Harry was immediately escorted to a private room once he had arrived safely to The Leaky Cauldron. He couldn't stay at his uncle and aunt's house especially with Aunt Marge barging in and criticizing him and his parents. Tom had opened the door and saw his owl, "Hedwig."

"Right smart bird you got there, Mr. Potter. He arrived here just five minutes before yourself," Tom said as he closed the door.

Fudge turned around and addressed him, "As the Minister of Magic, it is my duty to inform you, Mr. Potter, that earlier this evening your uncle's sister was located a little south of Sheffield, circling a chimney stack. The Accidental Magic Reversal department was dispatched immediately, she has been properly punctured and her memory modified. She will have no recollection of the incident whatsoever so that's that and no harm done. Pea soup?"

Harry sat down in one of the chairs and said, "No, thank you. Minister?"

"Yes?"

"I don't understand."

"Understand?"

"I broke the law. Underage wizards can't use magic at home," Harry stated.

"Come now. The Ministry doesn't send people to Azkaban for blowing up their aunts. On the other hand, running away like that, given the state of things was very, very irresponsible."

"'The state of things,' sir?" Harry asked.

"We have a killer on the loose."

"Sirius Black, you mean? But what's he got to do with me?"

"Nothing, of course. You're safe. And that's what matters. And tomorrow you'll be on your way back to Hogwarts. These are your new schoolbooks. I took the liberty of having them brought here. Now Tom will show you to your room." Tom was ready to escort him to his room when a door busted open.

"Ella!" Harry said in surprise.

"Harry! I came as soon as I heard. Are you all right?" she asked. She went up to him and hugged him and looked him over.

"I'm fine. Minister just explained what had happened to my Aunt and told me to be careful," Harry explained.

"You're not expelled?" she asked.

"No, he isn't," Fudge said, stiffly.

"I'll escort him to his room. Thank you," she replied.

Harry was thrilled and decided to follow her. He reached the door and turned, "Hedwig." She flew and landed on his arm.

Fudge called out, "Oh, by the way, Harry. Whilst you're here, it would be best if you didn't wander."

Ella and Harry went to his room. "Tell me what Aunt Marge said that made you do magic, Harry," Ella said as soon as the door was closed. Hedwig flew and sat next to the window. Harry proceeded to tell her everything that had happened.

"She actually told uncle Vernon that he mustn't blame himself about how I turned out. It's all to do with blood. Bad blood will out. He hasn't told her that I'm actually going to Hogwarts. Uncle Vernon told her that I go to Saint Bart's which is an all boy school, whose sole purpose is for hopeless and troublesome boys. She actually called my father a drunk and then blamed my mother for the way I turned out. That's when I used magic to blow her up. Uncle Vernon tried to make me change her back but I refused."

"Oh, Harry," she responded.

"You know that I hate it when people pass judgment on my parents. They don't even know them all that well," he responded as he walked towards the window.

"I know you do, but the important thing is that the situation has been diffused and you're here. Harry," she said.

"What is it?" he asked when he noticed her facial expression.

"I may not be around much this year. My family and I have been called to Italy for an important meeting. There seems to be an issue that's gotten attention of the Volturi and needs us to resolve it."

"Wait, who's Volturi?" he asked.

"Do you remember my family and I talking about the group of people that were like royalty in the vampire world?"

"Yes, I do," he said. "I remember Carlisle talking about that briefly."

"Yeah, they called us and asked us to monitor the actions of a newborn army," she explained.

"Newborn Army? What's that?"

"I wish I could explain it well but it's basically someone creating vampires. During the first year of a vampire life, they're like newborns, no self-control and insane with bloodlust. Jasper can explain it better than me. Maybe one day soon, Jasper can tell you more about it," she said.

"So what's exactly going to happen?"

"Rosalie, Emmett, Esme, Carlisle and Alice will be going to Italy and try to negotiate with the Volturi and see if we can not go to resolve this issue. Jasper, Edward and I are going to stay here for now. If the situation is dire, the three of us will meet the rest of our family in the States."

"It's happening all the way over there?" he asked.

"Yes. Right now, Edward, Jasper and I are staying here and maintaining a low profile and keeping in touch with the rest of my family as they are currently in Italy trying to get out of this situation."

"What happens if you can't?"

"Then we'll have to go and settle it. We think that it may be Victoria that's creating the newborn army."
"Isn't that the same one whose mate was killed 2 years ago?" he asked.

"Yes, the one and the same. My family and I think that's why the Volturi wants us to get to the bottom of the issue and not them."

"Shouldn't they be the ones to put an end to it? I mean, it's not your fault nor is it your family's," Harry asked.

"They don't like leaving the sanctuary that they built. They rather have it brought to them in the comforts of their own home. So if there is any problem that can't be solved in Italy, they send people to remove the situation," Ella explained.

"That's ridiculous," Harry said.

"I know, but we may not have a choice," Ella said. "You might want to go downstairs now. I hear Hermione and Ron arguing right now." Harry smiled brightly when he heard that Hermione and Ron were here. Ella allowed Harry to go downstairs first. He immediately saw Ron and Hermione butting heads. He couldn't help but smile at the sight in front of him as he heard them arguing.

