AN: Sorry it's short.

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Exams were on the way and Hermione was having a fit over them. Harry just rolled his eyes sure he was going to study but he wasn't about to stick to her insane schedule.

On a completely non school related note. Harry had all the clues he needed about the stone stolen from Gringotts and hidden on the third floor. Since back in November Harry had been working with Fred and George to get past the traps and to the prize at the end. To them and several other teams that were also working on it the off limits corridor was a challenge.

There was at least 3 groups that had made it past the devil's snare. Harry and the twins were working on the chess set. Their main competition was a group of Slytherin girls who were also at the same stage. Harry refused to have anything to do with Ron since he insulted Terry, so the Twins were spending lots of time with their chess genius brother. They had hope that Ron could show his brothers how to out smart the obstacle. Harry was working on a way to undo the transfiguration so the set would shrink back to normal size and they could just walk around. So far neither had had any luck.

It was the day before the twins first exams when Harry cracked it. He found the solution sitting right under their noses. Runes. The twins were studying for their runes test, Harry had been calling them off and all the sudden it was like an epiphany. If you could damage the runes on the pieces they would stop functioning. When Harry shared his idea the twins replied with the magic grins they were known for. That night Harry once again assumed his position of scout under the invisibility cloak with the magic map. The twins were following after. They guessed the Quirrell or Snape's test would be after McGonagall's. So they were carrying a potions and first aide kit to help against either. They wanted with was at the end the the 3 boys weren't as stupid or reckless as some liked to think.

Once they were down there it was simple to make a small addition to the runes on the board it's self. They had worked out a series of runes that would allow the 3 of them to pass but no one that wasn't a Potter or Weasley. That done they headed to the door. The pieces didn't pay them a lick of mind.

Harry knew immediately what that stench was. He had been researching ways to fend off trolls since Halloween. So Harry to the Fred what ingredients to mix for a smell that would knock out the troll for about an hour. Mean while George and Harry would keep it busy. Once the thing was peacefully sleeping they headed on the the next room.

They felt a bit cheated seeing nothing but a row of bottles. The riddle wasn't easy but cleverness was what kept Fred and George out of trouble most of the time. Once they thought they had the right bottle Fred tested a drop on revealing paper which is standard in most potion making kits. Confirmed they had another problem. There was only enough potion for 2 people. They didn't want to turn back so a quick round of Ro Sham Bo declared Fred and Harry would move on while George waited. They were to come back in 25 minutes regardless of what happened. That gave them 10 minutes of leeway with the troll.

Fred and Harry were confused by the mirror. There were no other doors or exits. They checked all around the walls. Fred being older insisted on trying the mirror out first. He read the writing around the edge. AS he recited the letters Harry wrote them on a pad. He looked at it weird. Then had a thought 'mirror image.' Holding the paper up to the mirror when he was to the side of it showed the words to be 'I show not your face but your hearts desire'

"What do you see Fred?" Harry asked

"Me and George are in Diagon. We're in front of a bloody amazing shop. It's our own joke shop." He said with a smile

"Can I try?" Harry asked

Fred nodded and stepped back. Harry stood before the mirror. It seemed to shift for a while before settling. He was in heaven. There at his side were the Dursleys and his parents. On the other side were all the archangels. All of them were smiling and waving. Harry had tears in his eyes. Then the image of Raguel superimposed over his own and placed a dark garnet stone in his bag. The archangel of justice then said he should do what was right. His image then faded into Harry's own body.

Harry then looked away. He hoped and truly believed that one day both their desires would come to be. Fred looked at him expectantly. "I saw my whole family together again."

Fred looked down. It was so easy to forget that Harry was an orphan that he had no memory of his family. "There is no way for that to happen. But one day you can build your own family Harry." He said kindly hugging the boy that had become closer to him than any of his own brothers.

"I will. And one day I will see them again. One day when I have crossed over we will be together. I don't mind the wait. And one day you will have your shop." He smiled hugging him back. "But enough acting like girls. One of the people in the mirror gave me the stone." Harry added pulling out the rock that was twice the size of his hand. He pulled it back when Fred tried to take it. "We have to give it back. We cannot use it."

"But Harry this could be the answer to all George and my prayers. It could help my family." Fred tried to argue.

"No Fred. We can't do that. I know you two want to open a shop and that your family has money troubles. But we should return it to Mr. Flamel. Maybe he would offer a reward or something. Using it would be wrong and you know it." Harry argued passionately.

Fred sighed. "I know. I don't know what came over me. It was always the plan to return it and ask if he would be willing to help us with ideas for the shop. I... I guess greed just got me. Please put it away so I don't embarrass myself again." Fred replied looking very ashamed.

Harry smiled and did so. "Don't worry Fred. Your not the only one. I have thought several times about using it to make the elixir and trying to bring my mum and dad back with it." He admitted.

"So the golden boy has a chink in his armor." Fred said with a raised eyebrow as they were walking out.

Harry rolled his eyes and giggled lightly. "You're a fruit Fred."

"But you love me anyway."

"Course I do. Wouldn't have you any other way."

They collected George and left the corridor just as they had founded it. No one would even notice the theft until Quirrell was found starved to death before the mirror. By then Fred and George had sneaked down to Hogsmead and given the stone to Flamel. He was happy to have it back and to help the trouble making duo. He also said when they graduated he would be their investor. The twins were on a high not just through exams but for over half the summer with the news that they would get their shop in just 4 years.

Harry was happy for his friends and exchanging mail with Nickolas' wife Perenelle. He loved reading stories about what the world had been like back before her husband made the stone. He was too young for most of what they would be able to teach but the two often debated religion and the after life.

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AN: Year one is now closed. On to the summer and year two.