Auditions finally came around for the East High Wildcats and, as usual, Ryan and Sharpay stole the show; literally. Harry and Kelsi had been on the stage, playing as accompaniment for the majority of the auditions, Kelsi on piano, Harry plucking around on the guitar to add just a little more fullness. Most of the students who had come to audition were…a long way from being stars while the rest were of varying degrees worse. Ryan and Sharpay were the last to go and gently told Kelsi and Harry that they had wanted to try out a different rendition of the audition piece.

While Kelsi let it pass, Harry became frustrated with his cousins. Not only did Kelsi work hard on these arrangements almost every night for the musical, the new version of the song they were doing was nothing like Mrs. Darbus had told Kelsi she was looking for. It was the whole reason they had asked for one of the band members to practice with himself on guitar, Kelsi on piano and the band member on a trap set. Just so the feel of the music was a little more raw than the canned music feeling that Ryan and Sharpay were singing to. The choreography was, admittedly, good and their voices, as always, were outstanding.

The surprising part about the two that had rushed in after Mrs. Darbus had 'technically' ended the tryout wasn't surprising because of who it was, but that they were late. Troy and Gabriella had been talking with Harry and Kelsi about auditioning for the school musical once the chance meeting over Christmas break between the two was explained to the two musicians. The pair had even come in to hear the musical piece being played by Kelsi and Harry so they could get an idea of what was expected of them. Both of the singers had great voices, though it was easy to tell that Gabby might have a little trouble singing in front of a large group of people. Troy was also constantly asking Harry about whether he should even do the tryouts since he wasn't sure how his friends would react to it.

Harry had mostly taken care of that little hiccup by recording Troy during one of the few practice sessions he and Gabby had with Harry and Kelsi. Harry had then taken the recording over to where some of the basketball boys (minus Troy at the time) were sitting in the cafeteria under the pretense of getting them to listen to the newest version of the songs he and Kelsi were putting together. Harry had been able to get them to listen to the songs a couple of times and somewhat change their view on show tunes. It had been an audio and video recording that Harry had taken but he started off with the group just listening to it. At the end of it the guys were asking who was doing the singing since it was so good and so Harry played the recording again, only letting them watch it this time to see that it was their basketball captain doing the singing.

Once jaws were picked off the floor and placed back into their proper positions, Harry had the group swear that they wouldn't give Troy too hard of a time about the singing, which they reluctantly agreed to. Harry spent a few other days talking with them about it and they finally realized that it was not only something that Troy was good at, but also something he enjoyed doing just as much as basketball. By the time the auditions had rolled around, the team was fully behind Troy in support, though he didn't really know that yet.

The two ended up singing for Kelsi anyways since Harry and Kelsi hadn't heard them for a little while and wanted to see how things were going. Harry had caught a minor compulsion charm on Mrs. Darbus before she rounded the corner that made her want to stay just inside the doors leading from the theater area to listen in. As such, once the pair finished singing through the song, she came back around the corner to announce that they had a call back. She rattled off a section for the pair to practice through for the callbacks and then left in her usual stately and very refined manner. Harry was sure there would be purebloods back home that would be jealous of the teacher's ability to move in such a refined manner.

Kelsi offered to give the two new singers any chance to practice their section and Harry offered to give what help he could to make sure they are as ready as they can be. Harry, while loving his relatives, really wanted Ryan and Sharpay to learn some respect for the people around them. While they had made decent inroads to treating people better, mostly starting with each other, they still could be very rude whether they meant to be or not. Having grown up in a different environment than the two of them though may have some to contribute Harry had decided.

The four left from the stage and out of the theater before going their separate ways for their next classes. Harry and Kelsi joked as they walked about how Sharpay would react to the news tomorrow. Ryan was pretty chill and welcoming to others for the most part, but Harry figured there would be a few sticking points for both twins on letting Troy and Gabby try out for the parts they wanted. Looking at it from one angle, Harry could see a little bit of Ron in both twins. They meant well and had great hearts underneath it all, but because of the way they were brought up, they didn't always respond in the best way for some situations. It didn't change the fact that they had hearts of gold underneath; it was just that black coal was often showcased to people who didn't know them as well.

Things made sense to them in a certain way, and trying to see things in a different way was often difficult for them to adjust to. Change was never easy, and if there was any kind of change that would be hard for Sharpay and Ryan, it was to not have the parts they were always used to getting.

As it turns out, the twins were a little farther into accepting new changes than he expected. Instead of the screaming fit that he had thought would happen, Sharpay just looked on in shock for a moment and then nodded to herself, turning to walk off and pulling Ryan behind her with a determined look on her face.

