Rosmerta would stay with the kids as it was a dangerous mission. Harry had determined the site was Stonehenge and the signs were there for the Limbo Gate.
"So Harr what evidence do you have that Stonehenge is the Limbo Gate?" James asked looking at the map.
"Simple…the Hallows were created near Stonehenge, Ignotus and I talked about all this, the original gate in Stonehenge was destroyed by Death…only the Elder Wand can repair the damage." Harry said looking at them.
"Why do they need the other Hallows?" James asked his son.
"Only a man called Gabriel knows the way to repair it…he died in 1370…the stone is needed to get the instructions and the cloak is needed because…Death is behind the Gate." Harry said walking to the parlour.
"Death guards the gate?!" James asked looking scared.
"Yes…he was sealed in it by Gabriel Peverell in 1367." Harry said looking at his father, Ginny, Hermione, Ron and Sirius.
"A Peverell sealed Death away?" Hermione asked having read the Peverell family history.
"Ignotus had a son…it was his son…Ignotus had one grandson…Gabriel and he sealed death away so no more items like The Hallows could exist." Harry said showing an ancient looking journal. "This is Gabriel's journal, I found it in the highlands near Hogwarts during the wedding…I hid it and made sure I knew what to do with it when I got home." Harry said handing the journal to Hermione.
"So my son…what's the plan?" James asked with a devious smile on his face.
"You, Sirius and I will use our Animagus forms to slip around looking in reconnaissance to see if Umbridge and her followers are there, after that Ron, Charlie and the twins will use their broom skills to create a distraction while Neville and Dean use entrapment spells me and Ginny we finish it up by Accio to bring me the Hallows so I can disarm Umbridge and claim the Elder Wand Back." Harry said wearing clothes similar to the ones he wore on the day the Corps were set up.
"I see you haven't planned it all then." Sirius said sarcastically looking at Harry who looked like James in the Auror training.
"Not one bit." Harry said as James and Sirius brand of humour was rubbing off on him.
"Harr, we need all the Corps." Dean said looking scared. "Remember…she has that spell."
"Ok then…Neville will take the Bulldog platoon, Dean you take the Stallion platoon, I'll take the Stags and Ron and Hermione will take the Weasel platoon." Harry said as they named platoons off certain Patronus animals.
"It's a deal." They all said.
"Dad…I want you to bring the kids to the Dursleys, then get mom and Rosmerta we need everyone…but we cover the women if they need it." Harry said getting supplies ready.
After fifteen minutes all the members were ready and they Disapparated to a small park near Stonehenge waiting to see if Umbridge had arrived. They wait for several hours as finally Umbridge and her followers appeared and were at the site of the gate. Harry and James looked as Umbridge moved the Stone in her hand three times and a ghostly apparition appeared.
"You are Gabriel Peverell are you not?" Umbridge asked him in her harsh tone of voice.
"Indeed I am madam…you seek the way to repair the gate…don't you?" Gabriel asked looking concerned.
"Yes…there is an evil that only Death can kill." Umbridge lied to him.
"I see…the spell is renovare portae, it will repair the gate fully." Gabriel said disappearing.
Harry and James saw that now she had the spell it was now time to start the operation but Harry stopped as he saw a strange rat in the field and hit a spell at it revealing Peter Pettigrew himself alive and both his hands and all ten fingers back together.
"James…Harry…how good to see the two of you." He said looking worried.
"Wormtail, I hope you're ready to die again!" James said holding his wand up at Peter's throat.
"I deserve it James…go ahead…end my miserable existence." Peter said looking at him.
"Why Peter? We were brothers the four of us! We were Marauders for Merlin's sake." James said visibly upset.
"He offered me power James, you and Sirius…you were smart, attractive to women and Remus was smarter than any of us…I always felt like the worthless member of the group, the little lump of a boy who was always trailing after James and Sirius." Peter said not looking at James.
"You were the one who kept us safe…you were the only one who could immobilise the root on the Whomping Willow and the best look out ever…you were our brother, we would have died for you Peter." James said looking his old friend in the eye.
"Can you ever forgive me old friend? For all the atrocities I have done?" Peter asked with tears in his eyes.
"No Pete…I can't…you sold us to him…you came by the day before and smiled saying we were safe…you're dead Peter." James said using a spell and freezing Peter in his rat form. "Enjoy life as a rat Peter…it's all you were good at."
"Dad what was that?" Harry asked looking amazed.
"I just put it into the one thing he was in life Harr…a rat." James said.
As they looked the time they spend with Wormtail had allowed Umbridge to reconstruct the gate now a small prison like dome was in the place that Stonehenge once stood. With one spell the door opened and everyone was shocked…it was not Death that emerged but a man: tall with black-grey hair and looks that made him look charming and wearing a black suit of dress robes. Harry knew it in his heart this man was Tom Riddle back as a full soul which meant the Horcrux theory was wrong.
"My Lord you're back!" Bellatrix said kneeling down.
"Yes Bellatrix I am…rise up my most loyal servant." Riddle said smiling his face no longer the mangled wreck it was.
"Thomas." Umbridge said kissing him.
"So that's how it is." Harry said revealing himself to them.
"Ah Harry how I hoped you would come…your Hallows were useful…return them Dolores." Riddle said as she handed the Wand, Cloak and Stone to him.
