Chapter three
Hermione, Ron, Neville, Cho, Luna, all the DA stood together, near them are the Weasley's, then others, Aberforth Dumbledore, Andromeda Tonks holding Teddy Lupin, Garrick Ollivander. Old friends like Oliver Wood, Angelina Johnson, Alicia Spinnet, Katie Bell, Lee Jordon, order members like Hestia Jones and Dedalus Diggle, then the staff of Hogwarts with Minerva in front, Hagrid and Grawp at the back. Kingsley stands in front of everyone, but there were more than just the invited guests, hundreds and hundreds of people were surrounding them, people that only ever heard the name Harry Potter, but never met him.
'Harry Potter was a kind, loving, funny, brave, courageous and wonderful young man. We are here today to pay our respects to this young man that used that loving and courageous side to end our war. He should be here to celebrate with us, but sadly that is not to be. Harry Potter's life was cut tragically short by those wishing to avenge their lords death, they found him alone in the forbidden forest and took him away from us. Harry thought it was all over, that everyone was safe, that he was safe.
'We have one consolation Harry is with his family, the family he had wanted to be with since the age of one. It was like Harry was meant to be here for only a short time, he was meant to save us and our world, when that job was done it was time for him to join his parents. Harry always wanted to be normal, like any other seventeen year old boy, but he told me once that he knew he wasn't normal, he was never meant to be normal, that he was meant to be different, that he knew how his life was supposed to go. He had his friends, some closer than others, but then he always kept a bit of emotional distance even from his best friends because he knew they would end up separated, separated by death.
'Another thing Harry told me in confidence was if he did survive he knew he would be alone, he would always be alone, that was how his life was going to be, alone. When I asked what he meant he said it was a feeling he had that this life he was living wasn't supposed to be, but if by chance he ended up amongst the living and not the dead, then he would dedicate his life to making sure all of us never went through another war, that no family was torn apart by a dark witch or wizard, that no family ever had to go through the pain of loss.
'He said he suffered like a lot of people suffered, but he knew he had to, it was all leading up to some final conclusion. We all know what that conclusion is now, but then even Harry did not know what that was. To me it was like Harry always knew he was only here for a short time and even if he was here for a limited time, he did try and have some fun with the friends he made. He told me that when he died his friends would always have some good memories of him and just hoped that they always did good.
'Harry Potter was a remarkable young man, he was old before his time, he died before he had a chance to live, but he is with his family now, where he was meant to be, where he was always meant to be. So as a tribute to this remarkable young man this statue of the saviour will stand here in Godric's Hollow as a symbol of peace but also a symbol of what one young man was willing to do to ensure we could all live in a safe and Voldemort free world.'
Kingsley looked down at the coffin that held Harry Potter's body, 'Goodbye Harry Potter, you will be missed.'
He moved his wand slowly over it, then moved to stand with everyone as it slowly sunk down into the ground right next to his parents, Lily and James Potter. Kingsley moved his wand again, dirt and grass covered the grave before he looked up at all the crying faces, some that knew Harry, some that didn't, but everyone was going to miss this wonderful, courageous and caring young man.
One by one everyone made their way towards the grave, placed a white flower, a lily over the grass before moving aside so others could do the same. Even though no one said which flower would be placed on Harry Potter's grave, it seemed everyone had the same thought, a lily for Harry and for his mother because that was one thing they all knew about Harry, he wished he knew his parents even in just small ways. So placing a lily on Harry's grave showed everyone that he finally had what he wished for, he was with his parents.
Harry Potter sat looking at the book with his name on the front, he opened the cover and stared intensely at the words. To Harry it looked like his own messy handwriting and wondered how that could be because he had never seen this book before. But he took a deep breath and started to read.
"Harry, you will have time to read everything very soon, but right now you have to leave Hogwarts. So the spot you are sitting in is charmed to allow apparition, the enchantments will replace automatically the moment you leave. The address below is your home, everything you need is there. It would be wise to leave now before Hagrid spots you because he is not the Hagrid you know, he's not even the Hagrid from your time. I know you are confused right now, not to mention exhausted, hungry and very sore from the fight. Go now while you can then you can read more.
"Just so you know you can trust this, I will tell you something that only you know. Just before facing Voldemort you used the stone and called back your parents, Sirius and Remus. If you need any more convincing that I'm writing this to help you, then your mother said you were brave. Please Harry, leave now, Hagrid will be coming this way in another couple of minutes. Everything will be explained once you reach the house and read the rest of your diary. Oh by the way, Brian Dumbledore is the name you use in this time, more about that later, go now."
Harry stared at the words but he knew he could trust this, so he closed the book, stuck it inside the back pack then stood up, slinging the bag over his shoulder then turned and to his surprise, he apparated away from Hogwarts, something no one but Albus Dumbledore could do. He arrived in a beautiful garden that was surrounded in trees, there was a large swimming pool, shed and when he turned he saw a beautiful sprawling one story country home. Even though Harry had no idea about any of this, he knew one thing, this house was his home and he had no idea why he felt like that, but for now he wasn't going to question anything, he needed answers and he needed rest, then and only then will he work on what was going on.