The days that followed were full of music and days of hanging out nearly constantly for Harry and Kelsi. The two had only drawn closer to each other and had only run into two major problematic topics, what happened after this year and what Harry had to do about Voldemort. The first was an issue since Harry's time in the states was supposed to only be for this year to build up the blood wards that Albus was able to transfer from the Dursley's, but once next school year came around, he would be expected back in Britain. On top of that, the second issue was scary. The simple fact of the prophecy, which Harry had told Kelsi of, was that Harry had to bring about the end of Voldemort. Harry and Kelsi had gone over it a few times and had come up with something they hoped would work to take care of that issue, but it would take them simply trying it.

Kelsi and Harry were in the theater, Kelsi sitting at the piano and Harry sitting next to her on the piano bench. They were looking over the sheet music and talking to each other softly when they heard a door from backstage slam shut. A few seconds later, the clacking of heels and the soft thumps of dress shoes drew closer as voices slowly began to grow louder.

"…if you are saying it would be best to change the time of the call-backs to the day of the game and decathlon, I just might have to agree with you." Mrs. Darbus' voice was easily recognized. Harry and Kelsi had ducked down slightly to hide themselves behind the piano. They heard one set of feet walking away, but Harry and Kelsi knew the Evans twins were still standing where Mrs. Darbus had left them.

"So does that mean yes?" Ryan asked.

There was no verbal answer and then a few moments later, the twins could be heard leaving the area once more. Kelsi leaned back and threw her pencil onto the music holder. Harry stayed leaned forward as he tried to think of something. The pair sat in silence for a few moments before Kelsi gasped, "Couldn't you go and…you know, magic Mrs. Darbus so that she didn't change it?" Kelsi asked.

"You know I can't do that. I only stayed out of trouble for using magic around you and your family because you guys have a wizard in your family now. I'm not supposed to use magic on or anywhere around mundanes. The only thing we can do is give Troy and Gabby a heads up on the new time. They have more than a few smart people in their group, I'm sure they can figure something out. The most I can do is some sabotage backstage to slow down the start of the auditions to get them a little more time, but I won't tell them so they don't plan on it. It will just bring in a nice buffer in case they need it." Harry replied with a sigh. Part of him was surprised that the twins would still go to this level to get the roles they wanted, but he supposed they wouldn't be Ryan and Sharpay if they didn't at least try something.

The next morning, Kelsi and Harry were able to catch Troy and Gabby, along with the massive crowd that followed the pair in. Harry shook his head at the posse, so much for Gabby not having many friends here at the school. He was also amused to see more than a few looks being shot back and forth between Chad and Taylor.

"Tough break Troy, Gabby; the Twins talked Darbus into changing call-backs to the same day and time as the game and scholastic decathlon. What are we going to do to get this worked out?" Harry said as soon as the group made it through the door. Kelsi had been staring at the paper, trying to come up with some ideas on her own, but short of pulling a fire alarm, she couldn't think of much.

Troy looked around at the group as Chad took in the information and slowly began to get angry. He was about to move off before Troy calmed him back down. "Chill out guys, I think I know something that would work, but I know I can't do it personally. Taylor, do you have anyone who knows how to hack?"

The next three days flew by in a blur as the two groups worked together to get everything put in place as well as Troy and Gabby working whenever they had the chance on the duet they were going to be doing for the call-backs.

The day of the game arrived and Troy was working out his jitters for the game and the plan he hoped would let them get over to the call-backs in time to sing. Harry and Kelsi had reassured them that he and Gabby were very well prepared and would absolutely amaze Mrs. Darbus and practically anyone else who heard them.

Gabby was looking back over her notes one final time to make sure she remembered a few of the formulas she had struggled with at times during reviews. Her thoughts kept being interrupted slightly by a melody line coming back to mind and following it for a few seconds before getting back to the studying.

Kelsi was warming up her fingers and rehashing the call-back pieces she was scheduled to play, not even bothering practicing Ryan and Sharpay's piece since she had already heard the canned music from their arrangement artist. A small smile formed on her lips as she thought about the mayhem Harry was causing back stage right now. She didn't know exactly what he was doing, but he seemed to have enough of a mischievous mind to cause big problem by doing small things. She had already seen him slip into the seating area to make the extension cord to Mrs. Darbus' light disappear as well as unscrewing the light bulb from it. Both were decently easy to fix and he would probably be banned from the theater if Mrs. Darbus ever found out it was him that did it, but plenty of people throughout the school pranked Mrs. Darbus so he would be one of the least likely candidates on her suspect list.