"Thanks…Expelliarmus!" Harry shouted at Umbridge as she fell. "So I have the Wands allegiance."
"I understand Harry…now leave or be killed…for this time and this time only I offer a retreat for you." Riddle said in his cold voice.
"No thanks!" Harry said whistling and the Corps and Order appeared with him. "Now I offer you a chance to surrender this once!"
"So be it…AVADA KEDARVA!"
Harry raised the Elder Wand as was amazed as the same golden flames the night of his escape appeared again and he realised this was Gryffindor's Lament. The two spells connected and were diminished as Harry fell unconscious and was rushed away by James and Sirius. The Corps and Order retreated and regrouped at Potter Manor were Harry still wouldn't wake.
"He has a pulse." Parvati said looking him over. "It looks like he's in a coma."
"So heal him out of it!" Ginny said sharply.
"Gin…wizards can't reverse comas…same way muggles can't either." Parvati said wiping a tear from her eye.
"How long will it last?" Ginny asked now in tears.
"It could be permanent Ginny…only time will tell us." Parvati said looking grim.
Time had passed by very quickly and Ginny was with Harry like every other day since his coma, she was sitting holding his hand in hers as she did every day waiting for her beloved to wake up so she and him could get back to their family life and forget this painful part of life, unlike every other day she noticed his eyes moving and finally he opened his eyes for the first time in ages. He put his glasses on and realised that Ginny looked a little older than yesterday and that he felt his hair at his fingers. He looked and saw that he was in an unknown room he had never seen before
"Gin…Ginny, where are you?" He said weakly.
"I'm here my love." She said kissing his hand.
"How long…was I out?" He asked slowly sitting up.
"It's been four years Harr…Riddle and Umbridge control England." She said moving his hair from his eyes.
"Where's everyone?" He asked in a panic.
"Safe…we're in America Harry…your dad has a cousin who's an Auror over here and the Corps is working on a way to take back England." She said taking her wand out and making his hair cut to its usual messy self.
"Where are the kids?" Harry asked standing up and stretching.
"I'll call them in now. Teddy, Abi come in for a minute." Ginny called quickly.
"DAD YOU'RE AWAKE!" Teddy shouted jumping into his arms the small boy's hair now shining in a golden colour.
"Daddy, DADDY!" Abi said sitting his lap. His once baby kids were now older and talking to him for the first time in years.
"Hey buddy…wow you're after getting huge! And my little princess looks just like her mommy!" Harry said smothering his kids in kisses.
"HARRY!" Hermione shouted as she squeezed him in a hug. "I don't I'd never see you wake." She said sobbing gently.
"Well I need my responsible big sister Hermione." Harry said noticing the wedding ring.
"How are you Harry? Really I mean?" Hermione asked rubbing his head.
"Fine Hermione…I'm fine." He said yawning.
"No sleep for you now daddy, you only woke up." Abi said with a smile of innocence.
"No sleep, ok sweetie." Harry said kissing her forehead softly and rubbing her head.
"Ronald is outside…I think he's too scared to come in." Hermione said looking at Harry. "I'll get him." She said leaving the room and returning with Ron.
"You're finally awake…bout time too you lazy sod." Ron said smiling and gripping Harry in his arms. "I thought we lost you again."
"I'm fine Ron…so tell me everything that's happened since '99." Harry said knowing it was either 2003 or 2004.
"Well after we got you to the Manor…Sirius, my dad and your dad decided to combine the Order's most intelligent leaders with the Corps and we trained, by '01 we lost England though…that's when we came here to Salem it's the headquarters for the 'American Aurors Association', the Head Auror is Michael Potter he's your second cousin I think, he trained the Corps further and since last year we've been trying to devise a plan to reclaim England from…King and Queen Riddle." Ron explained to him.
"Is he different?" Harry asked knowing he faced a more dangerous Riddle at Stonehenge.
"He's smarter…like he doesn't fear death…we've killed him like ten times now…he has the veil though so he returns. He's also after marrying Umbridge, we don't know if its power related but it seems like genuine love. They've turn England into a Pure-Blood haven…we tried sending in spies…we've failed every time." Ginny said looking at her husband.
"I need a walk." Harry said walking with the kids beside him and looking at the place he was in, it was an old American style hospital with magical enhancements and several house-elves running around. "Who have we lost?" He asked as they entered an enchanted garden.
"Parvati lost Dean…Luna's missing in action nine months now, Sirius is due back today so we're hoping he'll be back…and we lost someone really important…Bill…he's Riddle's prisoner." Ginny said sobbing near the end.
"Come here babe." Harry said cradling her in his arms. "We'll get him back I promise."
"Harry!" A little girl said running into his arms kissing him.
"Maria…you're so big." Harry said looking at his sister buried in his chest smiling.
"HARRY!" Lily and James shouted running to their son.
Harry decided to then go for his rest despite Abi's protests that he may not wake up again, so he compromised by allowing Teddy and Abi to sleep in bed with him for the first few days and then by the weeks end he was discharged. Harry was then brought to his home a nice three bedroom home with all the features of muggle and magical combined.
A/N: This is the beginning of the war against Riddle. I decided to make Tom Riddle a more dangerous enemy by changing half his personality so he may seem different but he will be the same twisted freak he always was.