"I'm warning you, Hermione. Keep that beast away from Scabbers, or I'll turn it into a tea cozy," Ron threatened.

"It's a cat, Ronald. What do you expect? It's in his nature," Hermione explained.

"A cat? Is that what they told you? Looks like a pig with hair," Ron commented.

"That's rich coming from the owner of that smelly old show brush. Crookshanks, just ignore the mean little boy," Hermione called out.

Ron saw Harry come down and smiled, "Harry."

Hermione turned around and smiled as well, "Harry." They all managed to sit down and talk for a bit. Ron was telling him about his trip to Egypt.

"Egypt, huh? What's it like?

"Brilliant! Loads of cool stuff. Mummies, tombs. Even Scabbers enjoyed himself," Ron said.

"You know, the Egyptians used to worship cats," Hermione added.

"Yeah, along with the dung beetle," Ron retorted. At that moment, Edward and Jasper as well as the rest of the Weasley family came walking in. Ella immediately went into Edward's arms after hugging Jasper. The twins were picking on Ron for showing off the family picture that they had took in Egypt.

"Harry, Jasper, Edward and I need to go. We need to meet up with Esme for a bit in regards to you know what. I'm sure that Molly and Arthur will keep an eye out for you," Ella said.

"Of course we will. It's not a choice for us," Molly said.

"I'll be in touch when I can, okay, Harry?" Ella asked.

"Okay. Jasper, before you leave, I would like to ask if when there is time, we could chat. I would like to get to know you better. Plus Miss Cullen has told me some things earlier about some things that you could explain," Harry replied.

"Of course, I'm sure that we can set something up after we talk to Esme," Jasper answered.

Once the three of them left, Molly immediately went into mother mode and asking Harry about having his things with him. Of course, Arthur had to talk to Harry about Sirius Black. If it was one thing that she hated to do was not give Harry the full truth about Sirius Black. She knew that he was innocent in this whole affair but this was something that he had to find out by himself. She knew that by using Victoria as an excuse, it was still a lie. She didn't know what to do. She even spoke to Dumbledore about how to address this issue before Aro had called the Cullen family to resolve the issue with Victoria.

"Focus on resolving the issue with Victoria. I think something will happen with Harry this year and it's going to be a self-discovery for him. I know that you want to be here for him, Ella Jade, but I promise you that I will protect him. Hogwarts will protect him. Take care of the matter of your vampire world before taking care of the magical world and of Harry. I fear a bigger battle is on the horizon, much bigger than Sirius Black. I know that you believe that he's innocent, but the word of a vampire and her family is not enough to free him from Azkaban prison. Get to the bottom of the issue of Victoria first, and then commit to Harry," Dumbledore told her.

She was into her own mind and wasn't paying attention to what Esme was saying. "Ella, sweetheart," she called out.

"Hmm?" she responded.

"Did you hear what I just said?"

"What?"

"Aro wants us to go to the states after he has heard from Jane and Alec. They've gone to the States to monitor Victoria and the newborn army. It may be a while," she explained.

"Okay. What should we do in the meantime?" she asked.

"Stay here and focus on Harry until it's time," she said. Ella nodded. "Are you all right? You look worried."

"I don't know what to do, Esme. I want to be here and support Harry and convince people that Sirius Black isn't guilty. It's been weighing on my mind ever since I found out that he supposedly broke free," she said.

"Ella, don't take the weight of this situation on your shoulders. Let Albus and the rest of the staff at Hogwarts take care of this situation. I'm sure that they will do everything in their power to resolve this. We need to focus on Victoria and the newborn army," she said.

"Okay. I think I'm going to go see Harry now. I think he has already arrived to Hogwarts," she replied.

"I think we should go and see what we can do at Hogwarts," Jasper responded. Edward and Esme nodded. They all left their house and arrived to Hogwarts in time to hear Dumbledore welcome the students.

"Welcome! Welcome to another year at Hogwarts. Now, I'd like to say a few words before we all become too befuddled by our excellent feast. First, I'm pleased to welcome Professor R.J. Lupin, who's kindly consented to fill the post of Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Good luck, professor. Our Care of Magical Creatures teacher has decided to retire in order to spend more time with his remaining limbs. Fortunately, I'm delighted to announce that his place will be taken by none other than our own Rubeus Hagrid. Finally, on a more disquieting note, at the request of the Ministry of Magic, Hogwarts will, until further notice, play host to the Dementors of Azkaban. Until such a time as Sirius Black is captured. The Dementors will be stationed at every entrance to the grounds. Now whilst I've been assured that their presence will not disrupt our day-to-day activities, a word of caution: Dementors are vicious creatures. They'll not distinguish between the one they hunt and the one who gets in their way. Therefore, I must warn each and every one of you to give them no reason to harm you. It is not in the nature of a Dementor to be forgiving. But you know, happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." When Dumbledore finished talking, everyone had begun to eat and talk about their previous summer activities. Harry sat up and looked around and saw Ella, Edward, Esme and Jasper talking to Dumbledore and McGonagall. He wanted to talk to her badly.