Harry was…well he was living up to his Marauder heritage. A few missing power chords here, a misplaced mic there, dead batteries in wireless mics, walkie-talkies for backstage managers changed to different channels. The things he was doing weren't massive, but they were enough to be frustrating and time consuming to recognize. Most of the 'sabotage' he did was easily fixed, as long as you noticed it and knew where the supplies were to fix the issue. He snuck from place to place and made sure to get those areas moved around so that if the crew went to a certain place for something, they wouldn't find what they were looking for. A wide grin was splitting his face as he finally made his way back to Kelsi at the piano so that the two could be seen as working through the songs. The pair then sat back and enjoyed the sounds of people hustling back and forth, working to get prepared to do their call-backs.

Ryan and Sharpay were the last ones to go before Troy and Gabby, and since most of the others who auditioned did so without all of the fancier equipment, the majority of problems Harry caused were not noticed until Ryan and Sharpay went out to do their song. The problems first started to be noticed when the CD player was rolled out but didn't turn on. The last was when the crew did a quick check through on everything that was to happen during Ryan and Sharpay's audition. Ten minutes later, they were finally able to actually start their song.

As the twins got to within the last few seconds of the song, Harry watched Troy stumble into the back of the theater. He bent over for a few seconds to catch his breath and then calmly walked down the isle. The song was now over, thankfully, as a few moments later, Gabby came in and gave a light squeak as she saw Troy a little ways in front of her. Ryan and Sharpay were still taking their bow and Mrs. Darbus gave her compliments to the Twins when there came a low rumble of people's voices from the doors leading into the theater area. Troy walked up to grab a pair of wireless mics that Harry had hidden and hadn't messed with during his sabotage session so that they were primed and ready for Troy and Gabby.

Gabby dropped her lab coat backstage and started to walk back out when she caught sight of just how many people had followed her and Troy in. Troy rushed over to her and spoke softly with her for a few moments before she gave a nod to him, the pair then walked out to the center of the stage and faced each other, Troy still talking softly to Gabby. Troy looked over Gabby's shoulder to nod at Harry who began finger picking the lead in softly on the guitar, Kelsi pressing softly into the bass notes on the piano.

Troy led in to start the song and Gabby visibly relaxed, the music settling over her as she watched Troy closely. Gabby picked back up on her part and then the pair became the duo that Harry and Kelsi had practiced with so often, both very free as they sang, enjoying singing with each other and getting completely into the music. It was definitely choreographed, Harry could attest to that after all the practices he had to endure with the couple alongside Kelsi, but they flowed very easily through it, one person's movements complimenting the other's.

Harry let his mind wander as the pair sang away and his eyes trailed over to where Mrs. Darbus was sitting, eyes wide as she looked back and forth between just how many people were in her 'Temple of the Arts' and were enjoying the music as well as the two outstanding singers that were showcasing their talents on stage. From there his eyes wandered over to where Kelsi was sitting, or standing now as she also got into the music, Troy and Gabby coming over to sing next to the piano while the entire crowd in the audience was on their feet clapping along.

Harry watched as Kelsi sang her heart out along with Troy and Gabby and decided that not very often had he seen such a beautiful sight. This was something Kelsi hadn't ever been able to really enjoy before this year from what he understood, the joy in music, in playing and rocking out to music she had written. The expressive young woman he knew her to be, even though she didn't show it often at school, was being opened up for public viewing as she let herself be lost in her music. For once her heart was on display through the music she was playing and how she was playing it and Harry's face broke out into a massive smile at the newness it must be for her to experience.

The applause were impressive. Sure it was a large school, and there were tons of people in the auditorium, but Harry was happily surprised at the response the two new singers received for their efforts. Kelsi took a bow, even as he slipped off the stage. He had one last thing he had been working to set into motion for a while now with Dobby and thought he had finally gotten everything straightened out to put it in motion.

"Dobby, I need you to come here, but stay invisible." Harry spoke softly.

A soft pop was heard to his right side and he looked over to show he knew Dobby was there but kept walking as he began to speak again, still talking quietly, "Dobby, it's time. Here are your last instructions for the plans we made. Stay safe, friend, and let me know when it is done."

"As Master Harry says, it will be done." Dobby whispered back and popped quietly away.

Harry looked around the different props and costumes before turning back and walking towards the stage once more to join a large portion of students and adults at the remainder of the basketball game. Cheering loudly alongside Kelsi and his peers for their West High Wildcats.