Edward leaned down to Ella's ear and spoke so low that no one else could hear, "Harry wants to talk to you." Ella looked over to where Harry was sitting and motioned that she'll talk to him after the conversation with Dumbledore was finished. Harry saw this and was thrilled. After talking with them for 15 minutes, Harry looked over again and saw Ella motion to him to meet her near the entrance of the Great Hall. He spoke quickly to Hermione and Ron and left the table.

As soon as Harry was sure that no one was going to hear what they were going to talk about, "What's happening?"

"Aro sent some of his people to monitor what Victoria is going to do with the newborn army and then inform us if we need to go and put an end to it," Ella explained.

"I think it's ridiculous that he's sending you off to do his dirty work," Harry stated as he sat down on the stairs.

"He explains that Victoria's motive to create this army was our fault and blames us, Harry," Esme explained. "He wants us to remove her and the newborn army. It's something that we're going to do."

"I still think that it's outrageous," he said.

"I agree, but I can understand why she's behaving the way she is," Ella said. "I mean if someone killed my mate, I'd be irate." No one said anything for a moment. "Well, enough about that. Tell me what happened since the last I saw you?"

"While on the train, it stopped for some reason. A Dementor attacked," Harry said.

"What exactly is a Dementor?" Jasper asked.

"Professor Lupin explained that it's one of the guards of Azkaban. It was searching the train for Sirius Black," Harry explained. He noticed that Ella became still and unmoving. "Miss Cullen? What's going on? Are you all right?"

Edward shook her and she looked around and saw Harry's worried expression, "I apologize, Harry for my lack of response. Nothing for you to worry about. Now tell me what happened after that."

"Professor Lupin sent him off and then spoke to the driver. I genuinely thought that I heard a woman screaming. I asked Hermione and Ron if they heard someone screaming but they told me that they didn't," Harry said.

"Who do you think it was?" Ella asked.

"I think it was my mum, but I'm not too entirely sure," he replied.

"What do Dementors do anyway?" Esme asked.

"I don't know," Harry answered.

"To my understanding, Dementors suck all the happiness out of a person. I really don't know much myself. I did ask Lily and James and they wouldn't tell me anything except for what I just said," Ella stated.

"Miss Cullen, do you think that you could sign this?" Harry asked as he took out a piece of paper and handed it to Ella. She took it from his hands and looked over it.

Ella sighed before answering, "I can't. Only a parent or a guardian can sign. Since I am neither, it would be inappropriate. Professor McGonagall would agree with me on this, Harry." She handed the paper back to him. "I'm sure that there'll be a time when you can go visit Hogsmeade village but this is a field trip, Harry. I have no control over this. Trust me, Harry. I've spoken to both Professor Dumbledore and McGonagall on your behalf for this but there's nothing I could do. Perhaps this would be a good time to talk to Professor Lupin. He knows more about your parents." Harry had left the Cullen house some time later, feeling somewhat disappointed but relieved too. He even tried to talk to McGonagall about the trip to Hogsmeade and he saw that Ella was right. He decided that maybe he could take her advice and talk to Professor Lupin. He recalled that she mentioned that he knew something about his family. It would be nice to hear someone else talk about his parents. He walked on the bridge and saw Professor Lupin leaning against one of the pillars.

He approached him and said, "Professor?"

Lupin looked at him and saw that it was Harry, "Hello, Harry. Aren't you supposed to be on the field trip to Hogsmeade?"

"I was supposed to but my uncle didn't sign the permission slip, so I can't go," he explained.

"Ah, I see."

Harry thought back to one to one of the class sessions he had with Professor Lupin, "Professor, can I ask you something?"

He looked at him carefully and said, "You want to know why I stopped you facing that boggart, yes?" Harry nodded but he couldn't figure out how Lupin knew what he wanted to ask him. "I thought it'd be obvious. I assumed it would take the shape of Lord Voldemort."

"I did think of Voldemort at first. But then I remembered that night on the train and the Dementor," he responded.

"I'm very impressed. That suggests that what you fear most is fear itself. This is very wise."

"Before I fainted, I heard something. A woman… screaming," he said. He was struggling with how to express what he heard.

"Dementors force us to relive our very worst memories. Our pain becomes their power," Lupin explained.

"I think it was my mother, the night she was murdered," he told him.

"The very first time I saw you Harry, I recognized you immediately. Not by your scar, by your eyes. They're your mother, Lily's. Yes. Oh, yes, I knew her. You mother was there for me at a time when no one else was. Not only was she a singularly gifted witch, she was also an uncommonly kind woman. She had a way of seeing the beauty in others, even, and most especially, when that person could not see it in themselves. And your father, James, on the other hand, he… he had a certain, shall we say, talent for trouble. A talent, rumor has it, he passed on to you. You're more like them then you know, Harry. In time you'll come to see just how much," he informed Harry. Harry stood there, looking out at the scene before him and wasn't sure what to think of what he had just heard. In one way, Harry was grateful that he heard a different opinion of his parents, but one thing nagged him. He couldn't understand why Ella wasn't there with him during the conversation he had with Lupin. He knew that it was something that he had to ask Ella at some point.