The celebrations following the game lasted more than a couple hours and finally the principal had to come through and begin asking people to leave so the clean up process could actually begin. Harry joined Kelsi outside as they looked up at the sky to watch the stars above them on a thankfully cloudless night. Harry stood behind his girlfriend, his arms wrapped around her as her head was tilted back and resting on his chest, just enjoying the sounds that were around them, crickets here and there chirping, the still excited voices scattered throughout the parking lot from people who still had not gone home. He let his eyes slide closed as he relished in the weather and light breeze that slid around them, pure contentment flowing through him as he stood there peacefully.

A soft pop was heard and Harry glanced over to where he guessed Dobby was standing. Kelsi heard the noise and felt Harry shift and so followed his gaze, "It is being finished, Master Harry. The Aurors were surprised, but he cames and went easy. The wards were being no problem for Dobby in and out. You is being free now." A pale wand appeared in the air from where Dobby was standing and Harry took it gently, looking at it before giving an amused smirk and breaking it over his knee, sparks flying out from the two severed edges.

Harry smiled as the two pieces of Yew rested in his hands. Glad that the reign of Riddle was now over. Harry knelt down, slipping the pieces of the wand into his pockets ad rested his hands on Dobby's shoulders, "My friend, you have done me a great service by helping me and taking care of that terrible man. I owe you a debt that I know cannot be repaid simply with an unending supply of pairs of socks. But I know that I will never underestimate the power of you or your brethren. House elves hold more strength than wizards realize, and I am honored to call you my friend. Thank you, Dobby. If there is ever anything you need, you need only ask it of me and I will do what I can to see it done."

"Master Harry is a great and kind Master. Dobby is proud to call Harry Potter friend." Dobby wailed as he clutched onto Harry's arms, as they were closest to him.

Harry allowed the house elf to show his appreciation as best as he can before standing up and looking over at Kelsi who had an inquisitive look on her face. "I've been working the past few weeks on a way to deal with Voldemort without having to actually be there. The prophecy that was given gave me plenty of room to work in, but I wasn't sure about the best way to have it done. Somewhere in the process, I remembered that Dobby and other house elves are able to do some pretty amazing thing with their magic. They can't use wands or use the same kind of magic as Wizards which often times lets them be overlooked, but it is just as powerful and possibly even more so than many things normal wizards can do after graduating from Hogwarts, and it is a skill that just comes naturally to them. Magic is a major part of a house elf since they use it continually." There are only a few wards that can be used to keep them out and they have the ability to sense what needs to be done and how to do it.

"They would set trunks up in the dorm rooms every year without having to be told directly who's things go where, they just know and do it. I asked Dobby if he could think of a way to deal with Voldemort and after a few moments, he laid out a plan. It was absolutely amazing and he just finished pulling it off." Harry explained to her.

"What did he do exactly?" Kelsi asked. Harry smirked in reply and led her back to the car as he began explaining.

Daily Prophet

"DARK LORD DEFEATED! AURORS AMAZED! HOUSE ELF HERO?"

"Ministry Officials and Aurors were stunned yesterday as an unidentified house elf popped into the main chambers of the Ministry, latched onto a couple handfuls of Aurors, including Amelia Bones, Head of the DMLE, and then popped way once more. The story later came out as reports were filed claiming the house elf was able to take the Aurors into the Department of Mysteries where they found the petrified body of the Dark Lord, now known to be Tom Marvollo Riddle. A note had been left by Harry Potter, The Boy-Who-Lived, explaining who He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was before taking the moniker of Lord V*******t.

Amelia Bones was quoted saying, "We ran tests to verify the identity of the subject before us…Harry left a note explaining how the name of the Dark Lord was created, a muggle trick called anagrams. The magic of the being we found before the Veil matched the Dark Lord's magic that had been recorded from attacks we know he was involved in. The house elf brought us in, let us run the tests and then , promptly after, lifted the still stunned body of Riddle and launched it through the Veil."

As you can see from the quote, the house elf brought the body of the Dark Lord to the Veil, once used by the Ministry as a form of execution, and tossed the body through. Unlike last time the Dark Lord was vanquished, the DMLE made a specific inquiry in relation to criminals believed dead, as they are allowed to do, at Gringotts to ascertain the status of Tom Marvollo Riddle and found him to be declared dead.

Spokesgoblin Gnarlsnout of Gringotts gave us these reassurances in his interview, "We know for a fact, Tom Riddle Jr. was the wizard known at large as The Dark Lord, we also know that he never ceased living until today. It was recorded at the same time as the Aurors record the Dark Lord's body being put through the veil. Had it been asked of us previously, we could have made these statements and given warning, but to keep our clients secrecy, we had to withhold that information until an official inquiry was made."

Albus Dumbledore also gave reassurances as to the former identity of the now dead Dark Lord and confirmed all of which was stated by previous interviewees. We here at the Prophet are relieved to hear it be stated on so many levels that the Dark Lord has been Vanquished once and for all. The questions now are; 'Where is the Boy-Who-Lived?', 'Who was the elf and who did he belong to?', and finally, 'What response should be given to the apparent house elf hero that has brought about the end of the worst Dark Lord in history?'

Terry Cornet

Inside Reporter

Harry let the magical newspaper flop onto the table in front of him with a smile resting on his face. He turned to where Hedwig was perched and glanced at the finished letter he had written his friends after reading through the article for the first time a couple weeks ago. Sealing it, he walked over to Hedwig and pet her for a few moments, cooing softly at her.

"Hey girl, are you ready for a nice long flight?" I know you're up for it, you're a great, strong bird. I need you to take this to my friends back in England, though you don't have to rush. Take the long way around if you want, do some sight seeing, I know it has been a while since I had you out and about so I want you to enjoy the flight." Hedwig gave a soft hoot and he chuckled. "I'll miss you girl, but I know you'll like it. Here are a few extra treats before you go and you had better be safe." A light nip on the ear was given as a response before Hedwig pecked up the treats and let Harry tie the letter onto her leg before taking to the air and winging away.

Harry sighed contentedly as he watched her fly off for a few moments and then turned back to look at the paper for a moment. His eyes glazed over for a few moments and a smile spread across his face before he hummed and left the room.

Happy tears filled the eyes of his friends as they received his letter a week later.

Hey friends,

I've decided to stay here in the states for the next few years, don't worry Hermione; I'll be finishing my magic schooling here. I will really miss you guys, but it feels like I have the freedom to decide what I want to do with my life for the first time. Kelsi and I are still doing great and Kevin has shown a real knack for magic from the little I have shown him. Macy has shown her first signs of accidental magic and I can tell will be really powerful. I'll make a trip over during the summer to say hey, but lets try to keep it low key. I'm more than happy to disappear from the British Magical world now that there is nothing else for me to do really. I'll keep in touch.

Love, Harry

They would miss him, but they also understood his reasons for wanting to fade into the background.

~Time Skip~

The funeral for Albus Dumbledore was a somber thing for most attending. The guiding Light that had held the foundation of the wizarding world for so long was now gone and it was unclear who would truly step into the massive hole he left behind. One figure was inconspicuous in his attendance, and while he was sad his mentor was gone, he knew Albus was ready for his next 'Great Adventure' as he had so often referred to death. Harry had been privately summoned to Gringotts after the funeral was to be held for a will reading left only for his ears and was told Albus asked him to bring his Father's heirloom.

Walking up to pay his respects, Harry discreetly pulled out his wand and muttered a few blessings over the body of his mentor before turning from the granite grave that had been made for the greatest light wizard since Merlin. Upon his arrival at Gringotts, Harry was welcomed in quickly by a teller and led to a room off to the side of the main hall. Inside, an old goblin sat in a chair and watched as Harry moved into the room and sat in the available chair across from him.

"These three items have been left for you along with the words, "Unite the keys. Thank you for coming, Mister Potter."

The goblin handed over a book, wand and ring before calmly but quickly leaving the room.

A/N:

Just a quick note on some of this, just because the twins have been making changes, doesn't mean they will do a full 180. Sharpay's devious mind is still going to be put to use.

Also in answer to a few reviews, no, this story does not continue past this first movie. I haven't watched the other two movies to know the storyline and I am almost tired of this story. It was fun to start and write through, but I'm ready to move on to the next story.

This story is done with this last chapter. Thanks for reading. Hope it wasn't a letdown with the ending. I opted for there not to be horcruxes in this story bc there was no real sense in dragging it out, plus getting Kelsi into the magical word would have been difficult. As I said, I was getting tired of it. This is the best ending I can get for this story in my disinterested mind. Sorry if it is disappointing, if it bothers you enough, please feel free to take it from here. Message me and I will put up another chapter with links to anyone who really wants to put out that kind of effort. Thanks again for reading friends. As for the cliffhanger, you know what it's being led up to. Three guesses and the first two don't count. ;)

And this is where I leave Harry's 'unwritten legacy' for this story. Enjoy.